My first contact with ESPHome revived an old ESP32 sunrise alarm clock project of mine whose hardware was all complete but software was half-baked shoddy C++. It has adjustable color temperature (to wake me up with blue light) and can play arbitrary MP3s as an alarm.
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).
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).