BLUEPRINTS & PROTOCOLS
Technical Guides & Explainers
In-depth protocol teardowns, offline local smart-home architecture, and step-by-step hardware configuration.
Matter vs Thread vs Zigbee in 2026: What Should You Actually Use?
Matter, Thread, and Zigbee operate at different layers of the smart home stack. Here is how each protocol fits into a high-performance home automation architecture in 2026.
Home Assistant Green Overview: Entry-Level Smart Home Hub Architecture
A technical overview of Nabu Casa’s Home Assistant Green: Rockchip RK3566 processor, 32GB eMMC storage, USB radio expansion, and local-first automation.
Sonoff NSPanel Pro: Smart Wall Controller & Local Bridge Architecture
A technical guide to ITEAD’s Sonoff NSPanel Pro: Rockchip PX30 processor, 3.95-inch IPS touchscreen, Zigbee 3.0 radio, electrical requirements, and Home Assistant integration.
Aqara Presence Sensor FP2: Multi-Zone mmWave Radar & Ecosystem Guide
A technical guide to the Aqara Presence Sensor FP2: 60GHz mmWave radar specifications, 30-zone spatial mapping, multi-target tracking, and local Home Assistant integration.
Local Voice Satellites: Building Offline Microphones with ESP32-S3 and Whisper
How to build private, sub-500ms voice automation satellites using Espressif ESP32-S3 microcontrollers, the Wyoming protocol, and local Whisper speech recognition.