These are the projects I recommend building instead of just buying something off the shelf.

Learn how to repurpose your spare ESP32 boards into cost-effective presence detection sensors using the Tommy Sense ...

Since last year, I’ve been building my smart home using Home Assistant. The journey has been rewarding, and Thread was the last hurdle. So far, my Apple TV 4K has served as the accidental Thread ...

If you’re a reader of Hackaday, then you’ve almost certainly encountered an Espressif part. The twin microcontroller families ESP8266 and ESP32 burst onto the scene and immediately became the ...

ESP32-C6 has a 160MHz RISC-V core for performance and 20MHz RISC-V processor for power-saving, 320kByte ROM, 512kbyte, and external flash capability. On-board are transceivers for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 and ...

There are already quite a few controller boards for DIY smart home projects. But hardly any are as well-equipped and as small as this one: In fact, it is only 21 x 17.5 mm in size, but can handle ...

Buttons are microchips housed in small, round, metal containers, and are similar to coin cell batteries in appearance. Among ...