Air quality and presence detection for my minirack!
I recently decided to upgrade my home environment monitoring. I wanted a single device that could handle temperature, air quality, and reliable human presence detection, all housed in a case that fit the aesthetic of my lab. The result is what I’m calling the “Minirack Sensor.” It is a custom ESPHome-based node built on an ESP8266 NodeMCU v2. The Hardware Stack I chose specific components to cover as many metrics as possible without overcrowding the enclosure: ...