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Very cool. Mind sharing some details? Did you blog it? What kind of hardware did you use? How did you figure out how/what to do? What other "smart-house stuff"
by jm4 15y ago
Very cool. Mind sharing some details? Did you blog it? What kind of hardware did you use? How did you figure out how/what to do? What other "smart-house stuff" did you come up with?
- krzyk 15y agoI'm also waiting for more details. I was thinking of building such a thermostat myself so ...
- noonespecial 15y agoSadly I didn't blog it or even take pictures. I didn't set out with the "this is going to be an awesome project" geek-out mentality. I started small and it kind of accreted over about a year. Main computer: Embedded linux platform called "Soekris Net4801". http://soekris.com/products/net4801.html http://soekris.com/products/net4801.html Linux Distro: "Voyage" Readonly embedded. http://linux.voyage.hk/ http://linux.voyage.hk/ Lighting controls were Insteon from smarthome.com.(1) I made one of these with arduino and a servo for the front door and linked it with xbee radios. http://hackaday.com/2011/06/30/diy-servo-activated-door-lock-with-capacitive-touch-keypad/ http://hackaday.com/2011/06/30/diy-servo-activated-door-lock... My HVAC interface was a 5-wire (we had heat-pump and e-heat) so I made a relay board that was controlled by arduino that ran off the 24v supplied by the furnace. There are common wire colors that are industry standard. Mine were installed wrong causing many headaches. (1) Oh hey! look. They've got a selction of insteon compatible and wifi thermostats now! All for less than $200! Nice.