Smart campervan control with Home Assistant

Sensors, switches, automations - In this blog, I'll show you how I made my self-built campervan smart and connected it to the open source Home Assistant project.

🔋 Ecoflow Delta Pro - 3,6 kWh
☀️ 400 W solar panel
💦 95 l fresh water tank
🧊 12V refrigerator with control via Home Assistant
🛖 Roof rack made from Bosch 40×40 mm aluminum profiles
📡 Starlink antenna with 3D-printed bracket for aluminum profiles
💨 Roof fan from 2012 with control via ESPHome via IR
⚡ 15 Shellys for recording and controlling all devices

I also recently worked on a VanMoof Electrified S1 eBike. As there is little information about this on the internet, I am collecting some instructions here.

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