A standalone ecosystem integrating IoTextra, IoTbase and IoTsmart series modules with Tasmota. It enables automation logic for smart home IoT applications, such as smart farming, without requiring external controllers or servers.
The binary is selected by SoM. The Template is selected by the board.
- Flash the Tasmota binary that matches your SoM (System-on-Module) — see the SoM → binary table in Setup.md
- Apply the Tasmota Template that matches your carrier board (IoTbase, IoTsmart) — see
/Tasmota_Templates
This separation means you can swap the SoM without changing the Template, and vice versa.
Modern prototyping tools make it easy to build a demo but extremely hard to transition that prototype into a stable, maintainable product. Teams often redesign hardware from the ground up after using Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or similar prototyping boards — a costly and time-consuming process that burdens long-term support.
The Make Things Happy platform eliminates this gap by standardizing I/O hardware through the IoTextra module family and providing two clear integration paths:
- IoTbase for full-featured, serial-ready solutions using SoMs
- IoTsmart for compact wireless MCU nodes
All modules are Open Hardware, well-documented, and usable independently.
To unify these hardware options for smart home users, we created IoThome.
IoThome is a software layer that sits on top of Tasmota and the IoTextra hardware family. It provides ready-to-use Berry drivers, Templates, and automation logic so you can go from hardware assembly to a running smart home node without writing firmware from scratch.
| Layer | Role |
|---|---|
| IoTextra modules | Standardized I/O hardware (analog inputs, digital I/O, etc.) |
| Tasmota | Open-source ESP32 firmware handling connectivity, OTA, and much more |
| IoThome Berry Drivers & Application Scripts | Application-level logic running on-device inside Tasmota |
| IoThome Templates | Pre-configured GPIO mappings for each supported carrier board |
No external server, hub, or cloud dependency is required. Every node runs autonomously and locally.
| Board | Form Factor | Compatible SoMs |
|---|---|---|
| IoTsmart ESP32-S3 | Fixed SoM | ESP32-S3 (integrated) |
| IoTsmart XIAO | XIAO slot | XIAO ESP32-S3, XIAO ESP32-C6, XIAO ESP32-C3, and other XIAO-compatible SoMs |
| IoTbase PICO | PICO | Waveshare ESP32-S3 PICO and other PICO-compatible SoMs |
| IoTbase NANO | Nano | Arduino Nano ESP32, Waveshare ESP32-S3 Nano, and other Nano-compatible SoMs |
| IoTbase Feather | Feather | Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3, Adafruit Feather ESP32-C6, and other Feather-compatible SoMs |
⚠️ IoTsmart ESP32-S3 requires a Tiny Adaptor Board with Cable for flashing.
| Carrier Board | IoTflow (Node-RED) | IoThome (Tasmota) |
|---|---|---|
| IoTbase PICO + Waveshare ESP32-S3-Pico | 🔶 Coming Soon | 🔶 Coming Soon |
| IoTbase PICO + Waveshare ESP32-C6-Pico | 🔶 Coming Soon | 🔶 Coming Soon |
| IoTbase PICO + RP2040 |  |
— |
| IoTbase PICO + RP2350 | |
— |
| IoTbase NANO + Waveshare ESP32-S3-NANO | |
|
| IoTbase Feather + Adafruit ESP32-C6 Feather | 🔶 Coming Soon | 🔶 Coming Soon |
| IoTbase Feather + FeatherS3[D] ESP32-S3 | 🔲 Planned | 🔲 Planned |
| IoTsmart RP2040 | |
— |
| IoTsmart RP2350A | |
— |
| IoTsmart ESP32-S3 | |
|
| IoTsmart XIAO + XIAO RP2350 | 🔶 Coming Soon | — |
| IoTsmart XIAO + XIAO ESP32-S3 | 🔶 Coming Soon | 🔶 Coming Soon |
| IoTsmart XIAO + XIAO ESP32-C5 | 🔲 Planned | 🔲 Planned |
| IoTsmart XIAO + XIAO ESP32-C6 | 🔲 Planned | 🔲 Planned |
Legend:
— available, click to open
- — — not applicable
- 🔶 — Coming Soon
- 🔲 — Planned
Digital I/O
- IoTextra Input
- IoTextra Relay2
- IoTextra SSR Small
- IoTextra MOSFET2
- IoTextra Octal
- IoTextra Octal2
Analog / Combo
- IoTextra Analog
- IoTextra Analog 3
- IoTextra Combo
| IoTextra Module | IoTsmart ESP32-S3 | IoTsmart XIAO + XIAO ESP32-S3 | IoTbase PICO + Waveshare ESP32-S3-Pico | IoTbase NANO + Waveshare ESP32-S3-NANO | IoTbase Feather + Adafruit ESP32-C6 Feather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input |  |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
🔶 |
| Relay | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 |
| Relay2 | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
|
| SSR Small | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
🔶 |
| MOSFET2 | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
🔶 |
| Quadro | |
🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 |
| Octal | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
|
| Octal2 | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
|
| Octal3 | |
🔲 | 🔲 | |
🔲 |
| Analog | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
|
| Analog2 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 |
| Analog3 | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
|
| Combo | |
🔶 | 🔶 | |
|
| Combo2 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 | 🔲 |
Legend:
— available, click to open
- 🔶 — Coming Soon
- 🔲 — Planned
Full template files: /Tasmota_Templates
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. HARDWARE │
│ Carrier board + SoM + IoTextra I/O module(s) │
└────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌────────────────────────▼────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. FLASH │
│ Flash Tasmota factory binary from official Tasmota releases │
│ Binary is selected by SoM — see SoM table in Setup.md │
└────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌────────────────────────▼────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 3. CONFIGURE │
│ Apply IoTextra GPIO Template from /Tasmota_Templates │
│ Template is selected by carrier board │
└────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌────────────────────────▼────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 4. DEPLOY DRIVERS │
│ Upload Berry drivers from /Berry_Drivers via File System │
└────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌────────────────────────▼────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 5. AUTOMATE │
│ Upload application scripts from /Application_Scripts │
│ Add berry driver load() calls to autoexec.be │
│ Node runs autonomously — no external server required │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
See full setup instructions in:
📄 Setup.md
IoThome/
│
├── Application_Scripts/ # Ready-to-use Berry automation scripts
│ # Drop-in logic for common use cases
│
├── Berry_Drivers/ # Low-level Berry drivers for IoTextra hardware
│ ├── ADS1115Data.be # ADS1115 analog ADC driver (voltage & current)
│ ├── TCA9534.be # TCA9534/TCA9534A digital I/O expander driver
│ ├── ADS7828.be # ADS7828 analog ADC driver (IoTextra Analog 3)
│ └── ISO1211.be # ISO1211 digital I/O driver (IoTextra Quadro)
│
├── Documentation/ # Setup guides and parameter references
│
├── Media/ # Images and video links
│
├── Tasmota_Templates/ # GPIO Templates organized by carrier board
│ ├── IoTsmart_ESP32-S3/
│ ├── IoTsmart_XIAO/
│ ├── IoTbase_PICO/
│ ├── IoTbase_NANO/
│ └── IoTbase_Feather/
│
├── LICENSE
└── README.md
Tasmota binary files are not stored in this repository. Download them from the official Tasmota releases using the SoM → binary table in Setup.md.
All IoThome code, documentation, and media are licensed under the MIT License — see LICENSE.
Hardware licenses do not apply; this is a software-only repository.