🏠 What is Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is an open-source smart home hub that lets you connect and control devices from different brands and protocols all in one place. Manage lights, climate, security systems, sensors, and more — all through a single platform. Its key advantage is local operation, meaning your data stays in your home for faster performance and greater privacy.
✨ What It Can Do
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 📡 Centralized Device Management | Supports 3,300+ integrations. Control lights, locks, cameras, climate systems, and more from one interface. |
| ⚙️ Powerful Automation | Trigger devices by time, environmental conditions, or actions — like turning on lights and disabling alarms when you arrive home. |
| 🎙️ Voice Control | Works with Alexa and Google Assistant, or use the built-in private voice assistant, Assist. |
| 🔋 Energy Monitoring | Track real-time energy usage, optimize consumption, and reduce your bills. |
| 🎨 Highly Customizable | Tailor dashboards and automation logic to match your lifestyle. |
Step 1 — Choose Your Hardware
Home Assistant Green
Plug‑and‑play smart home hub with Home Assistant OS pre‑installed — perfect for beginners.
Price: €129.95
Raspberry Pi 4
Great budget gateway for light‑to‑medium smart homes. Runs Home Assistant OS smoothly for typical automations and Zigbee/Matter bridges.
Price: €63.95
Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit
Install Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi — a low‑cost DIY route to get started and gain hands‑on experience.
Price: €149.95
Step 2 – Install ESPHome
⚡ ESPHome is an open‑source firmware framework that simplifies turning ESP32, ESP8266, or RP2040 boards into powerful, locally‑controlled smart home devices.
Using simple 📝 YAML configuration files instead of complex C++ code, you can:
• 🛠️ Create custom smart home devices tailored to your needs
• 🔗 Integrate seamlessly with Home Assistant for a unified experience
• 🌐 Control and monitor devices via web, API, or MQTT
• 🤖 Automate with powerful on‑device logic
• 📡 Update firmware wirelessly with Over‑The‑Air (OTA) updates
With support for 📊 hundreds of sensors, displays, and components — and ☁️❌ no cloud dependency — ESPHome lets you focus on building your smart home exactly how you want it.
How to Install ESPHome
Step 3 — Choose Your Controller (Control‑side Devices)
Step 4 — Choose Your Sensors (Sensing‑side Devices)
Products for Home Assistant
Kompakt men kraftfuld kombinerer XIAO ESP32‑C6 Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5, Thread og Zigbee i et tommelfingerstort RISC‑V dual-core board — perfekt til indlejrede integrationer. Med indbygget support til Matter og ESPHome integreres det problemfrit i dit Home Assistant-økosystem for at tilføje sensorer, triggere eller automatiseringsendepunkter med minimal opsætning.
Typiske anvendelser i Home Assistant:
- Miljø- og tilstedeværelsessensorer
- Trådløse knapper eller kontrolpaneler
- Thread/Zigbee-broer til eksisterende enheder
- Lavstrøms fjernknuder til dataindsamling
Drevet af en ESP32 dual-core processor med indbygget Wi-Fi og Bluetooth, har M5Stack Core2 et 2,0-tommer kapacitivt touchdisplay, virtuelle knapper, haptisk feedback, højttaler, RTC, 6-aksers IMU-sensor og mikrofon.
Med ESPHome eller MQTT forbinder den til Home Assistant på få minutter, hvilket muliggør hurtig, lokal og pålidelig smart home-kontrol.
Hvorfor det er fantastisk til Home Assistant
- 📱 Touch-interaktion — vis brugerdefinerede dashboards, kontakter, scener eller live data direkte på skærmen
- 🎛 Flere inputmetoder — virtuelle knapper, bevægelser og touchzoner til at udløse automatiseringer
- 🔊 Audio og haptik — indbygget højttaler og vibrationsmotor til alarmer, dørklokker og notifikationer
- 🔌 Udvidelsesmuligheder — Grove-port, TF-kortslot, I2S-lyd til sensorer og perifere enheder
- 🔋 Fleksibel placering — indbygget genopladeligt batteri til trådløs brug overalt i dit hjem
M5Stack Dial v1.1 er en kompakt, funktionsrig styreenhed bygget omkring ESP32‑S3. Med sit 1,28″ runde TFT touch-display, højpræcisions rotary encoder og RFID-modul bringer den både visuel feedback og taktil kontrol til dit Home Assistant-setup.
Perfekt til Home Assistant, fordi den tilbyder:
- Hurtig integration via ESPHome, MQTT eller brugerdefineret firmware
- Multi-input kontrol: touch-bevægelser, drejeknap og knapper under skærmen
- Visuelle dashboards & live data direkte på det runde display
- Enhedstriggere ved hjælp af den indbyggede RFID-læser til sikre, kontaktløse handlinger
- Fleksibel placering med DC 6–36 V input eller valgfri batteridrift
- Nem udvidelse gennem Grove-porte til sensorer, relæer eller andre perifere enheder
