Summary

In this chapter, we added another component to our home automation system: a sensor. We added this component by building it from scratch using electronic parts available on the market. Each part of the sensor was introduced and information about how to interconnect the parts was provided.

We learned about a popular piece of software called Tasmota, which can be used to manage IoT devices, and looked at how to install and configure it in our sensor. After installing and configuring this software, we switched to Home Assistant and integrated the sensor.

We finished this chapter by providing more details on how to enclose the sensor in a box, calibrate the motion sensor module, and then install it.

In the next chapter, we will look at another type of device called an actuator. By doing this, we will have finished looking at the basic components that can be used for a home automation system. This, in turn, will allow us to cover advanced topics so that we can create automations...