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wifi smart home remote with display that runs on ESPHome. Uses on Lilygo T-Display or M5Stack Fire

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homeThing Remote βš™οΈ

(esphome remote)

homeThing is a collection of software and hardware for creating universal remotes that control smart home devices.

There are 3 components that belong to homeThing: the case and circuit board, the menu system code, and the code to control smart home devices



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Hardware πŸ’ͺ

We designed the two remotes below to be ideal for controlling smart home devices without a touch screen. They are both battery-powered but can also be plugged into USB and left in one place. The first remote was based on a Lilygo TDisplay. We moved on to building the homeThing S3 because the original device had slow performance, lacked buttons, and had challenges with assembly.

TDisplay homeThing

TDisplay S3 homeThing

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Case 3D FilesCase 3D Files
ESPHome ConfigESPHome Config

Features

  • Based on Lilygo TTGo TDisplay, an ESP32 with integrated screen
  • Low cost remote with minimal parts
  • Scroll wheel and 2 configurable buttons
  • USB-C Charging
  • 3D Printable case with 3 parts

Features

  • Based on Lilygo TDisplay S3, an ESP32 S3 with integrated screen
  • Faster processor and larger display
  • Custom PCB for easier setup
  • IR Blaster for controlling infrared devices
  • Interal microphone for Voice Assistant
  • Scroll wheel and 5 configurable buttons
  • USB-C Charging
  • 3D Printable case with 2 parts

We made a couple of custom devices for running homeThing, but it can also run on almost any ESP32 such as,

  • M5Stack Fire
  • M5Stick C
  • Lilygo T-Display T4
  • Lilygo T-Display TTGO
  • Lilygo T-Display S3

homeThing Menu πŸ“

ESPHome menu system that requires minimal config. Features apps which have custom UIs

t-display demom5stack fire demolilygo T4 demo
Scroll Demo GifScroll List Fire Demo GifLilygo T4 Demo
  • Scroll through list and press center to select
  • With a scrollwheel the top button goes back
  • On M5Stack going up past the top of the list will go back
  • A scroll bar appears if list extends past the screen.
  • Screen returns to now playing after display sleeps
    • Display sleeps after 10s of idle. Device sleeps after 2h of idle πŸ’€
  • Font size and UI size is adjustable in yaml πŸ”¨
  • Simple yaml configuration. all of the complicated code is included in other files πŸ› 
  • Header is always shown at the top with info about the current state

Apps

Now playing screen ⏯

  • Control media players using the scroll wheel buttons
  • Scroll for volume using the scroll wheel
MusicTV
  • Control smart speakers like Sonos, Spotify, or Google Home
  • Change source from Spotify playlists, Sonos Favorites, and custom lists
  • Manage speaker groups
  • Menu navigation such as up, down, left, right, select (with scroll wheel)
  • Power, back, home, pause in second menu
  • Change source from tv source list
  • Optional soundbar support

IR Remote

  • Custom UI and buttons to control infrared cat toys

Games

  • Snake
  • Breakout

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