EST-PoE-32 | Everything Smart Home | Page 1

thorn flicker Feb 8, 2024, 8:29 PM

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Hi All,

Has anyone any experience with the ESP32 PoE for hardwired integration into home assistant?

I see a real gap in the market for hardwired devices, unless you’re willing to spend crazy money on knx etc.

I’m currently in the process of wiring a renovation and have the opportunity to get some cat5/6 run in wherever I like and don’t want to miss the opportunity.

I have a background in industrial automation and wouldn’t dream of wireless tech in this field because of reliability. Whilst I understand the irony in using a development board obviously negates this argument, but I can’t help but feel hardwired is the way to.

One thing I’d like to use it for is temperature control. I’d like to install some floor temperature sensors and air temperatures in each zone so I can calculate a temperature differential (it’s useful for the commissioning of the underfloor heating flow rates, temperatures etc)

Would this board be suitable for such an application? Has anyone done anything similar? I might even run these values back to a PLC somehow, maybe via node red or even MQTT directly, as the PLC will be handling all the temperature control throughout the house.

Thanks for any help/insights you can provide into this.

lusty wraith Feb 8, 2024, 8:30 PM

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Sure that's the kind of thing it's made for

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We don't have any temperature sensors for it right now but it is on the plans

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But doesn't mean you can't hook up your own sensor

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Like BME280, SHTC3 etc

thorn flicker Feb 8, 2024, 8:55 PM

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Thanks ESH. Is there any detail on the dimensions of these, I couldn’t seem to see them on the shop? But I didn’t look too hard.

I’d like it to fit in a UK single knockout box, but I can use a 47mm deep one. And yes, I guess I’ll look at using a DS18B20 probe in a sleeve in the floor and one of the boards you noted for air temp.

lusty wraith Feb 8, 2024, 9:21 PM

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thorn flicker Thanks ESH. Is there any detail on the dimensions of these, I couldn’t seem to s...

Dimensions of what sorry, the PoE board? Yes it just fits inside a backbox

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As in length and width wise

thorn flicker Feb 8, 2024, 9:23 PM

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Yes, the PoE board. That’s great, thanks. I’ll order one up and have a play 👍

torn matrixBOT Feb 8, 2024, 9:23 PM

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thorn flicker Yes, the PoE board. That’s great, thanks. I’ll order one up and have a play 👍

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lusty wraith Feb 8, 2024, 9:25 PM

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It's 48mm x 68mm

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