I was hoping to get some ideas about lighting up my backyard about 1000sq ft with some strong solar lights.
Something like these
https://www.amazon.com/Brightech-Ambience-Pro-Waterproof-Outdoor/dp/B07MFLM3V5?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A302JHK8ZA18R6
But was wondering if someone has something similar for their backyard and was able to control them through ha through perhaps esp32/zigbee/wifi.
I installed this and like it a lot. Very bright. No external control though either.
CEOTIS Solar Outdoor Lights, 243 LED 3500LM Motion Sensor Solar Lights, IP65 Waterproof 3 Heads Security Flood Lights, Separate Solar Panel Remote Control 3 Modes Wall Lights.
The remote sets modes and is universal IR thing.
The solar panel is also the sensor for enabling the lights, so very little room for manual control.
I think finding solar + controllable by HA is going to be tough to find unless your roll your own or modify an off-the-shelf unit with an ESP32 connected to a battery and larger solar panel. Does it need to be solar? You could use the WLED board and some outdoor pixel lights and have some seriously cool outdoor lighting if you can wrangle up 5V of power for it.
Currently I do not have 120v in the backyard so I was hoping for some solar powered string lights.
It might be a little more complex than I thought it would be.
Those were another option I wa thinking, wife like the trying lights so I was exploring those options first,
But I’ll keep those in mind!