In this Reddit post, user aLurchi
shared their gorgeous home control setup. I was immediately hooked by that space-age, industrial aesthetic and set out to design and build my own.
Here’s a lil’ video demo:
The rectangular buttons control what’s on the display:
WTR
- Weather, forecast, indoor sensorsTSH
- Trash pickup schedulePLT
- Plants’ soil moistureMUS
- Music; multiroom airplay with OwnTone
The round buttons toggle switches and scenes:
LGT
- LightWRK
- Work sceneCOF
- Coffee machine on/offCOZ
- Cozy scene for movies/TVOFF
- All lights off
The panel is the back of an aluminum printed circuit board. I routed tracks and custom footprints on the other side to make wiring easier.
To fit my build plate, I split the 3D-printed frame with dovetails: