home automation

ESP32 Home Automation using Alexa and Google Assistant ESP32 Smart Home Automation using Alexa and Google Assistant

If you are new to smart home automation and are looking to build your first project to control your lights and fans with voice commands, then this article is right for you. In this Internet of Things (IoT) project, I'll guide you through creating a smart home control system that can be controlled using both Google Assistant and Alexa, using an ESP32 and Sinric…

Blynk vs Sinric Pro Difference Between Blynk and Sinric Pro

In the ever-evolving field of IoT (Internet of Things), platforms like Blynk and Sinric Pro have emerged as key players, Blynk and Sinric Pro are both powerful platforms in the realm of IoT Projects, but they serve distinct purposes and cater to different needs. Let's explore the key differences between Blynk and Sinric Pro, shedding light on their purposes,…

Temperature Controlled Fan with LM35 and Arduino Temperature Controlled Fan using Arduino

In today's fast-paced world, convenience is key. Dealing with the temperature fluctuations in your living space can be quite a hassle. For those who live in regions where the afternoons can be sweltering hot and the nights chillingly cold, constantly adjusting your wall fan can be annoying. However, with a little bit of DIY ingenuity and the help of some electronic…

Home Assistant Yellow Home Assistant Yellow: The Future of Smart Home Connectivity

Home Assistant Yellow, the groundbreaking smart home hub that has taken the home automation world by storm, is not just a product but the result of years of dedication and collaboration by the passionate team behind Home Assistant. With a successful crowdfunding campaign and an impressive amount raised, Home Assistant Yellow has become a…

ESP RainMaker Voice Assistant Integration ESP RainMaker with ESP32 – Voice Assistant Integration

In the last tutorial, we look at the ESP Rainmaker platform and how we can use it with the ESP32 through Arduino IDE. In this part of the tutorial, we will investigate the RainMaker cloud platform a bit deeper and will try to add voice assistant functionality to it. This setup can be used to build IoT based Smart home, Voice controlled…

ESP RainMaker ESP RainMaker Getting Started with ESP32

In this tutorial, we are going to look at the ESP RainMaker. ESP RainMaker is the end-to-end platform for the ESP chips from Experessif. It is designed as a successor to Experessif’s ESP Jumpstart platform. ESP RainMaker enables customers to quickly design, build and deploy AIoT solutions based on enterprise-level cloud computing without…

Resolver 4.0 Catalog Resolver 4.0 Catalog Offers Inductive Position Sensor Designs for Robotics and Home Automation

Renesas Electronics Corporation has released a catalog of reference designs for its innovative inductive position sensors for automotive and industrial electric motors. The new Resolver 4.0 catalog offers market-ready solutions that can be implemented in a wide range of applications such as automotive systems, robotics, servo motors, home automation, and…

Modular Home Automation System Temperature Based Fan Speed Controller using ESP8266 and Arduino IDE

IoT and home automation have come a long way since they first gained popularity in 2014, thanks to the debut of a game-changing IC called the ESP8266 by espressif systems. Today we know it as the nodeMCU module and in many of our projects, we have used this IC to build many home automation projects where our focus was on building AC Motor Speed Control or Phase…

DIY Wi-fi Smart Switch Build Your Own Compact DIY Smart Switch

Ever felt lazy in getting up from the comfort of your bed to turn off that light switch. So here we have a cost-effective DIY project to turn any traditional switch into a smart switch. This project doesn't require you to change switches in your AC switchboards. As the brain of the project, we will be using ESP8266-01, a solid-state relay for safe and efficient AC…

Arduino IR Sensor Interfacing Interfacing IR Sensor Module with Arduino

An infrared proximity sensor, or IR Sensor, is an electronic device that emits infrared light to detect objects and motion in Arduino projects. This interfacing of the IR sensor module with Arduino is perfect for obstacle avoidance robots, motion detection systems, and proximity sensing applications. Whether you're building your first Arduino project or need a reliable…

Water Automation System using ATMega328 DIY Modular Water Automation System for Multiple Water Tanks

There are many reinventing wheel scenarios is happening in the field of water tank level controllers. It is decades old project now, still, there is not a single product to solve one main problem. There are products in the market with a maximum of 2 tanks (not exactly), 1 tank as a sump, and 1 tank as OHT. For multi-tank, multi-pump users, there is a…

Arduino based Home Automation using Bluetooth and Smartphone Voice controlled Home automation using Arduino and Bluetooth

I have built a model of a Modern Smart Home. These features demonstrate what a Smart Home would be like! A smart home refers to a convenient home setup where all the appliances and devices can be automatically controlled remotely. Devices in such a smart home are interconnected, allowing the user to control functions such as security access to the…