Meet the chips and sensors that will pave your way to harnessing the power of home automation

️ HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 – Introduction
01:11 – What to expect
02:18 – Assumptions
02:46 – ESP chips and sensors
04:02 – ESPHome
06:02 – Common sensors
06:10 – Temperature sensor
11:19 – Motion sensor
13:03 – Light sensor
14:10 – Noise sensor
15:47 – Air sensor
16:43 – Humidity sensor
19:11 – Load sensor
19:55 – Touch sensor
20:45 – Top tips

IMPORTANT ESPHOME LEARNING LINKS‍
* Getting started with ESPHome and Home Assistant: https://esphome.io/guides/getting_started_hassio.html

I recommend googling /“ESPHome [insert chip name]/”, but here are some key pages I used to get started!
* DHT temperature and humidity sensor: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/dht.html
* Ultrasonic distance sensor: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/ultrasonic.html
* BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/bh1750.html
* Sound sensor (analog-digital converter): https://esphome.io/components/sensor/adc.html
* The Grove – Laser PM2.5 Sensor (HM3301): https://esphome.io/components/sensor/hm3301.html
* HX711 load cell amplifier: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/hx711.html
* Capacitive touch sensor: https://esphome.io/components/binary_sensor/mpr121.html

STARTER CHIPS AND SENSORS
* ESP-32 https://amzn.to/3W5fYfm
* Temperature – DHT-22 https://amzn.to/3W3ikvi
* Movement – HC-SR04 https://amzn.to/3L4BY3J
* Light – BH1750 https://amzn.to/3xEKKT0
* Sound – KY-038 https://amzn.to/4cJlIkw
* Air – HM3301 https://amzn.to/4bq8eZO
* Humidity – Capacitive Soil Moisture V1.2 https://amzn.to/3zjPwps
* Loading – HX711 https://amzn.to/4brEXhq

1️⃣ ALL-IN-ONE SENSORS
* Apollo Automation Sensors https://apolloautomation.com/handsonkatie
* b-parasite sensor https://github.com/rbaron/b-parasite
* Mentioned USB cable tester: https://amzn.to/3RR5JZL

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