(496) Enable Bluetooth Sensors for Home Automation: Bluetooth Proxy and Home Assistant

Bluetooth devices are all around us, yet they’ve been challenging to integrate into home automation—one reason Zigbee has been the go-to for so long. But things are changing, and in this video, you’ll discover how. I’ll walk you through a breakthrough that makes Bluetooth a good alternative for your smart home and unlocks a powerful side effect that can take your automation to the next level.

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Big Thermometer: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFxPG0H
Small Thermometer: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DECEC09
Perfect board for a proxy: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeeyKBb or https://amzn.to/4fl0Z8k
Fingerbot BLE: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdXNKVJ or https://amzn.to/4erHcCW
Fingerbot Zigbee: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBXF0uH or https://amzn.to/3AuQCjj
Soil sensor for "everything": https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFc2I1f

Flash Bluetooth Proxy: https://esphome.io/projects/?type=bluetooth
PoE Board configuration file: https://digiblur.com/wiki/ha/esphome-bluetooth-proxy-lilygo-poe/

NRFconnect for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.mcp&hl=en&pli=1
NRFconnect for IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nrf-connect-for-mobile/id1054362403
Aarons video: https://youtu.be/NXKzFG61lNs?si=AKezaXjWqjHbkIaO


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