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Why EspHome – Evolution of the use of ESP8266 and ESP32 in home automation

As probably many of you, I followed an evolution in the way we approach the use of ESP modules (esp8266 and esp32) Early Days At the very beginning, it was 2016, I developed independent appliances based on these 2 modules esp8266 and esp32. I created my own remote-controlled switches and sensors, together with my own …

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I have not a specific background in electronics, but I put my passion in these stuff and with some friends with a more specific always available to answer my  basic questions (thanks Federico!), together with my experiences in building up network and systems infrastructures, I achieved some interesting results I want to share with you, because in these months of experiments It was hard for me to find some structured and reliable information. I hope you will enjoy all these work.

Disclaimer

In our projects and experiments we will manage electric power. It is dangerous so please, in case you do not have experience, we suggest you to ask support from somebody with such skills. Even if you are experienced, remember always to shut down the main switch, to close electric power in your house when working with these stuff, and be sure the electric circuit of your Home is protected with a residual-current circuit breaker. Such automatic switch protects you in case you forgot to shut down the electric power.

For the ones living in Europe, we remind you home electric circuits are quite for sure certified by a professional electrician. If you change the circuit in you home, your certification will be no more valid. Just be sure you are aware.

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