Home Assistant Connect AUX-2

Integrate your existing gear into your smart home with Home Assistant Connect AUX-2, the ultimate smart home multi-tool. Stream CD-quality audio directly to your Hi-Fi or AV receiver, perfectly synced with your existing smart speakers. Manage solar setups, TVs, UPSs, and more via its USB and two serial ports. Optimize your Z-Wave network by placing it in the ideal spot in your home, and expand your Bluetooth reach with a dedicated antenna. Power over Ethernet (PoE) enables a clean, single-cable setup, with Wi-Fi and USB-C options ready whenever you need them. Best of all, every purchase funds the development of Home Assistant.

Home Assistant Connect AUX-2 is the smart home multi-tool. It brings old, but still great-sounding audio gear into Home Assistant and syncs them with smart speakers. Serial gives you advanced device control, USB helps position your Z-Wave network in a better spot, and a built-in Bluetooth proxy expands coverage. Best of all, it has Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Key Features:

• Supported features: Synchronized whole-home audio with Music Assistant (Sendspin), Home Assistant media playback, RS-232 serial control, RS-485 via USB adapter (sold separately), Z-Wave via Connect ZWA-2 (sold separately), Bluetooth LE proxy.
• Power and network: Power over Ethernet (802.3af or better) or USB-C, and Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
• Chips inside: ESP32-S3 (SoC), TI PCM5122 (audio DAC), and W5500 (Ethernet controller).

Summary:

• 🧰 THE SMART HOME MULTI-TOOL – audio, serial, Z-Wave, and Bluetooth, all at the same time. Just plug it in, and Home Assistant’s wizard helps you set it up.
• ⚡POWERFUL OPTIONS – power and data over a single Power over Ethernet (PoE) cable, or use USB-C power with Wi-Fi/Ethernet.
• 🎶 WHOLE-HOME SYNCED AUDIO – CD-quality analog or optical audio for your Hi-Fi or receiver, in sync with your smart speakers, and ready for Music Assistant.
• 🎛️ ADVANCED CONTROL – 2× RS-232 and an RS-485* let you control your TV, receiver, or projector even in standby, plus other serial gear. *RS-485 adapter sold separately.
• 📡 CONNECT ANYWHERE – move your Z-Wave network (Connect ZWA-2) to the best spot in your home. Adapter sold separately.
• 📶 ROCK-SOLID BLUETOOTH – a dedicated antenna brings Bluetooth smart home devices* into Home Assistant over a stable wired connection (*Bluetooth audio is not supported).
• 🛠️ BUILT TO BE TINKERED WITH – Built on ESPHome and easy to take apart. Ready to go out of the box, or customize it to your needs.
• ✅ RELIABLE TO THE CORE – Built by Nabu Casa, providing dedicated support and years of software updates.
• 🏠 FUNDING HOME ASSISTANT – Every purchase funds the development of Home Assistant.