HAIOTS LEARNING HUB
From your first device to a working IoT project
Follow a clear route through protocols, Home Assistant setup, and industry applications. Choose the task in front of you, then move to the next step with confidence.
Choose a learning path
Solve the immediate task, then build toward a complete project.
01 / PROTOCOLS
Understand device communication
Start with Modbus registers, function codes, and RTU / TCP. Learn to check addresses and frames.
02 / INTEGRATION
Connect devices to Home Assistant
Find a guide for your device and work through discovery, setup, entities, and automation tests.
03 / DEPLOYMENT
Turn an integration into a solution
Define measurements, alerts, and dashboards from a real industry scenario, then choose devices and communication methods.
Latest technical guides
Practical steps for connecting devices and building useful functions.
- How to Control Home Assistant Devices with Xiaozhi AI Voice: Beginner Tutorial
Install MCP Server for Xiaozhi in Home Assistant (HA) via HACS, then add the MCP Server for Xiaozhi integration (hosts shipped after April 2026 already have this step configured). - Multiple Ways to Create a One-Tap Lights Off Button in Home Assistant (HA): Beginner Tutorial
The benefit is that you can group all your lights together, and from then on you only need to control this group to control all the lights at once. - How to Integrate a Nest Thermostat with Home Assistant: Beginner Tutorial
Integrating Nest is one of the most tedious integrations in Home Assistant and requires a VPN, because Google enforces very strict security verification.
Protocol focus · Modbus
Build a reliable model of data, addresses, and messages before connecting equipment.
- Modbus Protocol Explained: RTU, TCP, Registers, and a Frame Example
Learn how Modbus RTU and TCP differ, how coils and registers are addressed, and how to read a device response from a sample frame.
Industry applications
See how sensing, control, and alerts come together in maintainable deployments.
- Smart Building IoT Solution | HAIOTS Makes Home Assistant Truly Enterprise-Ready
In office buildings, parks, and commercial complexes, air conditioning and lighting typically account for over 60% of operating costs year-round; equipment systems are scattered and management is coarse, while traditional building automation (BA) is often closed and expensive. - Medical & Pharma IoT Solution | HAIOTS Makes Home Assistant Truly Enterprise-Ready
The medical and pharmaceutical industry demands almost exacting “safety” and “compliance”: vaccines, blood products, and cold-chain drugs require full-process temperature control, cleanroom environments in pharmaceutical plants must stay continuously compliant, and GSP/GMP - Energy & Power IoT Solution | HAIOTS Makes Home Assistant Truly Enterprise-Ready
Driven by both the “dual carbon” goals and power market reform, distributed PV, energy storage plants, smart power distribution rooms, and enterprise energy management are entering a phase of rapid growth.
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