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⚡ ESP32 Quick Connect Guide
Connect your ESP32 to the Smart Home Hub in Chrome, control lights & fans with voice commands — works offline & online.
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💾Flash Firmware
Upload Arduino sketch with your WiFi credentials and pin mapping
2
🌐Open Hub in Chrome
Go to /smart-home-hub → Connections tab
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⚡Auto-Find ESP32
Click ⚡ Auto-Find — detects via USB or network scan
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🎙️Voice Control
Click 🎤 → say 'Lights on', 'Fan off', 'Good night'
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✅Verify
Toggle devices, check energy tab, done!
🎙️ Voice Commands (Offline + Online)
“Lights on”All lights ON
“Lights off”All lights OFF
“Fan on”All fans ON
“Fan off”All fans OFF
“AC on”Turn on AC
“All off”Everything OFF
“Good morning”Morning scene
“Good night”Night scene
“Movie mode”Movie scene
“Dim lights”Lights to 30%
🏗️ Architecture
┌─────────────┐ WebSocket (ws://IP:81/ws) ┌──────────┐ │ Chrome │ ◄────────────────────────────► │ ESP32 │ │ Dashboard │ JSON commands + events │ DevKit │ │ │ │ │ │ Voice ──► │ SpeechRecognition (offline) │ Relay ──► Lights │ Buttons ──► │ │ Relay ──► Fan │ Scenes ──► │ │ GPIO ──► Lock └─────────────┘ └──────────┘
No cloud needed~10ms LAN latencyWorks offline
🌐 Offline vs Online — How It Works
Offline (LAN Only)
- ✓ ESP32 + Mac on same WiFi, no internet
- ✓ Voice via Chrome SpeechRecognition (local)
- ✓ WebSocket direct to ESP32, ~10ms latency
- ✓ Dashboard runs on localhost, fully offline
Online (Internet Available)
- ✓ Same LAN control + cloud speech assist
- ✓ Optional MQTT cloud relay for remote access
- ✓ Alexa / Google Home integrations active
- ✓ OTA firmware updates for ESP32