When I purchased my Wyze Cam, I opted for the Starter Kit. The kit includes a Wyze Cam V2, a Motion Detector, two Contact Sensors and a Sensor Bridge. Its a cost-effective way for me to add basic security monitoring to my home. In this previous post, I talked about setting up Wyze Cam video streaming. Although Wyze app allows me to add the Sensor … Continue reading Wyze Sense Integration
This is an update to my previous post on Meross wifi switch. Thanks to the work done by Alberto Geniola, there is now a simpler way to integrate Meross smart devices to Home Assistant. The Meross Custom Component is now available in Home Assistant Community Store (HACS). This custom component is based on the Meross IoT library and thus supports all Meross smart devices. Here … Continue reading Update: Meross Smart Wifi Switch
In the previous post, I talked about integrating Sonoff wi-fi switch into Home Assistant. Since the Sonoff GPIO pins can be used to control its switch status, I modified my porch light switch and connect it up to a Sonoff. Doing so allows me to turn on or off the porch light through Home Assistant dashboard. First create a ESPHome Sonoff device “snf_porch_light” and add … Continue reading Remote Control Porch Light
The Sonoff Basic is an inexpensive wi-fi switch. This post shows how to control the Sonoff with the ESPHome component. The ESPHome firmware also allows me to control a host of other ESP8266/ESP32-based devices, sensors and switches directly from the Home Assistant dashboard. Flashing ESPHome on to the Sonoff requires taking the device out of its plastic casing and connecting it to the PC USB … Continue reading Adding Sonoff Wi-fi Switch
Meross markets a suite of connected devices. The MSS110 Smart Wi-fi Plug Mini is an inexpensive wireless power switch. In this post, I’ll describe integrating this device into Home Assistant. Integration with Meross devices is achieved with the excellent custom component developed by Vincenzo Suraci based on the work done by Alberto Geniola and Chris Hurst. The custom component uses MQTT Discovery service. Thus an … Continue reading Meross Smart Wi-fi Switch
IoT for Smart Home 