Blinds Management According Current Weather Data
by horvath slavo in Circuits > Wireless
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Blinds Management According Current Weather Data
This project is about usage of Personal Weather Station data for intelligent blinds management:
- Wind Gust value for securing blinds in case it exceeds a safety limit
- Solar Radiation value for smart blinds management
Supplies
Shelly 2.5 - CE + UL (3x)
Shelly Plus 1
GoGEN ME 3900 WiFi
Shelly Installation
- Install three Shelly 2.5 in a standard way for blinds control and one Shelly Plus 1
- Connect them on shelly cloud service
- Set static IP addresses
Personal Weather Station Installation
- Installation of Personal Weather Station (PWS) GoGEN ME 3900 WiFi
- Register it on Weather Underground service
- Get API key for my device from the service
Shelly Script Set Up
- Update Shelly Plus 1 to the latest beta firmware version
- Save and Run Shelly script (attached) on Shelly Plus 1:
- It reads weather data through APIs for Personal Weather Station Contributors from Weather Underground service
- Sends commands to Shelly’s 2.5:
– open blinds fully in case the wind gust exceeds a safety limit
– close them during night or in “Sunny” weather
– open them partly (turn) in “Cloudy” conditions