Github link to all required files.
Diy blinds automation.
This project uses the following components that you can source for about 20 30 aud online.
A power supply or solar panel with a battery.
I have designed the base such that it can be printed upright and without supports but.
To automate your blinds you will need.
It won t work on the less common cordless blinds or roller shades.
A communication device to your automation system z wave zigbee bluetooth radio ir or a built in board to control the timing of the operations.
The blinds use a light dependent resistor to open during the day and close at night but a 1 thermal sensor can close them during the day if it s particularly hot.
The automation kit works on slatted blinds of 2 3 inches which is the probably the type of blinds you have in your home.
Blind engine claims that they work with roller shades roman shades horizontal blinds vertical blinds and roll type curtains.
The project also incorporates an.