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This motorized controller turns on the lights with toggle-like tactile clicks.
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It uses ESP32-S3, and each slider directly controls the brightness of the lamp.
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It also features a dial to select the room you want to control and four buttons for room presets.
Smart home lights are really cool, but we often pay too much attention to what a bulb looks like or what it can do. But the humble light switch is there, ready to be refurbished. Fortunately, someone showed off this amazing controller with dimmers that controls the lights in their house, and it’s a pretty cool combination.
This controller is the coolest way to operate your lights
Makes you feel like a DJ, but for light bulbs
on ESP32 subowner of Sacrebleu Studio reviewed this amazing ESP32-S3 powered light switch controller. You can see what appears to be a previous building YouTube; Each slider directly affects the dimming of each smart bulb. The higher the slider, the brighter the lamp. basic.
In his update on the ESP32 subreddit, he appears to have added a new feature. Most of its lights can be dimmed, but some are connected to a smart home plug. They can only be turned on or off with nothing in between, so no dimming capabilities. To solve this problem, he modified the sliders so that if they correspond to a bulb connected to a smart plug, you can move it up or down like a wall switch. Simply push it up or down enough, and it will automatically “click” into position.
The YouTube video also shows off some advanced features. The dial on the right lets you choose the room you want, while the four buttons on the left are presets you can set for each room. It’s also fun to see the sliders automatically shift to match the status of the lights when you change the target room. It is definitely one of the coolest ways to control your home lights.
Sacrebleu Studio hasn’t posted how to make your own, but there it is Website Where you can register your interest in a potential future product.
