DIY Guide: 8 Essential Sensors to Give Your Smart Home Superpowers

🚀 Meet the chips and sensors that will set you off on your journey towards harnessing the power of home automation 🌟

⏱️ HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - What to expect
02:18 - Assumptions
02:46 - ESP Chips & Sensors
04:02 - ESPHome
06:02 - Common Sensors
06:10 - Temperature Sensor
11:19 - Motion Sensor
13:03 - Light Sensor
14:10 - Sound Sensor
15:47 - Air Sensor
16:43 - Moisture Sensor
19:11 - Load Sensor
19:55 - Touch Sensor
20:45 - Top Tips

⚡IMPORTANT ESPHOME LEARNING LINKS👨‍🎓
* Getting Started with ESPHome and Home Assistant: https://esphome.io/guides/getting_sta...

I recommend googling "ESPHome [insert name of chip]" but here are some key pages I used to get you started!
* DHT Temperature & Humidity Sensor: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...
* Ultrasonic Distance Sensor: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...
* BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...
* Sound Sensor (Analogue To Digital Converter): https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...
* The Grove - Laser PM2.5 Sensor (HM3301): https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...
* HX711 Load Cell Amplifier: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...
* Capacitive Touch Sensor: https://esphome.io/components/binary_...

🏾 STARTER CHIPS AND SENSORS
* ESP-32 https://amzn.to/3W5fYfm
* Temperature - DHT-22 https://amzn.to/3W3ikvi
* Motion - HC-SR04 https://amzn.to/3L4BY3J
* Light - BH1750 https://amzn.to/3xEKKT0
* Sound - KY-038 https://amzn.to/4cJlIkw
* Air - HM3301 https://amzn.to/4bq8eZO
* Moisture - Capacative Soil Moisture V1.2 https://amzn.to/3zjPwps
* Load - HX711 https://amzn.to/4brEXhq

1️⃣ ALL-IN-ONE SENSORS
* Apollo Automation sensors 🌟 https://apolloautomation.com/handsonk...
* b-parasite Sensor https://github.com/rbaron/b-parasite
* USB Cable Tester mentioned: https://amzn.to/3RR5JZL

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* All my recommended products are on my site here with affiliate links so you can support my channel: https://handsonkatie.com/recommended-...

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* Shapeoko CNC 🌟 http://shop.carbide3d.com/HANDSONK80
* Cricut 🌟 https://amzn.to/3R75qK1 @Cricut
* Apollo Automation sensors 🌟 https://apolloautomation.com/handsonk...
* Bambu P1S 🌟 https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=237790... @BambuLab
* Prusa Mk3S @Prusa3D
* Creality CR-10 Max @Creality3D

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