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.

Ever drive away from home and suddenly wonder, Did I close the garage door? This was me. After too many times finding the garage door left wide open for hours, I decided it was time to make my garage ...

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

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.

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 ...

Every device in my home is connected to Home Assistant, which runs on a tiny Raspberry Pi 3B+ underneath my printer. I have a custom dashboard with all my switches, sensors, speakers, and lights.

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 ...

The Eve Door & Window sensor module is powered by a half-AA (ER14250 3.6V) battery, which is included in the box. The battery that came with our review unit ended up lasting about 11 months; that ...