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Smart home (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Shades? A real tech enthusiast uses PDLC Film!

(Seriously, I wish I could afford some for all my windows.)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Shit. I am a fossil.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Build your own! All you need is an esp32 or pi pico, stepper motor, and driver.

That's next on my list of projects after I finish my smart microchip keyed pet feeding stalls.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure the build-it-yourself route is the cheaper one compared to just buying a ZigBee smart opener

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think they’re saying they wish they could afford PDLC film for all their windows. If you can DIY PDLC film you probably have a 3D printer the size of a tractor trailer and are 3D printing yourself a new house or something just for for the fuck of it in the backyard of your estate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@[email protected] was talking about stepper motors and microcontrollers, those are for motorizing a shade

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Unless my client is fucking up and putting their post as a reply to the wrong comment (which is a real possibility), they replied to Telorand who was talking about PDLC film.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I misread the comment.