Blog about my hardware and software projects.

Tag: ESP8266


  • DIY Smart Thermostat

    Motivated by rising energy prices I wanted to switch from a standard thermostat to a smart (but cheap) solution using Home Assistant, zigbee temperature sensors and wifi relay for controlling the gas boiler. In the following text I describe the system components and the setup process. Hardware Setup steps 1) Flashing CC2531 with custom firmware…