Unfortunately, flashing the newer ESP32 devices is a bit more of a pain than the good ol days of the ESP8266 (RIP ). While trying to flash this device my typical go-to method was to use the recently deprecated esphome-flasher. However, it doesn’t work. Per the directions in the chart…
Comments closedA while back, we decided to rearrange our living room, get new furniture, etc. I took this opportunity to expand my home automation addiction and pull more items into Home Assistant. My plan included running wiring through the ceiling for power and audio, automating my projector, screen, and subwoofer. This how-to…
Comments closedOne of the things the lazy side of me hates, is physically having to go to my HomeLAB to hard reset any device. While this has been happening less and less, it’s still something I dread. My solution to the problem is to make a poor man’s rack PDU that’s integrated…
Comments closedFollowing up on my previous post of the Cheap and Easy series, I’m going to show you how you can control 8 relay channels for about 25 bucks and in about 30 minutes. If you’re not familiar with Home Assistant or ESPHome, check out my previous post. In this project, I use…
41 CommentsFollowing up on my previous post about the Home Assistant controlled garage door, I want to show my simple solution to controlling a light with HA. My house is a few years away from its centennial birthday. With that age come some interesting “features”, like knob and tube wiring, and always on lights…
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