Funduino Smart Home Education / ESP32 / Arduino / Compatible with Home Assistant

Funduino SmartHome Education

Smart home training system for modern computer science lessons

Brief description:
Funduino SmartHome Education is a practice-oriented smart home training system for computer science and STEM lessons. With the ESP32 microcontroller, students develop real IoT and smart home applications with sensors and actuators.
The system is compatible with Home Assistant and can be fully integrated into a real smart home environment - including automations, dashboards and central control via a Home Assistant server.
Arduino IDE, MicroPython and MakeCode are supported as well as communication via WLAN and Bluetooth. Comprehensive teaching material enables a quick start and project-based learning from sensor technology to networked home automation.
Ideal for schools, working groups, vocational schools and training in the fields of smart home, IoT and automation.

Funduino SmartHome Education can be used completely standalone, without internet access or a smart home server.
All included sensors and actuators can be programmed, networked and automated directly with ESP32 and Arduino, even without a home assistant.

In standalone mode, the focus is on classic learning content, such as

• Reading and processing sensor data
• Control of actuators
• Programming logic and automation
• Communication via WLAN or Bluetooth
• Setting up your own smart home functions without a central server structure

The connection to Home Assistant is optional and is an extension for advanced or realistic scenarios. It enables integration into a central smart home environment with dashboards, automations and device management, but is not a prerequisite for use in the classroom. This makes Funduino SmartHome Education suitable for a step-by-step introduction to smart home and IoT topics as well as for building complex, networked systems in advanced courses.

Funduino SmartHome Education is a practice-oriented smart home environment in the form of a model workshop for computer science and technology lessons. The system was developed specifically for use in schools, vocational training and higher education and makes it possible to implement real IoT and smart home scenarios in a structured and comprehensible way. The focus is not on isolated experimentation with individual sensors, but on the systematic interaction of sensors, actuators, data processing and network technologies - just as is the case in real smart home installations.

Real smart home scenarios with Home Assistant
The Funduino SmartHome is compatible with Home Assistant.
This allows the system to be fully integrated into a real, professional smart home environment.

Students not only work with microcontrollers, but also integrate their projects into a Home Assistant server - including

• central device management
• Dashboards and visualizations
• Automations and scenes
• realistic IoT workflows (e.g. MQTT, WLAN sensors, actuator control)

This creates an authentic learning environment that makes the transition from school projects to real applications in the private or industrial environment comprehensible.

Sensors - record, evaluate, react

The system provides a wide selection of typical smart home sensors:

Temperature and humidity sensor
→ Room climate monitoring and control strategies

Light and motion sensor
→ Automated lighting, presence logic, security

Wetness and gas sensor
→ Security applications and alarm scenarios

Ultrasonic proximity sensor
→ Contactless interaction

Push button and rotary control
→ Manual inputs and status control

Infrared receiver incl. remote control
→ Classic control concepts and protocols

Actuators - making automation visible

For the direct implementation of control and automation logics, the following are available, among others

OLED display
→ Display of measured values, statuses and system messages

Servo drive (e.g. door opening)
→ Mechanical actuators and access control

Fan
→ Active control of air circulation

Status LEDs (red / green)
→ Quick visualization of system statuses

WS2812 RGB LEDs (NeoPixel)
→ Status and process visualization

Loudspeaker
→ Acoustic feedback and alarm signals

Didactic added value

With the Funduino SmartHome Education, learners can independently implement projects such as

• temperature-dependent room control
• Light and presence automation
• Security and alarm systems
• networked sensor-actuator systems
• Smart home dashboards with Home Assistant

You will acquire key skills in:

• Microcontroller programming
• Sensor and actuator integration
• Network and IoT communication
• Data processing and automation
• Systems thinking instead of individual module logic

Key points at a glance

• Tried and tested teaching system for computer science & STEM
• Compatible with Home Assistant (integration into real smart home environments)
• Comprehensive teaching material for all components
• Supported platforms: Arduino IDE, MicroPython, MakeCode
• Control via WLAN and Bluetooth
• Wide range of sensors and actuators
• Ideal for project work, elective courses and AGs

Scope of delivery

1x Funduino Smarthome incl. ESP32 microcontroller, workshop model and fully soldered all-in-one circuit board with all the sensors and actuators mentioned.

Attention: The product can also be used without an additional Home Assistant Server. No Home Assistant Server is included!

Link to theinstructions: https: //funduino.de/smart-home-education