Trying to make a pair of compasses that always point to each other

• Home Assistant

  1,411 68,666 10.0 Python

  :house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.

  

First, I love this idea and if I was still on the road like I used to be (I'm writing this from a hotel but I'm mostly WFH these days) I would dive into this project straight away. The good news is that this is pretty simple. I use Home Assistant as a platform for my home-based stuff, so the solution outlined below is kinda geared towards that being the middle. However, it'd still be doable without.

• android

  60 1,253 9.7 Kotlin

  OwnTracks Android App (by owntracks)

  

On your side, you need some way to be tracked. Easy solution is an app on your phone, I like OwnTracks as a privacy-respecting option.

• InfluxDB

  www.influxdata.com sponsored

  Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  

• esphome

  227 7,711 9.9 C++

  ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

  

At home, you just need a network connection and a servo. ESPhome would make this bit a snap. Then, you need to calculate the bearing from home towards your most recent location. The math there is a little more involved, so for that I turn to ChatGPT:

Suggest a related project