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  1. It’s an unfortunate reality these days that if you see a cheap piece of consumer electronics, there’s a good chance its only cheap because it’s designed to lock you into some ecosystem where you’ll either end up paying a subscription, or worse, have your personal information sold behind your back. One of the best tools we have against these sort of anti-consumer practices is the development of open source firmware replacements that put control of the device into the hands of the community, rather than a corporation.

    Now, thanks to the work of Jonathan Armstrong we have such a firmware for the 433 MHz magnetic door and window sensors that you can pick up on AliExpress for $4 USD a piece. The new firmware not only ensures you can use these sensors with a wide array of receivers, but adds a number of new features over their stock configuration.

    The open source project includes some recommendations for a Sonoff bridge, flashed with Tasmota or ESPurna firmware, which allow these sensors to appear as switch entities in Home Assistant. There is also a link at the bottom to the sensor market page on AliExpress.

    See Low-Cost 433 MHz Door Sensors Get Open Firmware

    #technology #opensource #reedswitch #homeautomation



    It’s an unfortunate reality these days that if you see a cheap piece of consumer electronics, there’s a good chance its only cheap because it’s designed to lock you into some ecos…
  2. Low-cost 433 MHz door/window reed sensors get open source firmware

    Rectangular printed circuit board, a bit bigger than a AA battery, also has a AA battery slotted onto it It’s an unfortunate reality these days that if you see a cheap piece of consumer electronics, there’s a good chance its only cheap because it’s designed to lock you into some ecosystem where you’ll either […]

    gadgeteer.co.za/low-cost-433-m

    gadgeteer.co.za/low-cost-433-m

  3. Arduino Magnetic Board is Anything but Boring - Magnets (especially those ball magnets!) are endlessly fascinating, aren’t they? It’s almost dange... more: hackaday.com/2020/06/17/arduin #arduinopromini #arduinohacks #ballmagnets #reedswitch #arduino #magnets

  4. Never Miss A Doorbell With This Notifier - [PatH] tells us that he tragically missed a craft beer delivery to his home, and vowed never to le... more: hackaday.com/2020/03/01/never- #reedswitch #homehacks #doorbell #esp8266

  5. An ESP32 Clock With A Transforming LED Matrix - Over the years we’ve seen countless ways of displaying the current time, and judging by how many new... more: hackaday.com/2019/10/29/an-esp #3dprintedenclosure #clockhacks #reedswitch #ledmatrix #ledhacks #folding #clock #esp32 #ntp

  6. Custom Rotary Switch Takes a Motor - There are certain challenges we all will have to face sooner or later. Changing a flat tire in the... more: hackaday.com/2019/04/10/custom #3dprinterhacks #rotaryswitch #3dprinting #reedswitch #magnet