DIY Custom Breakout Board for ESP8266 or ESP32

Do you often find yourself creating the same basic starting circuit on a breadboard for your ESP8266 or ESP32 project or component bench testing?  Instead, create a simple breakout board that can be used as a starting point for projects that use a Wemos D1 Mini (ESP8266) or an ESP32 Mini.

An Update on Home Assistant

 

Approximately a year and a half ago, I did both a video and blog article expressing my concerns about the future of Home Assistant and the direction, or lack thereof, being taken by the developers. But some recent major announcements from Home Assistant addresses many of my initial concerns.  So I felt like I needed to provide an update to revisit my original concerns.