Johannes Bornhold
cnx-software.com [Unofficial]EKOS – An ESP32-S3 ePaper dashboard housed in an oak-aluminum enclosure (Crowdfunding)
EKOS – An ESP32-S3 ePaper dashboard housed in an oak-aluminum enclosure (Crowdfunding)
Designed by StillFixing in Normandy (France), the EKOS is a local-first, low-power ePaper dashboard built around an ESP32-S3 SoC. It operates without any cloud dependency, subscriptions, or external accounts, offering full privacy, faster response times, and direct local control. The device comes in two variants: the EKOS Pure is a minimalist, non-touch version with two physical buttons for basic control, and the EKOS Sense adds a capacitive touch layer for smart home control, such as toggling devices, triggering scenes, or managing tasks. Both models feature a repair-friendly design with no adhesives, using four screws for assembly and a user-replaceable lithium-polymer battery. Additionally, the dashboard can be updated entirely over your home network without needing the internet. You can push data to the screen using a local API from a phone or PC, link it straight to Home Assistant, or use it to control other ESPHome devices around your house. EKOS
Patch Notification Robot 🔔ESPHome Developers released #ESPHome version 2026.5.3. https://esphome.io/
Kay OhtieMy #ESPHome alarm clock has sliiiightly new housing and such, mostly for better managing the display size. Also better colors.
Really hope the changes to using sendspin for my #ESPHome Voice PE speaker aren't why my clock one is bugging out. Clock works but TTS cuts off early and it sometimes just reboots after a second command.
Still twitchy with the scroll input now too x.x More to fix
Greg 🌈🐻🖥️🐈I've been playing around again with some home automation. Learning ESP32 & ESPHOME and this CC1101 so that I can control the fan in my office that uses RF via Home Assistant.
froqstarAaand it's done, of course I forgot to take pictures of the wiring (it's dodgy as always).
It has an #esp32 with external antenna talking via UART to a Daly BMS (the blue active balance ones) and controlling a heating foil via a relay to keep the battery in the optimal tenperature window.
Ah and the ESP is running #esphome to make all of it controllable via #homeassistant.
ESPHome Developers released #ESPHome version 2026.5.2. https://esphome.io/
Marcus ScholzM5Stack Core2: OWON Multimeter & Atorch DC Load in Home Assistant
Wie auf meinem Blog bereits mehrfach zur Heimautomatisierung und Labor-Elektronik geschrieben, setze ich konsequent auf offene, lokal lauffähige Stacks. Mein Ziel war immer, Messwerte meines Equipment direkt und ohne Cloud-Abhängigkeit in Home Assistant zu haben. Ursprünglich lief der OWON B35T auf einem M5Stack Core 1, wo ich den Original-Sketch als eigenständiges Zweitdisplay am Basteltisch im Einsatz hatte. Später folgte ein zweites, separates ESPHome-Gerät, das mit der Firmware von […]
Daniele Verducci 🧉Wife noticed the #cat 's #water #fountain upstairs was empty again this morning. It's not the first time, and this must be fixed, so I'm trying to sketch up a quick&dirty water #level #sensor to monitor with #homeassistant ...
The idea is to print it (in #petg for water resistance), place a #cherrymx #switch in the upper compartment and sink it in hot glue to avoid water messing with the switch. Then I'll connect it to _something_ (probably an #ESP32 or #ESP8266 with #ESPHome) and configure Home Assistant to issue a notification to my wife's phone when the switch is released (= the water level is too low).
The idea is to print it (in #petg for water resistance), place a #cherrymx #switch in the upper compartment and sink it in hot glue to avoid water messing with the switch. Then I'll connect it to _something_ (probably an #ESP32 or #ESP8266 with #ESPHome) and configure Home Assistant to issue a notification to my wife's phone when the switch is released (= the water level is too low).
