The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agoHave we overcomplicated everything?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square237fedilinkarrow-up11.59Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.58Karrow-down1imageHave we overcomplicated everything?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agomessage-square237fedilink
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-23 days agoThe only smartbulb feature I need is dusk-to-dawn for my porch lights, and I found lightbulbs that actually have it builtin. Good old electronics that don’t depend on the cloud.
minus-squarecouch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 days agoI did this with a string lights, a smart plug, and a home assistant ‘sun’ integration
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe first thought into my head was that you’re somehow doing PWM by directly switching mains electricity.
minus-squareEyron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoFancy. I just have a dumb switch that does it offline with any bulb. No dimming, though
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI do this with a USB relay, it doesn’t use any radio communication but the downside is it requires some rewiring
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 days agoI just have my porch lights hooked up through The Clapper and my computer uses a local weather feed to trigger sundown mode and play a clap sample through my Bluetooth speaker array. /S, but now I kinda want to do it.
The only smartbulb feature I need is dusk-to-dawn for my porch lights, and I found lightbulbs that actually have it builtin.
Good old electronics that don’t depend on the cloud.
I did this with a string lights, a smart plug, and a home assistant ‘sun’ integration
The first thought into my head was that you’re somehow doing PWM by directly switching mains electricity.
Fancy. I just have a dumb switch that does it offline with any bulb. No dimming, though
I do this with a USB relay, it doesn’t use any radio communication but the downside is it requires some rewiring
I just have my porch lights hooked up through The Clapper and my computer uses a local weather feed to trigger sundown mode and play a clap sample through my Bluetooth speaker array.
/S, but now I kinda want to do it.