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Home Assistant

The Internet of Entrance Doors
·2612 words·13 mins
IoT Home Assistant ESPHome BLE IOS Shortcuts Door Automation
How I taught my apartment’s entrance door to recognize me and open automatically. A surprisingly practical tale of BLE authentication, hidden ESPs, and the occasional accidental door opening while driving by.
The Internet of Furniture
·1430 words·7 mins
IoT Home Assistant ESPHome Electronics
How I reverse-engineered my electric sofa to work with Home Assistant using an ESP32. After frying a transistor and some emergency soldering, I now have a voice-controlled couch.