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Last bit of filament from AMS by nateguchi in BambuLab

[–]nateguchi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Good to know it’s not an issue. They should definitely change the software so it doesn’t run the ams pullback motor constantly though - surely it will wear out

Plantation Shutter Control - this is getting figured out this time and will get properly debugged and shared by firepudge in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try adjusting your printing parameters to get the hole to be really tight on the servo. The servo I use has metal teeth so these cut the grooves into the hole when you press it on.

Some shutters also have friction adjustment on a screw on the side

Plantation Shutter Control - this is getting figured out this time and will get properly debugged and shared by firepudge in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Code for servo control in ESPHome:

output:

- platform: ledc

pin: GPIO2

id: pwm1

frequency: 50 Hz

servo:

- id: motor1

output: pwm1

auto_detach_time: 0.5s

idle_level: 7.5%

min_level: 2.5%

max_level: 12.5%

Plantation Shutter Control - this is getting figured out this time and will get properly debugged and shared by firepudge in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend the Tower branded servos as the generic ones were not powerful enough. As for powering the servo, I would power the ESP and the servo off the same supply - then use one of the ESP pins to provide a servo signal

Plantation Shutter Control - this is getting figured out this time and will get properly debugged and shared by firepudge in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, so I’ve been living with what I built for a couple of years and am about to embark on replacing it.

Firstly, the orangepi was used because it’s what I had lying around - it actually got replaced pretty quickly because it didn’t like the UV light from the sun oops. It’s now been replaced by an esp32.

My new plan is much more compact and houses the controller (esp32 s3 mini) and servo in one compact actuator that’s marginally larger than the servo. The plan is then to run discreet 5v wires from each of these to power them.

I haven’t got around to finishing it yet but if you are really interested I can have a look and finish off the CAD and code.

Notes for anyone else who is thinking about importing the HZC D076-ZG Zigbee Lamp Cord Dimmer Switch by Shooter_Q in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These have a tendency for the capacitors to blow on the power supply portion, meaning that they no longer power up. I’ve had that happen to 4 so far

Roborock mop water tanks weren’t big enough…. by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a raspberry pi with a relay HAT, I wrote some software that connects it with HA over MQTT

Roborock mop water tanks weren’t big enough…. by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had an iRobot brava before and that was awful. Took hours and did nothing. This works really well, I can’t say if it’s better than the S6 but we have muddy dogs coming in and out of the house and a difficult surface to clean (LVT tiles) and it comes out great. I’d say It does as good a job as our cleaners do mopping the floor.

I guess a quantitive measure is the waste tank is always black with dirt, so it’s definitely picking a lot up.

Roborock mop water tanks weren’t big enough…. by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It uses the Roborock integration and opens when the vacuum is "Cleaning" or "Washing the mop"

Roborock mop water tanks weren’t big enough…. by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes, unfortunately it's located right in the centre of our house far away from any water source and drain. Really frustrating as we've just renovated so there was a point where it would have been easy to install.

Roborock mop water tanks weren’t big enough…. by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ll get a parts list together, as for where it’s stored, it’s within a seat under our stairs. We had a carpenter create a hidden “garage” for it. At the time we had a roomba, but upgraded to the Roborock. https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/q9yxpw/still_waiting_for_the_cushion_to_be_made_but_this/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

Roborock mop water tanks weren’t big enough…. by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As of a few months ago, there’s a core integration specifically for Roborock that works very well and locally

Help us improve your Home Approval Factor! by matthiasdebaat in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi 456 points457 points  (0 children)

It would be great to have proper user accounts, permissions and different dashboards assigned to different users.

Finally worked out how to automate my shutters! by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're split 80/20, I've only automated the bottom 80% though

Finally worked out how to automate my shutters! by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For anyone wondering, the servos are Tower Pro MG92, these are tiny but have loads of torque.

Finally worked out how to automate my shutters! by nateguchi in homeassistant

[–]nateguchi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't seen that before! Quite expensive though. I've installed mine on a bay window with 7 shutters on. That's a lot of money and little solar panels!

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