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Do It Yourself@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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?

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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?

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Do It Yourself@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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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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IKEA makes controllable blinds. They are costly, but not even remotely close to what Lutron has.

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