In our fashionable semi-dystopia, it looks like most corporations add automation options to their merchandise to lock them down and get shoppers to purchase much more proprietary, locked-down parts. The few issues which can be nonetheless user-upgradable are getting fewer and farther between, however there are nonetheless a number of issues that may be modified and improved to our personal liking like this management panel for a warmth restoration ventilator (HRV).
HRVs are methods that change recent, outdoors air with stale, inside air whereas passing them each by a warmth exchanger to maintain from losing power. Many methods run constantly however they aren’t all the time wanted, so some automation is helpful. This improve from [vincentmakes] improves the default show for a Zehnder Comfoair Q350 HRV with a colour show in addition to including it in to a house automation system, letting a person management fan speeds remotely in addition to alerting the person when it’s time for filter replacements and offering up-to-date info from all of the sensors within the HRV.
The challenge builds on a earlier challenge which tailored an ESP32 to work together with the CAN bus used on these gadgets. With these upgrades the person can forgo the $300 proprietary improve that might be wanted to get the identical performance in any other case. It’s additionally totally open-source so all that’s wanted is to flash the firmware, exchange the show, and benefit from the recent air. There’s different fashionable HVAC tools that may profit from new controllers and a little bit of automation as properly.
