Hi All,
I am trying to integrate my busy light with my Home Assistant instance for some home automation based on the colour of the light.
The busy light is basically an orb that changes colour based on the status in various apps like teams and ring central.
I am thinking of using a Leonardo close (I have a few on hand) with an ESP8266-01 board and a TCS3200/230 to detect the colour that the orb is and then send the data over MQTT to Home Assistant
I want this to be the smallest form factor possible hence using the leonardo clone. I will need to 3d print an enclosure for the whole assembly that also means that I can still see the light and it needs to be able to be powered via USB
Do these components make sense or should I use other options. This is still in the planning stages so I am happy to change things to the best option
The reason I am going this route rather than using the HASS agent that is available for home assistant is that I am not able to install anything on my work laptop that isn't on the approved list of software, and seeing as they supply busy lights the software for this is on the approved list