From f0501d986bae5015ed65688c8fe5032554d61510 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maurice Makaay Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:18:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added features list. --- README.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8a50484..4073191 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,6 +12,35 @@ This project provides custom components for ESPHome, which make it possible to fully control every aspect of the lamp and to integrate the lamp in your Home Assistant setup. +## Features + +* The lamp **integrates easily with Home Assistant** using the ESPHome integration. + +* **The lamp no longer phones home to the Mijia Cloud.** Using this firmware, + you can rest assured that the network traffic is limited to your own network. + This matches the ideas behind Home Assistant, of providing a local home + automation platform, that puts privacy first. + +* **No more need for the LAN control option** to integrate the lamp with + Home Assistant. Especially important, because Xiaomi decided in all their + wisdom to remove LAN control from the device, breaking existing integrations. + +* **The night light supports multiple colors**. The original firmware only supports + a single warm white night light color. + +* **Smooth light color transitions**, unlike the current version of the Yeelight + integration. The Homekit integration does provide good transitions, but on my + system, the color temperature white light mode is missing in the Home Assistant GUI. + +* **Since the components of the lamp are exposed as ESPHome components, you + don't have to stick with the lamp's original behavior**. You can hook up the + lamp in your home automation as you see fit. Use the slider to control the + volume of your audio set? Long press the power button to put your house in + night mode? Use the illumination behind the slider bar to represent the + progress of your sour dough bread bulk fermentation? + Go ahead, make it so! :-) + + ## Quick start guide For those who have experience with flashing ESPHome onto devices: