Automate blinds spinning rod

[Jani]

Well well… ordered 270 servos. Next I’m going to need some 5v usb chargers. Today I printed one mini pro case just to see how it looks on the wall. It’s great. So…servos and wemos are coming.

EDIT. I continue my chat in main topic.

[RELEASE] ESP8266 / Arduino servo controlled smart blinds

Here we go! This is a re-think of the simple smart blinds created by @C_Hobbs. The code now supports positioning the blinds, not just open and close. You can also add a switch to the blinds for those times that you just want to move them a bit manually. I used a custom designed gear box I printed on my 3d printer to connect the servo to the shaft that controls the window blind angle. This is my first SmartThings project. I will clean up this first post as time allows and I get some pictures taken. For the servo I used a $4 TowerPro clone from AliExpress model MG996. I found that the D1 Mini WeMos board fit easier in the window blind header than the NodeMCU. Both should work. The largest window I have in my house is a picture window that is about 6’ and this setup works for that. Any sma…