HomeKit

Your own accessories.

Every project on this site that brings ESP32 hardware into Apple Home, no hub required, no subscriptions.

HomeKit ESP8266 HomeKit Garage Door Opener A HomeKit garage door opener on an ESP8266: a relay pulses the opener input and a reed sensor with a magnet on the door reports open or closed. A low-voltage test setup, built from source. Read the build

HomeKit 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. Read the build

HomeKit ESP8266 HomeKit White LED Strip A standard white LED strip that Apple Home switches on and off through an ESP8266 and a relay, installed with Life Cycle Manager 2. Read the build HomeKit ESP8266 HomeKit Blinds Contact Sensor A contact sensor for blinds in Apple HomeKit: the Home app shows whether the blinds are open or closed. Read the build

HomeKit HomeKit LED Strip Using 3 Standard Modules * This project is featured on Instructables Read the build

HomeKit 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. Read the build

HomeKit ESP32 HomeKit for Total Beginners A slow, friendly, step-by-step guide from zero to working HomeKit accessory. I get a lot of e-mails and questions from people who want to “give ESP32 HomeKit a try”, but who get stuck almost immediately. Read the build

HomeKit LSC Smart Plug Versions 1 and 2 with an ESP8266 The LSC Smart Connect power plug as a HomeKit outlet: version 1 runs the firmware as it is, version 2 needs its module replaced with an ESP-02S. Read the build