The best particulate (PM2.5) sensor for ESPHome
Nov 10, 2021
This comparison will help you make the right choice when planning an ESPHome air quality sensor by taking a look at the supported particulate sensors.
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How to connect just about any Xiaomi BLE device to ESPHome using custom components
Oct 28, 2021
These custom components for ESPHome integrate with numerous Bluetooth devices from Xiaomi that are not (yet) officially integrated with ESPHome.
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ESPHome adds early support for ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, and ESP32-C3
Oct 27, 2021
ESPHome 2021.10 introduces the ESP-IDF that allows tinkerers and makers to use three ESP32 variants: the ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, and ESP32-C3.
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Integrating Airthings Wave Plus with Home Assistant using ESPHome
Sep 20, 2021
As of ESPHome 2021.9.0, you can easily integrate the Airthings Wave Plus, a CO2, VOC, and Radon sensor, with Home Assistant.
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Opening a garage with a fingerprint sensor ESPHome
Jun 6, 2021
A Home Assistant and ESPHome user used the GROW R503 fingerprint sensor to open a garage without any keys or cards and just their fingerprint.
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You will soon be able to build LaMetric TIME alternatives with ESPHome
May 3, 2021
The ESPHome addressable light display opens up a whole world of possibilities. With it, You can turn any LED matrix or strip in to a display.
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ESP-01S, ESP-07S, ESP-12F... The many Ai-Thinker modules with ESP8266 inside compared
Apr 29, 2021
ESP-XX modules from Ai-Thinker are popular with enthusiats due to their low cost and small size
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Controlling a Jura coffee machine with ESPHome using the service port
Nov 8, 2020
You can connect an ESP8266 running ESPHome to the service port on the Jura Impressa J6 and control it with Home Assistant via Wi-Fi.
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The best temperature and humidity sensor for ESPHome
Oct 5, 2020
How does the DHT11 hold up against the DHT22 and BME280 for ESPHome projects?
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