✨ The 20th community highlight! (#17740)

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+title: "Community Highlights: 20th edition"
+description: "New inspiration for your own Lovelace dashboard, get started with a browser extension and try the pulse meter component in the latest ESPHome release"
+date: 2021-05-07 00:00:00
+date_formatted: "May 7, 2021"
+author: Klaas Schoute
+author_twitter: klaasnicolaas
+categories: Community
+og_image: /images/blog/2021-05-07-community-highlights/social.png
+---
+
+Damn! We are already at the 20th edition of the Home Assistant Community
+Highlights! Some interesting things popped up around our community, we
+thought was worth sharing.
+
+Do you want to share something for the next edition?
+Information on [how to share](#got-a-tip-for-the-next-edition).
+
+./Klaas <br>
+*Intern on Home Assistant Energy*
+
+## Blueprint of the week
+------
+
+<div style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center">
+    <a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/deconz-simple-alarm-control-panel-blueprint/305397" target="_blank">
+        <img
+            src='/images/blog/2021-05-07-community-highlights/keypad.jpg'
+            alt="Zigbee alarm Keypad"
+            style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;width:60%;margin-bottom:15px;'
+        />
+    </a>
+</div>
+
+Recently Home Assistant has received support for the use of alarm keypads
+with deCONZ, which works with an alarm control panel entity and the `deconz_alarm_event`.
+
+Therefore this week's blueprint is that of [Robban](https://community.home-assistant.io/u/Robban),
+with which you can use a physical (Zigbee) keypad to switch your alarm on
+or off.
+
+Keep in mind: the support in deCONZ rest plugin is still in an **alpha** stage.
+
+Try it out! Read more about it on the [community forum][week_blueprint] or
+install this automation in your instance with a click on the My button!
+
+{% my blueprint_import badge blueprint_url="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/deconz-simple-alarm-control-panel-blueprint/305397" %}
+
+## Lovelace Dashboard
+------
+
+Also this week we have a new Lovelace dashboard for the necessary portion
+of inspiration 💡 This time it has become that of [StreetInevitable5427](https://www.reddit.com/user/StreetInevitable5427/),
+a beautiful Neon UI that looks so sleek that you would love to hang it
+on your wall 🖼️
+
+<div style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center">
+    <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/n4xnp3/i_made_neon_ui_for_my_tablet_does_it_have" target="_blank">
+        <img
+            src='/images/blog/2021-05-07-community-highlights/dashboard.jpg'
+            alt="Preview of the dashboard"
+            style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;width:80%;margin-bottom:15px;'
+        />
+    </a>
+</div>
+
+Take also a look at the [original post][dashboard] on Reddit. Would you
+like your dashboard to be in the community highlight? Drop it on
+[Reddit][reddit] and maybe I'll pick it out for the next edition.
+
+## Browser Extension
+------
+
+<div style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center">
+    <a href="https://github.com/bokub/home-assistant-extension" target="_blank">
+        <img
+            src='/images/blog/2021-05-07-community-highlights/browser.png'
+            alt="Home Assistant Browser Extension"
+            style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;width:90%;margin-bottom:15px;'
+        />
+    </a>
+</div>
+
+Fresh off the press, we came across something really cool on
+the [community forum](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-browser-extension/305992).
+
+[bokub](https://github.com/bokub) has made browser extensions for
+[Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/home-assistant/hpoiflhmfklhfcfpibmdmpeonphmdbda)
+and [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/home-assistant/) with
+which you can display a Lovelace dashboard in your browser and thus quickly
+switch a light, for example.
+
+<a href="https://github.com/bokub/home-assistant-extension"><img style="border: 0;" src="https://gh-card.dev/repos/bokub/home-assistant-extension.svg"></a>
+
+## ESPHome 1.17
+------
+
+<div style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center">
+    <a href="https://esphome.io/changelog/v1.17.0.html" target="_blank">
+        <img
+            src='/images/blog/2021-05-07-community-highlights/esphome.png'
+            alt="ESPHome changelog"
+            style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;width:90%;margin-bottom:15px;'
+        />
+    </a>
+</div>
+
+A new version of [ESPHome][esphome] has also been released this week! 🥳
+
+In particular, I would like to point out the new [pulse_meter](https://esphome.io/components/sensor/pulse_meter.html)
+component, which is ideal for if you want to measure all your energy via a
+pulse LED on your smart meter or when you want to read what your water
+consumption is.
+
+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The pulse meter component is also what I’ve used for the hardware I’ve been working on. I’ve made a range of improvements since the last time I shared it. Now including a status LED so it’s easy to check if it’s working. <a href="https://t.co/GwaVZS0HQj">pic.twitter.com/GwaVZS0HQj</a></p>&mdash; Klaas Schoute (@klaasnicolaas) <a href="https://twitter.com/klaasnicolaas/status/1389683162683518979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
+By combining measuring how many pulses there are within a time frame and
+the time between each pulse, you get even better accurate readings!
+
+## Got a tip for the next edition?
+------
+
+Have you seen (or made) something awesome, interesting, unique, amazing,
+inspirational, unusual or funny, using Home Assistant?
+
+[Click here to send us your Community Highlight suggestion](/suggest-community-highlight).
+
+Also, don't forget to share your creations with us via Social Media:
+
+- Tweet it! Be sure to mention [@home_assistant][twitter]
+- Share it on our [Facebook group][facebook-group]
+- Post it to our [subreddit][reddit]
+- Tag [@homeasssistant][instagram] on Instagram
+- Or via chat, drop us a line in the [#lounge at Discord][chat]
+
+See you next edition!
+
+[chat]: https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat
+[facebook-group]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant
+[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/homeassistant
+[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant
+[twitter]: https://www.twitter.com/home_assistant
+[blueprints]: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/blueprints-exchange
+[community]: https://community.home-assistant.io
+[esphome]: https://esphome.io
+[week_blueprint]: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/deconz-simple-alarm-control-panel-blueprint/305397
+[dashboard]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/n4xnp3/i_made_neon_ui_for_my_tablet_does_it_have