If you're building up your smart home setup, introducing door sensors can be great for security, but they can bring a lot more utility around the house, too.

Raspberry Pis and Home Assistant are a match made in heaven. The former is great at sensing the world around it and collecting data, and the latter is amazing at taking in data, making decisions ...

Getting the data from there into Home Assistant, InfluxDB or similar is easy, as rtl_433 can output the decoded data directly to an Influx database, MQTT broker as well as other formats.

By adding a few simple sensors and leveraging the power of Home Assistant, I now have a washer and dryer that keeps me ...

Window sensors are a critical part of any home security system. Learn how they work so you can ensure this last line of defense is there when you need it.

[Jeff Sandberg] demonstrates that ably with his project to use ancient 1990s burglar alarm sensors in his modern smarthome setup. The sensors in question are from an old GM Interlogix security system.

Both are working on D1 Minis using ESPHome and I can wire them up to the Rachio pretty easily using Node-Red in Home Assistant. That all works. Pool is still months away so I'm not sure exactly ...

The Kwikset Halo Select arrives later this fall with Matter compatibility and a magnet-based, super-slim door sensor. Skip to main content. SECURITY. POLITICS. THE ... Google Assistant, Apple Home ...

The Google Assistant ‘Smart Home Device Type’ page now lists support for ‘Sensors,’ ‘Water softeners,’ ‘Water purifiers’ and ‘CO detectors.’ These smart home devices help round out what the Google ...

IKEA is expanding its lineup of smart home products with three new sensors, all under $10 ... Google Assistant,” but that means the same as integration covers both the Assistant and Home ...