What is HomeSpan HomeSpan is a powerful and user-friendly Arduino library designed to help developers build HomeKit devices based on the ESP32. Developers can easily create applications in the Arduino IDE without the need for additional bridging devices or components. Basic Requirements for Using HomeSpan To run HomeSpan, ensure that specific version requirements are met. … Read more
The arrival of the internet era has exposed us to many new things, and the advent of the smart age has given every item in our daily lives the wings of omnipotence. Today, I would like to introduce a smart plug called Eve Energy. How cool is this plug? It is a smart plug that … Read more
At the entrance, there is a password lock on the door handle, and as long as the phone has power, it can issue commands to Siri; stepping into the foyer, saying “I’m home” to Siri lights up the lights throughout the house, and the air purifier’s fan starts to run smoothly—this is a preset HomeKit … Read more
HomeKit is a Smart Home Ecosystem Apple’s HomeKit is a smart home ecosystem built by Apple; similar to the Mi Home smart home ecosystem built by Xiaomi in China. Ecosystems are very user-friendly for consumers, as committing to one ecosystem can save a lot of time and effort. The characteristics of a smart home ecosystem … Read more
For a long time, I have been desperately searching for a lock suitable for our apartment in Taiwan to complete my smart home “collection”. A few years ago, I finally managed to achieve this goal with the Nuki Smart Lock 2.0. After using it for over two years, I was quite satisfied with it, but … Read more
What is HomeKit? The Internet of Things (IoT) market is bustling with various applications, leading to a chaotic design landscape that lacks a definitive product to establish a unified architecture or standard: including device connection protocols, data transmission specifications, and more. To address this situation, Apple introduced a solution at WWDC 2014: the HomeKit protocol … Read more