11/19/2023 0 Comments Am43 blind driveNew issue… Mosquito broker on HA was not working. Update 1: Found the libraries and patched them. Been using the Mosquito Broker add-on with a user/password set.Įdit: It seems like the bluetooth is working, since every now and then the scan finds a Garmin smart watch one of my neighbors probably owns, just can’t find the blind driver sitting right next to it Lastly, not sure if this matters, but end goal of integrating this to HA. Have the serial monitor up but in terms of connections running the command mosquitto_sub -h -u -P -v -t am43/# Any thoughts? Additionally, I’m not sure what amount of debugging I can do. Can connect to it with no issues from my phone and can get the mac address using a BLE sniffer of my laptop, but the ESP does not seem able to find or connect to it. Only issue is that the BLE scan can not find the AM43 device. Somehow after those 2 changes, I managed to get everything working… WIFI connection and MQTT connections take a few minutes to get connect (lot of unsuccessful messages) but after a bit it’s connected and up and running. I can get around this by selecting a different board (ESP32 Dev Module) but wondering if that will cause any issues. When this is selected I don’t have the option to change the partition scheme. Secondly, I’ve been using the HiLetgo ESP-WROOM-32 (the first result from Amazon) board which recommends using Node32s as the board selection. This is my first time working with any arduino so little inexperienced there. The first question I have (that might be a little silly) is how you go about patching the BLE library. My only complaint with the AM43 is that the solar panel is much too small to recharge the battery so the motor has to be supplied power.Īnother downside is that because the AM43 uses bluetooth the range is rather limited (~30 ft), I have to have a bluetooth dongle located in close proximity to my windows.Hey buxtronix, trying to get this set up and seem to be continuously running into a series of issues. ![]() I might just be unlucky though since I haven’t seen other people reporting the same issues I’ve been having. This isn’t related to the bluetooth binding itself but the hardware that I’m using. The bluetooth binding on the other hand…not so much, I end up restarting by bluetooth controller every couple of days since it goes offline for unknown reasons. ![]() The AM43 motors, along with the binding I made, have been extremely reliable. So for the sake of some cheap blinds I have ended taking over the bluetooth binding project in order to make it as robust as every other binding I’m using. Now while I successfully managed to reverse engineer the protocol and make a binding for them, I wasn’t aware at the time how poor of a state the official bluetooth binding was. My plan was to reverse engineer their bluetooth protocol since the official app to control them is utter trash. When I saw how cheap they can be bought ($35 from aliexpress) as well as the fact they don’t require the cloud (they operate through bluetooth) I actually went out on a limb and got a couple. They work with existing continuous cord loop blinds so you don’t need to buy new blinds. I am currently using a few AM43 Blind Drive motors to control my shades right now. During my last visit to the nearby store (North of Chicago), they only had a limited selection of widths, only available in dark gray, plus I’m not too fond of roller shutters. I’ve tried those from Ikea and was not too impressed, especially with the limited options available here in the US. Usage with native App e.g., can you operate/open/close all at once or only one at a time?.What’s your experience/impression with what you have now?. ![]() Hence, I need to make sure I have the right solution before proceeding. The add-on sets from MySmartBlinds run for about $160, and if I retrofit my 18 blinds (single/double) that’s a serious investment (~$3,000). The technology seems promising (per their web site and few Youtube reviews) and I’m interested in what other options are out there. I’ve been contemplating automating my blinds and the few ‘feasible’ options out there include those from ‘MySmartBlinds’. Greetings, and I hope everyone is managing as much as possible this ‘confined at home’ situation.
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