This article details 7 ESPHome projects that enhance smart home functionality, including washing machine state detection, water leak detection, presence detection, Bluetooth proxy, custom smart speakers, cheap yellow displays, and ePaper dashboards.
The author details their journey from commercial smart speakers like Google Nest and Amazon Echo to building custom open-source voice assistants using ESP32-based hardware, ESPHome, and Home Assistant, highlighting benefits like privacy, control, and cost savings.
The author details their transition from Google Home to Home Assistant with a local LLM, highlighting the benefits of increased control, customization, and functionality. They discuss using Home Assistant's 'Okay Nabu' voice control, experimenting with display solutions like tablets and ESP32 devices, and the advantages of integrating a local LLM for more contextual and powerful interactions.
A tag reader for Home Assistant, built using ESPHome and PN532 NFC module, with a GPL-3.0 license.
