Automated Blinds Overview


After watching Kevin Darrah's clear sky indicator project on YouTube, I was inspired to make this automated blinds project. Using his code and the connection to openweathermap.org as he did in his project, I established three blind positions for different weather and time conditions. The designed device hourly checks the weather and time of day, then the blinds are adjusted to one of three positions according to the conditions I set. The project utlizes the EEPROM to keep track of the previous blind position after waking up from deep sleep.

Kevin Darrah's clear sky project in this video here

Automated Blinds Pictures


Automated Blinds Front View

Device Top View

3D Parts Attached to Servo Motor

D-shaped Tilt Rod Interface

Servo Attached with Tilt Rod

Servo Mount with Blind Front View


Automated Blinds Video


Below is a demo of the automated blinds and its three blind positions.



Blind Positions


The different weather conditions from openweathermap is here

The conditions for my three blind positions are:

  • Fully Open: Day time and weather condition is "clear sky", "few clouds", or "scattered clouds"
  • Open Halfway: Day time and any other weather conditions
  • Closed: Night time

Automated Blinds Wiring Schematic

Setup


Setup and code can be found at my GitHub repository page here