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[-] Tolstoy@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago

Yeah... 2$ If you have everythingv else on hand and specific circumstances...

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 28 points 6 days ago

Classic carpenter youtube: "Make this $5000 end table for free at home"

Also carpenter youtuber: I'll use this huge piece of mahogany I had on my scrap pile so it cost me nothing.

I also borrowed my friend's 4000 square foot shop, so it was also free."

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, and they're assuming you're going to power it off of a 5v line. In most instances you'd want to power it off the existing doorbell transformer, so you have to step down the voltage and convert it to DC somehow. That's $5-10 right off the bat.

Additionally, you'd want to have the esp chip and relay at the doorbell transformer, not at the actual doorbell. You'd need to have a second relay or power transformer for this, but that's not a huge deal.

The project would likely be around $10-20, assuming you're not going to 3D print an enclosure. Plus, if you already have a front door camera, chances are you'd already have a doorbell camera that can already do this.

Source: building custom smart devices is my hobby.

[-] imgcat@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago

It's the normal way to calculate a BoM.

[-] yournamehere@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

did sth similar a while back but was super lazy so i just got one of those doorbell extenders that you can attach. first i used dvbt stick to capture signal then. second solution was a simple lightsensor i glued the doorbell extender thing as it made a blue LED blink once when the door rings. both things work but frenk can even turn his one off. not sure if i would be willing to connect the relay he uses. very cool project nevertheless.

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