Reverse Engineering the EasyStart Bluetooth Protocol

I decoded the Bluetooth protocol of my Micro-Air EasyStart soft starters from the vendor’s Android app, with help from Claude Code, and now read their compressor data into Home Assistant through ESPHome. ...

September 16, 2026 · 15 min
2022-10-06

Installing FLAIR Smart Vents to keep room temperatures balanced

Every year on the hottest days and coldest nights, with the HVAC on, our bedrooms are either too hot or too cold, and I installed FLAIR Smart Vents to try and remedy the situation. In this post I am sharing my experience with the FLAIR installation and configuration, and my opinions and mini review of the Flair vents. Background First some history and background, skip to the installation or conclusion section for TL;DR. ...

October 30, 2022 · 18 min