yea i have also dabbled in mqtt

[north meadow]

I wrote a gross Perl script with a template for each model of sensor I bought 😄

Just have to put in a name, location, and EUI, it does the rest

[stark horizon]

ended up using this https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/libraries/home-assistant-integration/

what do you use as endpoints for lorawan?

[north meadow]

All off the shelf (lazy AF, want things that just work). Same brand:

Inside TH/IAQ: https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/am103-am103l
Buttons for lights: https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/ws156 https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/ws101
Motion: https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/ws202
Magnetic door sensors (glasshouse, garage): https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/em300-mcs
Ultrasonic distanc (above car, used as home/away sensor): https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/em310-udl
Glasshouse environment: https://www.milesight-iot.com/lorawan/sensor/em500-lgt/ https://www.milesight-iot.com/lorawan/sensor/em500-co2/ https://www.milesight.com/iot/product/lorawan-sensor/em500-smtc