HomeKit

Your own accessories.

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

HomeKit 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. Read the build

HomeKit ESP8266 HomeKit Garden Light EX The extended garden light: an outdoor fixture with a mains lamp on a relay, a NeoPixel strip for coloured light, and a 3D-printed housing for a motion sensor, on a board left over from the fountain project. Read the build

HomeKit ESP8266 HomeKit Battery Status with an 18650 Cell A proof of concept: an ESP8266 that measures an 18650 cell through a voltage divider and reports a low battery to Apple Home. Read the build

HomeKit ESP8266 HomeKit Garden Light An outdoor light fitting as a HomeKit accessory: a relay for the standard E14 lamp on mains voltage and a NeoPixel strip for coloured ambience light, on a board left over from the fountain project. 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