iFix Roller Shade Gear and Mounting Hardware

prusaprinters

<p>A gear and female wall mount part for the iFit roller shade. The iFit model comes with its own mounting hardware that doesn't work with this project. These 2 items should allow you to mount the roller shade w/o using the existing iFit mounting hardware. This was designed for in window installation.</p> <p>To use this remix you need to remove the spring assembly from the roller shade, I included the directions provided by the manufacturer on how to replace the spring assembly.</p> <p>Roller Shade Model: <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/iFit-Cut-to-Size-Dark-Gray-Cordless-Blackout-UV-Protection-Roller-Shades-45-in-W-x-73-in-L-47026/308304067">https://www.homedepot.com/p/iFit-Cut-to-Size-Dark-Gray-Cordless-Blackout-UV-Protection-Roller-Shades-45-in-W-x-73-in-L-47026/308304067</a></p> <p>Note: I found that my roller shades are slightly too thick to use the motor cover from the original project. When I added the cover, it caused the shade to get stuck when fully rolled up, however it was fine when the shade was lower. It may still work fine if you plan on not rolling up all the way.</p> <p>Remixed from the original Fusion360 project to fit the roller shades I have.</p> <p>These are the roller shades: <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/iFit-Cut-to-Width-47-in-W-x-73-in-L-Charcoal-Cordless-Blackout-Polyester-Fabric-Roller-Shade-47026/308304067">https://www.homedepot.com/p/iFit-Cut-to-Width-47-in-W-x-73-in-L-Charcoal-Cordless-Blackout-Polyester-Fabric-Roller-Shade-47026/308304067</a></p> <h3> Electronics case</h3> <p>I created a custom electronics case for my setup. It holds:</p> <ul> <li>buck converter</li> <li>motor board</li> <li>wemo d1 mini</li> <li><p>female terminal block barrel jack<br/> After using this for a bit I recommend using at least 9v to power the motor. 5v doesn't have quite enough torque for these heavier rollers. 12v recommended for the longer models (72in length). I'm currently using both 9v and 12v power supplies with the same motors listed below.</p> <p>Specific hardware used:</p> </li> <li><p>motor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015RQ97W8/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&amp;th=1</p> </li> <li>buck converter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GJ0SC2C/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1</li> <li>female power plug: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GJ43VKS/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1</li> <li>Wemo mini d1: <a href="https://wiki.wemos.cc/products:d1:d1_mini">https://wiki.wemos.cc/products:d1:d1\_mini</a></li> <li>Short jumper wires (10cm): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GD1XFWV/ref=ppx\_od\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1</li> <li><p>end stop button: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UBWSMKC/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1<br/> Case is designed to hang on the wall with the female barrel jack pointing the floor and the small wire slot pointed towards the ceiling. All sizing of parts seems correct, I'm currently working on possible ways to improve wire routing. Wires press on the lid and cause the lid to be a little lose</p> <h3>Change Log</h3> </li> </ul> <p><em>3/15/2020</em></p> <ul> <li>I found that almost any pressure from the wires caused the snap fit top to not snap properly. Updated the case bottom to include some wire routing bars. These help prevent stiff wires from getting in the way of the snap fit top. Not perfect, and sort of make wire routing a bit more of a pain tho. It does seem to solve the issue though. Open to suggestion on how better to achieve the same results</li> <li><p>Added end stop mini case. Case is designed to use a small wedge to keep the switch in place<br/> <em>12/3/2019</em></p> </li> <li><p>Added custom wall case for that holds the motor board, buck converter, wemo d1 mini and a hole for the female power plug. The case is snap fit top.</p> </li> </ul> <h3>Installation Directions</h3> <ul> <li>Follow the steps in the included doc to remove the spring assembly, dont bother with anymore steps than getting the assembly removed from the shade. This assembly is no longer needed, although you may want to keep it in the event you want to convert your shades back to normal dumb shades.</li> <li>Insert the included gear where the spring assembly was</li> <li>Use the female mount part to attach the other side of the roller shade to the wall</li> <li>Profit.<h3>Home Assistant Setup</h3> </li> </ul> <p><strong>ESPHome Installation</strong></p> <p>I'm not using this projects code, but I was able to get this working with Home Assistant, which is what I'm using for my home automation. Using EspHome (<a href="http://esphome.io">http://esphome.io</a>) I was able to setup the ESP chip pretty easily and get the entire project done from start to finish in about 20 minutes including mounting the roller shade.</p> <p>I was fortunate to stumble on this thread where people had already undertaken this project to get it working with esphome: <a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/motor-on-a-roller-blind-esphome-version/116179">https://community.home-assistant.io/t/motor-on-a-roller-blind-esphome-version/116179</a></p> <p>Using that thread my version one implementation is using the below yaml config. Recommend changing any line with a Change Me comment on it</p> <pre><code class="lang-yaml">esphome: name: my_device_name # Change Me platform: ESP8266 board: d1_mini wifi: ssid: "Your SSID" # Change Me password: "Your Password" # Change Me logger: ota: api: services: - service: control_stepper variables: target: int then: - stepper.set_target: id: my_stepper target: !lambda 'return target;' cover: - platform: template name: "hass device name" # Change Me id: hass_device_id # Change Me open_action: - stepper.set_target: id: my_stepper target: 0 close_action: - stepper.set_target: id: my_stepper target: 24000 stop_action: - stepper.set_target: id: my_stepper target: !lambda return id(my_stepper).current_position; optimistic: true stepper: - platform: uln2003 id: my_stepper pin_a: D0 pin_b: D1 pin_c: D2 pin_d: D3 max_speed: 500 steps/s sleep_when_done: true # Optional: acceleration: inf deceleration: inf </code></pre>