Good News for Chinese ‘Babies’! A Smart Home System That Requires No Configuration, Jikongjian + Donggua HAOS Helps You Get It Done

Good News for Chinese 'Babies'! A Smart Home System That Requires No Configuration, Jikongjian + Donggua HAOS Helps You Get It Done

ABDISEASE PREVENTION Happy weekend! Little Jikong is here~ Isn’t it true that smart home technology has become an indispensable part of our daily lives? Whether it’s asking the Xiao Ai speaker for the weather forecast or playing a song, or using Huawei’s HarmonyOS Smart Home to turn off lights, adjust the air conditioning, or draw … Read more

Low-Cost Offline AI 3D Printing Error Detection Integrated with Home Assistant

Low-Cost Offline AI 3D Printing Error Detection Integrated with Home Assistant

Although most new 3D printers now come with built-in AI detection features, this is not a novel concept. However, if you prefer not to connect your 3D printer to the internet and only operate it on a local network, or if you have commercial confidentiality concerns, or simply dislike the detection capabilities of the 3D … Read more

Stop Buying Xiaomi Gateways! The ESP32-BLE Alternative Saves You Half the Cost and is Safer

Smart Home Cost-Saving Strategy Series Part 1 | The Smart Home Revolution of the Tech Enthusiast Introduction: My Personal Experience After several years of exploring the smart home field, today I want to share a practical solution that can save you half the cost. This is not just theory, but a technical practice that I … Read more

A Step-by-Step Guide to Configuring ESP32-BLE as a Replacement for Xiaomi Gateway

Smart Home Cost-Saving Strategy Series Part 2 | Easy for Beginners Introduction: Yesterday, I shared the cost advantages of using ESP32 to replace the Xiaomi Gateway, and many readers are eager to try it out. Today, we will perform the actual operation and configure the first ESP32_ble_tracker step by step! Last Issue Review: Enthusiastic Feedback … Read more

Home Assistant Smart Home (ESP32C6 with Display)

Introduction: Previously, I used a 1.3-inch I2C display, which was indeed small and caused eye strain. Now, I have switched to a 2.8-inch TFT display driven by ILI9341, which allows for larger font sizes and clearer visibility. nanoesp32c6 2.8-inch ILI9341 driven VCC 3.3V GND GND CS 10 RESET 9 DC 8 MOSI 11 SCK 12 … Read more

Docker Applications on Raspberry Pi: From Installation to Advanced Usage and Troubleshooting

Docker Applications on Raspberry Pi: From Installation to Advanced Usage and Troubleshooting

Docker is a platform that allows you to package applications and run them in isolated environments called containers. These containers include everything needed to run the application—code, runtime, libraries, and dependencies—ensuring consistency across different computing environments. Using Docker on a Raspberry Pi has many advantages, especially considering the device’s resource limitations: Resource Efficiency: Lightweight Containers: … Read more

Home Assistant OS Fast Version for Orange Pi CM4

Home Assistant OS Fast Version for Orange Pi CM4

A new hardware adaptation has finally arrived, this firmware adaptation comes from the user:Today is SaturdayIt is important to note about this firmware:Unexpectedly, the Orange Pi CM4 has multiple hardware versions, and there are differences between these versions. Currently, it has been tested to work normally on the CM4 version 1.3.1, but on the CM4 … Read more

Home Assistant Smart Home (DIY Multiple Sensors)

Home Assistant Smart Home (DIY Multiple Sensors)

Effect Diagram: Temperature and Humidity Sensor + Light Sensitivity Sensor———————————————Implementation Steps:1. Install the Esphome compilation tool on the Windows platform (refer to https://blog.csdn.net/robin97172/article/details/145058263)2. Create a config folder in the C:\Users\begam\Documents\Arduino folder path3. Start by right-clicking to run the Windows PowerShell program4. Input 1: cd C:\Users\begam\Documents\Arduino Input 2:esphome dashboard config5. Browser:http://127.0.0.1:6052/ to enter the software6. Create … Read more

Experience Sharing: Testing Network Disconnection Control of Xiaomi Mi Home WiFi/BLE/Mesh Devices

Experience Sharing: Testing Network Disconnection Control of Xiaomi Mi Home WiFi/BLE/Mesh Devices

Click the blue text Follow us This article is a technical piece from the ‘Hansi Bian’ forum, authored by gasment. Thanks to the author! The copyright belongs to the original author, and any infringement will be pursued. Introduction This article organizes the test data for network disconnection control of Xiaomi smart home devices under the … Read more

BLE_Monitor: A Custom Component for Home Assistant to Passively Scan and Monitor Multiple BLE Devices

BLE_Monitor: A Custom Component for Home Assistant to Passively Scan and Monitor Multiple BLE Devices

Home Assistant (HA) is a powerful home automation system, but its support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices has always been somewhat lacking. BLE_Monitor is an excellent custom component created to address this issue. It can passively monitor a wide variety of BLE devices from different brands and types, greatly expanding HA’s capabilities and enhancing … Read more