AC Dimmer via MQTT with ESP32 and ESP8266 Feb 26, 2026 0 545 TL;DR: Install rbdimmerESP32 (for ESP32) or RBDdimmer (for ESP8266) plus PubSubClient . Connect to your MQTT broker, subscribe to a brightness topic, and call rbdimmer_set_level() in the callback. Pub... ac-dimmer ESP32 home-automation MQTT tutorial Read more
AC Dimmer with Home Assistant: ESPHome and DimmerLink Guide Feb 26, 2026 0 469 TL;DR: Two integration paths exist. Path A (standard ESPHome ac_dimmer platform) is simple but causes ISR/WiFi conflicts on dual-core ESP32. Path B (DimmerLink ESPHome component) offloads TRIAC timing... ac-dimmer dimmerlink ESP32 home-automation tutorial Read more