Introducing ESPHome
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. In the previous article, we introduced ESP boards and Relays that will...
View ArticleHome Assistant to Fireplace, how will it work together
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. We now have all ingredients for our solution, covered in the in the...
View ArticleStep 1: Install ESPHome in Home Assistant and create first Node
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. It’s time to execute the first steps, you can find all steps in the...
View ArticleStep 2: Flash ESP chip with ESPHome node firmware
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect the changes in Home...
View ArticleStep 3: Wiring the ESP to the relay
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. It’s time to execute the third step, you can find all steps in the...
View ArticleStep 4: Configure ESPHome to control the relays from Home Assistant
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. It’s time to execute the fourth step, you can find all steps in the...
View ArticleStep 5: Wire the relays to the fireplace
This article is part of the Make your Bellfire fireplace smart project that I presented during the Home Assistant Conference 2020. It’s time to execute the final step, you can find all steps in the...
View ArticleBuild a cheap air quality sensor using ESPhome, Home Assistant and a...
This article will provide a walkthrough of how you can build a Particulate Matter Air Quality meter that integrates with your Home Assistant for under 20$, without any soldering or coding skills...
View ArticleAdding centerfire, increase and decrease to your smart Bellfire fireplace...
In previous article series I provided an overview and step by step instruction how to make you Bellfire fireplace with Mertik Maxitrol controller smart. This project that was presented during the Home...
View Article2022 update: Flash ESPhome on ESP32 ESP2866 NodeMCU board
A lot is changed since I wrote multiple articles around ESPhome. One of the mayor things is that ESPhome is now part of HomeAssistant core and it comes with a nice integrated User Interface. What are...
View ArticleBuild a cheap water usage sensor using ESPhome and a proximity sensor
This article will provide you with a walkthrough on how you can build a water usage meter sensor that integrates with your Home Assistant for under 10 $/EURO without the need for any soldering or...
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