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Nest Protect (2nd Gen) – 3D Printed Ceiling Mounting Ring

Sometimes the biggest challenges come from the smallest details. The Nest Protect (2nd Generation) is a beautiful piece of hardware – a combined smoke and CO alarm – that comes in two versions: battery powered and 220V wired. I wanted the wired version, because I didn’t want to constantly replace batteries. But my house, built […]

ESP32 WiFi Bootstrap: Simple Wi-Fi Provisioning with HomeKit Integration

Blog, HomeKit / Achim Pieters

Configuring Wi-Fi on an ESP32 can be challenging—especially if you want the device to work across different networks without re-flashing the firmware each time. Fortunately, the ESP32 WiFi Bootstrap project offers an elegant solution. In this blog post, we’ll explore how this project works, how to integrate it into your own ESP32 projects, and how the HomeKit

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