An afternoon gathering at CTRL-H, the PDX Hackerspace in the Kenton neighborhood, for anyone running or curious about Home Assistant, the open source home automation platform. Bring your projects to talk through, demo what you have built, and swap ideas with other people wiring up their houses. A featured topic for the session is converting an old Amazon Echo Dot into a local voice assistant that works with Home Assistant, so bring any spare smart speakers gathering dust on a shelf. The event suits complete beginners trying to decide where to start as much as it does people deep into ESPHome, Zigbee and custom integrations, and the hackerspace itself is worth the trip for anyone who has not visited. Refreshments are provided. Hosted by Tim Trautmann and Grant Turner as part of the global Home Assistant community day.
