ESP8266 HomeKit Dual Lamps
Two lamps in one light fitting as one HomeKit accessory: a top light and a bottom light, two relays and a button that steps through the combinations. A test setup on an ESP8266.
ESP8266 HomeKit Reed Contact Sensor
A HomeKit contact sensor on an ESP8266 with a reed contact and a magnet, for a door, window, garage door or blinds. A test setup from 2019.
ESP8266 HomeKit Light Sensor Test with an LDR
A very simple test of an LDR on the analog input of an ESP8266 as a HomeKit light sensor, and why it does not give useful measurements.
ESP8266 HomeKit Motion Sensor with an HC-SR501
A HomeKit motion sensor on an ESP8266 with an HC-SR501 PIR module, including how to set its sensitivity, time delay and trigger mode.
ESP8266 HomeKit Fountain Light
A HomeKit controller for a stone water feature: a ring of 16 colour LEDs cast in resin and a 230 V pond pump switch, on a custom KiCad board that was designed, produced and tested from scratch.
ESP8266 HomeKit Light Dimmer with a TRIAC Module
A test setup that dims a mains lamp with an ESP8266 and a RobotDyn TRIAC dimmer module, and why it was hard to use in practice.
ESP8266 HomeKit Door Lock
A 12 V electric lock controlled from the Home app with an ESP8266 and a relay, with a manual button and a 5 second automatic relock. A breadboard build made to test the firmware.
ESP8266 HomeKit Switch as a Switch, Lamp or Fan
One ESP8266 relay firmware that Apple Home can show as a switch, a lamp or a fan, with a button on the board.
ESP32-CAM as a HomeKit Camera
A proof of concept: the AI-Thinker ESP32-CAM as a camera accessory in the Apple Home app, with a still image and a stream that is not smooth.