/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/automating-my-homeI have decided to do a little project for my home. There is a two light domes in front gate pillars of my home, we used to switch on the light at evening time as it will get too dark, and we are too lazy to ask each other to do so on regular basis...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/automating-my-homeFri, 13 May 2016 10:34:51 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:44532847-5f8a-4576-b8a8-1b1ff65bec6espannerspencer1<p>Excellent idea. I&#39;ve been considering similar at my house -- it&#39;s dark around the back, but it gets a lot of rain and bad weather, so PIR lamps just don&#39;t last.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#39;m seeing a lot of people putting variations of the <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.esp8266.com/wiki/doku.php?id=esp8266-module-family" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">ESP8266</a> to use for a simple option for sending sensor data and simple GPIO actions via Wi-Fi. Maybe you could hook it up so you&#39;ve got smartphone and/or computer control of your lights too? This looks like quite a nice (and very affordable) breakout board for the ESP8266: <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.banggood.com/Geekcreit-Doit-NodeMcu-Lua-ESP8266-ESP-12E-WIFI-Development-Board-p-985891.html" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.banggood.com/Geekcreit-Doit-NodeMcu-Lua-ESP8266-ESP-12E-WIFI-Development-Board-p-985891.html">Geekcreit[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] Doit NodeMcu Lua ESP8266 ESP-12E WIFI Development Board Sale - Banggood.com</a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Either way, keep us posted on your progress!</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21668&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">