I use a lot of ESPHome based motion and light sensors in my Home Assistant setup. If there is a readily available 5 volt supply, I will use them in place of Zigbee sensors. I just find them more dependable.
Ever wanted to put a Sonoff Basic smart switch inline with a trailing socket or extension? It's a reasonably 'want' but how do you do it when the devices aren't intended to be 'out in the open' and do not pass-through an earth connection?
I love Sonoff Basics. They are a cheap and versatile way of adding ‘smarts’ to ‘dumb’ devices. In addition, they are dead easy…
If you have one of these lights and want to remove reliance on the shitty Tuya cloud platform, this is a bit of a guide/walkthrough for re-flashing the firmware with ESPHome and gaining local control using Home Assistant.
There are two main methods of introducing Smart Lighting into your home. The first contains the 'smarts' within the lamps/fittings and the second…