It was hard to resist the new Moes labelled sensor on AliExpress because it looked identical to the Linptech ES1 sensor which works with Xiaomi’s Mijia ecosystem but I avoided ordering it because it was Bluetooth only. When the Moes Zigbee version popped up I had to snag one to see if its any good. Full disclosure: This device is purchased with the help of your donations. Links in this article are affiliate links. By purchasing through them I also get a small commission that funds future pr...| Blakadder's Smarthome Shenanigans
If you’re looking for a straightforward yet powerful method to safeguard your home or office, a smart motion sensor linked to Home Assistant might be the pe...| 4DCu.be
I've dabbled with elements of Home Automation in the past.In a previous rental, we only had storage heaters, so I equipped each room with an Oil Radiator and an energenie RF plug socket (like these ht| www.bentasker.co.uk
I recently bought a Hue Bridge to experiment a bit with Zigbee and 802.15.4. Following twoposts for the hardware version 2.0 and some comments about the differences to version 2.1 I was able to get shell access on my 2.1 hardware. As there is …| ukl's blog
This article provides an overview of the ESP-Knob, its features, and functionality. It also details the hardware design and outlines the firmware framework that supports its operation.| Developer Portal
As one of the initial steps in my smart home journey back in November 2023, I purchased a set of 12 Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensors for £101 (approximately £8 each) from Aliexpress. Today, t…| addshore
The advantage of Zigbee devices is that they are very low power, and they communicate in a wireless mesh network. The sensors are small and can work off a CR2032 coin cell for at least 2 years, maybe more. Depending on the type of sensor, they cost around US$10 and are readily available from various […]| irq5.io
Le Lixee Zlinky est un module venant se loger directement dans le compteur électrique Linky, et permettant de récupérer toutes ses informations via le protocole domotique ZigBee.| Maison et Domotique
I realize in hindsight I didn’t post much in 2022. Well it’s 2023 now and I guess you could say I have a new year’s resolution to post more. But in reality, the reason why I didn’t post much last year was because I was moving. No, it didn’t take me all year to move. But we decided to build a new house after searching a bit and the whole build process took about 9 months start to finish.| Random Musings
I’m a big believer in both Zwave and Zigbee. Both have their pros and cons. Zwave in my opinion is a better technology because of the lack of interference and it propagates further/wider due to being a lower frequency. However, the devices are more expensive and there’s less overall variety. Zigbee on the other hand shares the same frequencies as Wifi (and other technologies) in the 2.4ghz band so interference can be an issue.| Random Musings
If you need any more indication that Matter is not going to kill all of the pre-existing standards in the smart home anytime soon, check out the launch this week of Trident IoT, a new company devoted to building Z-wave chips. Trident was founded in April to design and support Z-wave devices, and launched this […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis