Recent DIY trends show makers increasingly turning to ESP32 microcontrollers and Arduino platforms for smart home projects, replacing costlier or overpowered setups like Raspberry Pi in many cases.

Arduino’s open-source platform makes it easy for makers, students, and hobbyists to build powerful multi-sensor projects for home automation, monitoring, and IoT applications. From motion and gas ...

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.x LE, and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee, Thread, and Matter, as well as two 9-pin headers offering up to ...

In stock at authorised distributor Mouser Electronics is the new Nesso N1 IoT development kit from Arduino. This development ...

By integrating advanced sensors and optimizing the power management of the ESP32, I've created a DIY smart lock that is both ...

To achieve a smart home, you need a voice assistant to run it. A smart home assistant, usually folded into a smart speaker, ...

No need to excavate an in-ground irrigation system once you install this fixture onto your home’s spigot—you just have to ...

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Alexa Home Theater offers a flexible, affordable way to get Dolby Atmos audio at home without committing to a large, ...

Enter the MiciMike Home Mini Drop-in Board. It’s a drop-in replacement for the original Google Home Mini printed circuit board that fits inside the case and works with the same speaker hardware. But ...

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