Wrote article series based on my Home Automation talk during the Home Assistant conference.
Bellfire home automation project - PieterBrinkman.com
Introduction articles
Bellfire home automation project - PieterBrinkman.com
Introduction articles
- Ways to make dumb devices smart
- Introducing Relays
- Introducing ESPHome
- Introducing ESP boards
- How it all works together
The steps
- Step 1: Install ESPHome in Home Assistant and create first Node
- Step 2: Flash ESP chip with ESPHome node firmware
- Step 3: Wiring the ESP to the relay
- Step 4: Configure ESPHome to control the relays from Home Assistant
- Step 5: Wire the relays to the fireplace
- Step 6: Add support for controlling fire height and centerfire