Dimmer switches have been around for a long time, useful for those situations where you just don’t want a bulb to be at 100% brightness all the time. So what [ … ]
How to flash custom firmware to a Sonoff Basic
Sonoff basics are amazing little devices and are probably the most popular way of making a dumb device smart. They are incredibly simple, versatile and very inexpensive. It has many [ … ]
Building a bed occupancy sensor for Home Assistant
Building a bed occupancy sensor for Home Assistant automations
Tuya-Convert guide – OTA flashing of smart bulbs and plugs
In one of the previous posts we looked at how to flash ESPHome/Tasmota onto a Tuya based smart bulb using the soldering method. I explained that Tuya-Convert is a much [ … ]
DIY Philips Hue LED Strips – Installing ESPHome on Magic Home RGBW controllers
Following on from our last post about installing ESPHome on cheap smart bulbs from Amazon, this time we are going to take cheap RGBW controllers and install ESPHome on them [ … ]
How to install ESPHome or Tasmota on a cheap smart wifi RGB bulb
With literally hundreds of smart bulbs out there on the market, I show you how to install ESPHome on them for full Home Assistant integration.