IOT – Enes Essays

Home Assistant Helium Integration: Hotspot Rewards and more

The Home Assistant Helium Integration is an open-source project that enables the monitoring of the Helium ecosystem within Home Assistant. About a month ago, I released the first version of the integration. It already included a few sensors at the first release, such as the price sensor, a few simple Helium statistics, and the content of a Helium wallet. The sensors are cool, but nothing special. These features are already well covered by other solutions.

However, for the past three weeks, I have been working on incorporating the revenues from the hotspots into the integration. I managed to do this astonishingly well, and now this functionality has been released along with other functionalities.

Home Assistant Helium Integration

As a home automation enthusiast, I am always on the lookout for new ways to improve my smart home experience. With my involvement in Helium and its applications in IOT, I decided to create a new Helium integration for Home Assistant to help users like myself gain better insights into their Helium ecosystem and stay updated on crucial metrics.

My open-source project focuses on offering a comprehensive solution for real-time monitoring of HNT, IOT, and MOBILE prices, as well as tracking wallet and hotspot statistics. The integration is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to everyone, making it easy for Home Assistant users to keep an eye on their Helium investments and performance, and respond to market changes more effectively.

To get started, visit the GitHub repository and follow the detailed instructions provided. I am excited to see how this integration can help you make the most of your Helium investments and elevate your Home Assistant setup.

Arduino Weather Station with LoRaWAN Part 1: Hardware

In my previous post and youtube video, I gave a brief introduction to LoRaWAN and also showed a circuit in which a small weather station is connected. The circuit can be operated at any location, even without an internet connection.

For this circuit, I have also built a suitable housing and written the software to operate the whole thing in a power-saving mode with batteries and LoRaWAN.

This is what the impressive result looks like

This is part one of a three-part series. In part 1, we dive into the fascinating world of hardware and circuits to create a working prototype. Part 2 is about getting the weather station software up and running and seeing the first data in the Helium Console. In part 3, we will develop a housing for the whole thing and display the data in a smart home dashboard.