Got the summary and slides posted for our first dive into the topic of home theater:
For the next meeting on 3/17, we have a few different ideas:
- Demonstrate making an example device using an ESP32 board that connects to Home Assistant (something simple like a blinking light or a doorbell)
- Hack motorized shades with proprietary comms – replace with an ESP32 board for better HA integration
- Dig into whole-home (or at least multi-room wireless) audio solutions
I just found out the Electronics office hours last week did almost exactly that first one. Would @JohnWickham, @aneel, or anyone else want to present and demo something like that at the next Home Tinkering meeting on 3/17? I personally haven’t played with an ESP board yet, but I would like to! Having someone with any actual experience to present that would be a big upgrade over me trying to do it, haha.