Heyyy, arduino is not really my forte and am looking to learn arduino through this project. Basically, i want to be able to close and open my curtains through commands with my google home mini. I looked into IFTT and blynk app for arduino to be able to communicate with the google home assistant via a esp8266 module or espresso lite board but im still am not sure how to do so. another issue im facing is the arduino board is not able to supply enough current for the servo or stepper motor so how am i supposed to solve this. sorry heh but im really new to this and will gladly appreciate any help and guidance from any of you. Thank you!!
if anyone has a video guide or tutorial link on how to do this pls link down below!! i really appreciate it
components i have so far are the chipkitmax 32, chipkit motorshield, arduino uno smd edition.
Anyone willing to guide me through this project? thank you! you can
Dc motor with gearbox. Neither stepper nor servo motors are appropriate for this use. You may also need limit switches to detect when the curtains are fully open or fully closed. But if the motor/gearbox is designed to stall for a long-ish period without damaging itself or the curtain track mechanism, it could be done by simple timing.
To control the DC motor, you need an h-bridge circuit. This can be a chip, a small module, or a pair of spdt relays.
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