u/flatpetey

Just wondering if there was an API way for my AI to ask POC technical questions?

Looking to mount my front plate and wanted to use a tow hook adapter but I know it can block sensors.

Is it avoidable or not is the question I guess?

I find online indications it does? but nothing definitive - and I can't find a menu option to say - be at this temp at 0800 on Monday through Friday?

Am I missing something obvious?

Has anyone come up with a good method to get position back from dry contact shades?

I have some Somfy DCT shades I can control but the drift issue is real. Plus they are open loop in that remotes are lying around and people use them.

So the obvious solution is to close the loop with position reporting.

Options I’ve looked at

1. A ToF sensor. But the weight bar is pretty thin. So I am going to try SOLAS tape to enhance reflectivity. Battery life would be an issue too.

2. A laser measurement tool. Needs a small mount on the shade to target and battery life again is a problem

3. A camera feeding image recognition, this might actually be the easiest.

4. Using a camera to mathematically model the actual motion of the motors to avoid drift and then replacing the direct remotes with centrally coordinated ones

5. A measuring reel attached to the bottom of the shade (expensive)

6. Hall sensor and magnets on the roller to count rotations and mathematically model the declining circumference

Yes. I am way deep into this. No. I have not found a great solution yet.