The best soldering stations for electronics: WEP 927-IV, PINECIL USB-C iron, YIHUA 926 III kit, X-Tronic 3060-PRO, Weller WLSKD7012A, KSGER T12, TS101 and cordless picks, with honest pros and cons.
The best DMX512 gear for LED and stage lighting: ENTTEC DMX USB Pro, Pknight and CHAUVET Art-Net nodes, a CQRobot Arduino DMX shield, RGBW and pixel decoders, DMXking LeDMX4 and wireless DMX kits.
13 WLED controllers compared: GLEDOPTO Elite 4-output with Ethernet, MagWLED-1 USB-C, BTF-LIGHTING SP803E and SP805E, Elite 6-channel and 5P PWM, plus an ESP-NOW remote and DIY ESP32 boards.
13 Ethernet modules for Arduino and ESP32 compared: HiLetgo W5500, Arduino Ethernet Shield 2, HiLetgo W5100 shield, ENC28J60, Waveshare LAN8720, PoE-FeatherWing and RP2040-ETH picks.
The best small PoE switches for IoT and smart homes: TP-Link TL-SG105MPE, NETGEAR GS108PP, Zyxel GS1005HP, YuanLey budget and DIN-rail models, 2.5G PoE++ and PoE passthrough switches compared.
The best PoE splitters, injectors and PoE HATs for Raspberry Pi and IoT: UCTRONICS USB-C and micro USB splitters, REVOTECH 12V, TRENDnet and TP-Link PoE+ injectors, and the GeeekPi P33 for Pi 5.
The best Lutron Caseta devices compared: Deluxe Smart Dimmer Starter Kit, Caseta and Diva dimmers, Claro switches, Pico remotes, the Smart Hub, fan control, outdoor plug and occupancy sensor for Home Assistant.
The best IR receiver and transmitter modules for Arduino and ESP32: Gikfun VS1838B and IR LED kit, Dorhea RX/TX modules, Lonely Binary kit, TSOP38238 parts and M5Stack ATOMS3 Lite IR blasters compared.
We compare 12 IR blasters and smart universal remotes: BroadLink RM4 mini and RM4 Pro, Aqara Hub M2, SofaBaton X2 and X1S, Tapo H110, MOES and Cielo Breez Lite, with Home Assistant notes.
We compare 12 RF remote control outlets that need no Wi-Fi or hub: BN-LINK kits, DEWENWILS outdoor plugs and timers, HBN, LoraTap 915MHz, Fosmon dusk-to-dawn and an eMylo 433MHz 12V relay.