Switching to ESP32s improved my smart home after Raspberry Pi price increases

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Raspberry Pi price hikes led to a smart home system upgrade using ESP32 microcontrollers, resulting in improved reliability and performance. The author switched to ESP32 boards due to escalating Raspberry Pi costs, finding that distributing smart home functions across multiple, single-purpose microcontrollers eliminated single points of failure and reduced lag. This shift, prompted by budget concerns, resulted in a more resilient and responsive smart home setup, with the Raspberry Pi reassigned to network monitoring tasks.


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