I want a couple of devices that could open and close my blackout curtains depending on a schedule or smart home integration. Cheaper to make one or buy one?
I want a couple of devices that could open and close my blackout curtains depending on a schedule or smart home integration. Cheaper to make one or buy one?
They are analog roller shades. I feel like it could be a decent project but my budget isn't great, so i do want to know if that is something worth DIYing or not. Also I wouldn't know what micro controller to use.
Any tips?
Edit: also does anyone know of any federated /r/homeautomation equivalent?
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I've done this for vertical blinds using this: https://github.com/kp-bit/xblinds but for my big roller blind I used a commercial solution, the motor on the DIY version wasn't strong enough even with a planetary gear box added.
Then for the automation I'm using home assistant