Welcome, smart home enthusiasts! Today, we’re taking on an exciting project to transform a simple light into a smart, voice-controlled wonder using the ESP32 and Apple’s HomeKit. Imagine walking into a room and telling Siri to set the perfect ambiance or turn off the lights, all with your custom setup. We’ll guide you step-by-step, from […]
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Welcome to the world of smart home innovation! If you’re eager to enhance your living space with cutting-edge technology, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’ll show you how to transform the versatile ESP32S3 microcontroller into a HomeKit-enabled switch, complete with a responsive push button. Imagine controlling your lights, appliances, and more—all with a
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The HomeKit ecosystem continues to grow with exciting new DIY projects! Recently, developer Jozef Cipa released his first project, the HomeKit Thermostat, based on the ESP32 platform. This project was inspired by my own HomeKit repositories: ESP32-HomeKit and ESP32-HomeKit-Demo. It’s great to see the community building upon these foundations to create new and innovative projects. Let’s take a closer
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Welcome to the world of smart home innovation! If you’re eager to enhance your living space with cutting-edge technology, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’ll show you how to transform the versatile ESP32S2 microcontroller into a HomeKit-enabled switch, complete with a responsive push button. Imagine controlling your lights, appliances, and more—all with a
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Welcome to the world of smart home innovation! If you’re eager to enhance your living space with cutting-edge technology, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’ll show you how to transform the versatile ESP32C6 microcontroller into a HomeKit-enabled switch, complete with a responsive push button. Imagine controlling your lights, appliances, and more—all with a
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Have you ever been in the middle of a project and found yourself scrambling for a reliable power source? Trust me, I’ve been there. After countless late-night builds powered by whatever sketchy adapter I could find lying around, I decided it was time to standardize. And what better way to do that than by embracing
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Welcome to the world of smart home innovation! If you’re eager to enhance your living space with cutting-edge technology, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’ll show you how to transform the versatile ESP32C3 microcontroller into a HomeKit-enabled switch, complete with a responsive push button. Imagine controlling your lights, appliances, and more—all with a
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Welcome to the world of smart home innovation! If you’re eager to enhance your living space with cutting-edge technology, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’ll show you how to transform the versatile ESP32C2 microcontroller into a HomeKit-enabled switch, complete with a responsive push button. Imagine controlling your lights, appliances, and more—all with a
ESP32C2 HomeKit – Switch Read More »
Welcome to the world of smart home innovation! If you’re eager to enhance your living space with cutting-edge technology, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’ll show you how to transform the versatile ESP32 microcontroller into a HomeKit-enabled switch, complete with a responsive push button. Imagine controlling your lights, appliances, and more—all with a
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The HC-05 Bluetooth module is a popular choice for integrating wireless communication into microcontroller projects. It supports both master and slave modes, making it versatile for various tasks, such as connecting an Arduino to smartphones, laptops, or other Bluetooth-enabled devices. In this post, we’ll explore the HC-05 bare module and the HC-05 breakout (Arduino) module
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