Has anybody modified a manual cellular blind and added a motor and ESP32 to control it with HA?
Or is everybody really buying blinds that already have the motor installed in them which are really expensive
#Add motor to cellular window blinds
broken quail
quartz gulch
Ikea has some new budget ones that aren't actually that bad
wait, i'm mixing two thoughts. ThirdReality has some new budget ones that aren't actually that bad.
https://www.amazon.com/THIRDREALITY-Semi-Transparent-Motorized-Honeycomb-Automatic/dp/B0C6KFC3JJ $75-95 per window for windows from 20"-39" wide
broken quail
I was hoping to find just the way to add a motor and an ESP32 controller. I already have the actual blinds. I just need the motor and a way to make it fit into the blinds. Is that possible?
quartz gulch
how good are you at programming?
you'll also need a relay board and a way to power it and it probably needs a bigger motor or stepper motor than you're thinking to get enough torque to deal with it.
broken quail
The electronics part isn't a problem. In fact the whole idea isn't a problem. I just thought it would be cool to contribute $ to someone for their project if someone had figured it all out already. The cellular blinds aren't cheap and I dont want to buy them and then not be able to automate them. Maybe its best for me to stick to standard venitian blinds. I know I can make those work properly.