For the past few months I’ve been working on automating my window blinds. There is a street light right outside my bedroom window and I don’t like sleeping with the windows uncovered. But I hate trying to wake up in a completely pitch black room. So I’ve been working on a hardware device that will close my blinds at night, and then open them up again in the morning.
Here is a picture of the blinds:
And here is the motor with a built in gearbox that I’m using:
And here is my hardware design for the Wifi connected motor controller:
Any thoughts? Suggestions? I’ll post an update later this month when its all working!