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It also monitors the temperature with a DS18B sensor, and uploads it via REST to a receiver that logs it to a database.
And it emaila me when the door opens or closes.
https://github.com/psitem/uptime-kuma-pacman-ghost-light
I've been working on a replacement controller for the Omlet automatic chicken coop door. They've recently released their own connected controller but given the shortcomings of the original I'm not sure I trust it to be reliable enough to leave my feathered friends unsupervised for days at a time.
Next in the queue is replacing my ATHOM garage door controller with my own that will add a second reed switch to detect that the door is fully open.
And I'm mulling over ways I could monitor the feed level in my chicken feeders. And maybe close them off at night to keep other critters out. But it's tricky because I don't want to replace what I have with a design that might be easier to automate, as they've held up well against the rain and I'm lazy.
I’ve built a small scale ‘flat’ that is meant to act as a ‘living’ object that is a bed side companion for sick children that are lying in a hospital. The idea is that you give a certain floor to family or friends so that they can control the lights (and color). The child can see if parents, grandparents or friends are home or not (based on a schedule or manual action). It gives a sense of reassurance and closeness o…
A snapcast client, which can play audio synchronized on multiple rooms
https://github.com/DavidVentura/esp-snapcast
An stratum-1 NTP _server_ (read: gets its time from GPS), and displays time with unreasonable precision (not necessarily accuracy!)
https://github.com/DavidVentura/esp-ntp
A few HUB75 signs which display public transport status (the public transport bits are not published anywhere yet)
https://github.com/DavidVentura/hub75-esp
An "on-air" sign that turns on/off if my wife or I join a meeting (based on camera/mic usage, for Linux and Mac)
https://github.com/DavidVentura/on-air
A purely decorative sign that looks like a pixelated fire
https://github.com/DavidVentura/matrix-fire
A kindle-controlled bedside lamp (just mqtt, but functionality is priceless - blogpost is unrelated but it's the only video I've got)
https://blog.davidv.dev/building-an-mqtt-client-for-the-kind...
An HDMI switcher (just a GPIO toggle) & a full-house blinds controller (just a relay hooked to the central, manual system)
https://blog.davidv.dev/extending-the-capabilities-of-dumb-d...
I've built tons of things. Most usefully, I built presence/motion/light/temperature sensors for my home, along with IR transmitter so I can control my TV/AC. They're about the size of two matchboxes, they cost about $10 each and they're amazing for my home automation: https://gitlab.com/stavros/sensor-board/ I've built cat toys for my blind cat, toy planes, a CNC, a cat feeder, a back-scratching robot, and more stuff…
After discovering this power I also threw together an ESP32 timelapse device that plugs into the remote shutter port on my DSLR, configurable over Home Assistant of course. Was thinking of using the camera on the ESP32-CAM to take automatic photos of planes (computer vision??), but haven't gotten round to that yet.
ESPHome really is great for replacing the code I can't be bothered to write - it's hard to do after just having put together the hardware. The next project on the list is an environmental sensor and curtain opener for my room, using an ESP8266 and RS-232 controlled servo module (what I have laying around).
Also use the Bee Motion ESP32-S3 (https://www.crowdsupply.com/smart-bee-designs/bee-motion-s3) for their PIR motion sensing and running other sensors around the house.
And I have an old Wemos D1 mini connected to my Arduino based smart garage door that helps automate things like lock/unlocking the front door or triggering other presence based actions.