Collaborate Disseminate
Bed sensors do sort of sound like a gimmick — after all, who cares whether someone is occupying the bed? But if you think about it, that information is quite …read more Continue reading Bed Sensors Do More Than You’d Think
[Jon] wanted to keep track of his home power use, but didn’t want to have to push his data up to some cloud service that’s just going to leave him …read more Continue reading 2023 Hackaday Prize: A Smart Powermeter That You Actually Want
[WJCarpenter] had a common HVAC problem; not all the rooms got to a comfortable temperature when the heater was working to warm up their home. As often happens with HVAC …read more Continue reading Ventbots are fans of HVAC and Home Automation
Measuring local rainfall has real practical uses, especially in agriculture, but most of us will have to admit that it’s at least partly about drawing cool graphs on a screen. …read more Continue reading DIY 3D Printed Rain Gauge Connects To Home Assistant
Here at Hackaday, we definitely love to celebrate the hard hacks: the insane feats of reverse engineering, the physics-defying flights of fancy, or the abuse of cutting edge technology. But …read more Continue reading Hack Simple
Integrating non-smart devices into your home automation system can be a cumbersome process, involving the wiring of multiple modules. However, [Pricelesstoolkit] has created the ESPClicker – a compact, ESP8266-based module …read more Continue reading ESPClicker – An Elegant Solution for Integrating Dumb Devices into Home Assistant
Here’s a question for you: How do you reverse engineer a circuit when you don’t even have it in hand? It’s an interesting problem, and it adds a level of …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering an Oil Burner Comms Board, with a Few Lucky Breaks
There are plenty of reasons to devote oneself to the care of houseplants — after all, a room full of bright, glossy-leaved plants can be a joy to behold, and …read more Continue reading Low Power Challenge: Keep Plants Green and Clean with e-Paper Smart Tags
While the basic concept of LEGO bricks might have changed little since the mid-20th century, some components such as motors and sensors are still affected by technological progress and end …read more Continue reading ESPHome Powers Festive Lego Train Set
While you’d be hard pressed to find a Hackaday writer that feels any nostalgia for the DRM nonsense the iPod helped to introduce, we’ve got to admit that we miss …read more Continue reading Scroll Through ESPHome With iPod-style Click Wheel