#ESPHome is really nice for adding stuff to #homeassistant and automating things. I just updated my plantmonitor repo to include my ESPHome configuration for my #ESP8266 talking plant monitor. Automation is still done inside the #microcontroller, so it is independant of Wifi accessibility.
#smartgardening
https://codeberg.org/rommudoh/Plantmonitor
Plantmonitor

ESP8266 Project for monitoring plant soil and alert when too dry.

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