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+title: 'Smarthome soldering iron homeassistant esphome'
+description: ''
+date: 2023-03-28T19:01:25-04:00
+draft: false
+categories: [homeautomation, diy]
+tags: [pinecil, homeassistant, diy, riscv, blisp]
+---
+
+
+1. Pinecil background
+2. Blisp
+ -> fedora, copr, etc
+3. Bluetooth Low Energy
+
+ * steps to find and flash beta (temporarily)
+
+4. PineSAM, Joric UI
+
+ - PineSAM probably replacing Joric UI
+ - Python, Vue - has to be run locally
+ - Joric runs in browser. Possibly can all run in browser in the future depending on webserial support
+ - Able to change settings and view them in real time. adjust with touch screen
+ 
+5. Homeassistant setup w/ esphome
+
+- automatically turn on fan 
+- track performance
+- because you can!
+
+how: 
+
+* setup homeassistant
+* setup esphome, connect to HASS
+* acquire esp32 device
+* import https://github.com/TomW1605/esphome_pinecilv2_ble/blob/main/esphome_pinecilv2_ble.yaml
+  * modify, setup
+* Flash 
+* should show in HASS
+* create HASS dashboard