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This is cool! I've often felt tempted to build something like that. I'm disappointed by how overpriced and terrible commercial thermostats are - try finding one
by ufmace 6y ago
This is cool! I've often felt tempted to build something like that. I'm disappointed by how overpriced and terrible commercial thermostats are - try finding one that can actually switch from cool to heat automatically, isn't super-cumbersome to set up, and doesn't cost several hundred bucks.
It's also a bit sad how hard it seems to be to get Google Home to be able to control custom gadgets.
And combining Python scripts with a Spring Boot webapp - why? Seems like a good application for Flask. Why use 2 languages when 1 can do the job?
- ysabri 6y agoThis one wasn't that cheap tbh. Without the legos and with all the bad sensors I got, it cost around 130ish. I was surprised at how difficult Google Home integration it was yes. I see what you're saying. I honestly used Spring Boot just cause I'm really comfortable with it and can get something going quickly. It later on worked well for the Google Home stuff since they have examples and docs in Java/Kotlin. It also doesn't look like they have Python support.