Result of my comparison of the AM312 and HC-SR501 sensors.

The HC-SR501 triggers detection much faster, with a release time of 1.1 seconds compared to 2.5 for the AM312. This speed would be ideal for my needs…

However, the HC-SR501 has many false negatives, making it unsuitable. It looks like the HC-SR501 has an issue with the Wi-Fi. During my test, the sensor was 20 cm away from the ESP32.

I would recommend the AM312 instead.

Ping @justdude

#ESPHome #homeAssistant #homeAutomation #diy

Hacked the firmware on a #geekmagic smallTV and got #esphome #homeassistant running on it - wrote new software that serves up quotes from #therules by #sistercoritakent and#johncage #obliquestrategies by #peterschmidt and #brianeno and rules from the notes on the studio walls of my partner to make special birthday present for her - ‘mouseTV - 192 inspirations by artists for artists’

My laser saver for yesterday, May 4. :-)

Building an ESPHome multi-sensor: Bluetooth proxy (mainly for Bermuda BLE trilateration), temperature, humidity, and motion sensors.. I used an D1 Mini ESP32 AM313 + BME280. Currently testing the HC-SR501. It is larger, but the sensitivity and delay time can be adjusted.

#4May #ESPHome #homeAssistant #homeAutomation #diy

Der Akku hält bei voller Ladung ca. eineinhalb Tage. Das ist zwar nicht die Welt, aber ganz okay für einfach mal so zusammengeklöppelt. 👍
#smarthome #esphome #CO2Monitor

https://troet.cafe/@syralist/114423001333574451

My daughter wanted a moon lamp when we went to Space Expo in #noordwijk. I remembered that I had this in my list of 3d printable things: https://www.printables.com/model/23859

But I wanted to use a 12 LED neopixel ring as a light source and therefore needed room for a Wemos D1 Mini as well. My #OpenSCAD skills are poor, but with some time and hot glue I came up with this design: https://www.printables.com/model/1283609

And here is the simple #esphome config:
https://paste.sh.jl42.de/iyanilakir.yaml
All in all I'm quite happy 😁
#3dprinting

Aber eventuell gehe ich das Ganze auch falsch an und hab mit den Nous die falschen Schaltstecker gewählt. Gibt es welche, die man nicht kalibrieren muss, damit sie nicht total off sind? Irgendwie fühlt es sich sehr falsch an.

#IoT #Tasmota #ESPHome #Nous

Wochenlang habe ich mich erfolglos mit einem Ultraschall-Distanzsensor zur Füllstandsmessung unseres Regenwassers herum geärgert. Jetzt habe ich mal ein bisschen mehr investiert (48€) für einen Modbus-Drucksensor https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006250416413.html
Abfrage erfolgt mit einem ESP32+RS485-Modul mit #esphome
Auflösung ist 1 mm, wirklich beeindruckend.
Das Trumm morgen mal in der Zisterne versenken und schauen ob das dauerhaft zuverlässiger läuft als der Ultraschallpfusch.

I got a response from a more technical person from #Remeha with a good explanation on why they didn't want me to publish certain information, which I fully understand (even though the information was rather trivial to retrieve and, according to myself, would be fully covered by Auteurswet article 45m).

They didn't have an issue with my hobby project per se, which is good. I still feel they should have contacted me about this in a normal way, instead of opting for a C&D.

I've asked them if there might be a subset of information that they are okay with with being published, mostly information that is already, in some form or another, accessible online anyway.

#homeassistant #homeautomation #esphome

Should anyone be interested I've made a couple of my repos for #HomeAssistant / #ESPHome and #3DModels public.

Can't promise there's anything useful in there but you never know…. 🤷🏻

https://fshr.uk/repos/

Is it me, or is #ESPHome incredibly confusing?
Like, it either hangs, or a blank screen, or just nothing happens, or compile errors
But no actual clear "this is what's happening"...
REALLY frustrating experience

That was quick: got a cease&desist from #Remeha because apparently they don't know about Auteurswet artikel 45m, which allows for reverse engineering.

#homeassistant #homeautomation #esphome

My automations are configured using the new Apple Watch sensor Bermuda BLE trilateration.

- Open Infuse on the AppleTV when I sit on the sofa in front of the TV
- Open Fitness+ on the AppleTV when the mat moves and I'm in front of the TV
- Turn off the AppleTV when the mat moves after more than 10 min of fitness and I'm not in front of the TV

Of course, this is zero cloud dependent
Warning: NodeRED is highly addictive!

#nodered #homeAutomation #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #selfhosted #selfhosting

Jetzt zeigt es auch Temperatur, Luftdruck und Luftfeuchtigkeit an. Und es hat jetzt Smileys passend zum CO2 Wert.
#esphome #CO2Monitor #smarthome

I really need to finish this build. Realistically, definitely maybe this year... #esphome #diy #homeassistant #rgbled

ESPHome Developers released #ESPHome version 2025.4.1. https://esphome.io/

Ich hab heute den ersten Prototypen eines mobilen CO2 Sensors fertiggestellt.
Besteht aus einen Esp8266, einem eInk Display, einem SCD40 Sensor und einem Akku-Pack.
Programmiert mit #esphome.
#CO2Monitor #smartphone

Room presence is crucial for #homeAutomation and #HomeAssistant. I have installed Room Assistant, but I am unable to use it due to the unstable sensors.

I discovered Bermuda BLE trilateration using #ESPHome Bluetooth proxy. It tracks my Apple Watch perfectly as I move from room to room, with a slight delay of a few seconds, so it is not effective for triggering light.

This allows me to switch my home to away mode more accurately than before using my iPhone’s location.

https://github.com/agittins/bermuda

Replacing the brains of a kegerator, so it would stop freezing my beer.

https://myles.eftos.id.au/blog/2025/04/18/upgrading-a-kegerator/

#esphome #homeassistant #electronics

Today is a #CPlusPlus day. Working on an #ESPhome component.

#homeassistant #homeautomation