#Matter

A Smart Lock I Didn't Need

Building Your Own Thread Border Router with ESP32s

Why build your own Thread Border Router when so many devices already include one? What started as a simple home automation need took me much further than expected: Thread, OpenThread, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C6, RCP, external antennas, network diagnostics... This is the story of a Border Router I built, modified and broke several times before finally arriving at a solution I can truly understand, observe and maintain.

Our Home Automation Project

The story of yet another project — one that would eventually help give birth to this very website. More than just technical documentation, it's the story of a process where one thing leads to another, every answer raises new questions, and boundaries have an annoying tendency to disappear.