Hackaday

• Minimal MQTT with Micropython

  9-3-2021 Automation Hackaday 601

  I have been meaning to play around with MQTT for some time now, and finally decided to take the plunge one evening last week. I had three...

• Building an ESP32 Smart Power Strip from Scratch

  5-7-2020 Automation Hackaday 2465

  Surely the most straightforward way of creating a smart power strip would be to take an existing model and hack in some relays that you could...

• An ESP32 Home Automation Swiss Army Knife

  27-5-2020 Automation Hackaday 1429

  Thanks to the ESP8266 and the ESP32, we’ve seen an explosion in DIY home automation projects recently. When it only takes $3 and a few lines of...

• The Auto-Bartender

  9-5-2020 Automation Hackaday 2158

  It’s the end of the academic semester for many students around the globe, so here comes the flurry of DIY projects. Always a great time to check...

• Building a New RF Remote from Scratch

  2-5-2020 Automation Hackaday 2201

  We’ve seen no shortage of projects that use the ESP8266 or ESP32 to add “smart” features to existing home appliances, often by pairing the...