DIY Nest thermostat

hamsterpower · 01-18-14, 06:19 AM

A DIY "Nest" like thermostat has been built featuring a Spark Wifi chip and powered by Arduino. It is a new open source project with good early results. I just saw this artical on Geek.com linked above and wanted to share here.

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Daox · 01-18-14, 07:53 AM

That is very cool. Thanks for posting.

If I didn't already have my cybetstat themostat, I'd look into making one of those. I really like having my thermostat available anywhere I have an internet connection (which is basically everywhere with my phone). For example, last night I didn't go home, so I dropped the temp to 50F when I left for work. This afternoon when I go home, I'll kick up the temp before I get there and come home to a nice warm house, and have saved a bunch of energy in the process (its 10F out atm). I could have left my house at 50F with my old thermostat, but I would have had to come home to a 50F house and it would have taken 3-4 hours to get up to the 70F I keep it when I'm home and awake.

RobbMeeX · 01-18-14, 04:53 PM

I'd call it "The Zest Self Enlightening Thermostat"

Servicetech · 01-19-14, 08:47 AM

Does it use the Nest portal to control temps?

jeff5may · 01-19-14, 10:51 AM

Nope, spark cloud services and/or a local server of your construction. Due to the open-source nature of this project, only the framework is built. Who it talks to or receives orders from is up to the builder.

Servicetech · 01-19-14, 12:23 PM

What is "Nest" about this thermostat other than the round shape? What features does it have over other low cost solutions such as Cyberstat?

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hamsterpower Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 142 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	DIY Nest thermostat A DIY "Nest" like thermostat has been built featuring a Spark Wifi chip and powered by Arduino. It is a new open source project with good early results. I just saw this artical on Geek.com linked above and wanted to share here. link Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Daox; 01-18-14 at 08:10 AM..

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Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	That is very cool. Thanks for posting. If I didn't already have my cybetstat themostat, I'd look into making one of those. I really like having my thermostat available anywhere I have an internet connection (which is basically everywhere with my phone). For example, last night I didn't go home, so I dropped the temp to 50F when I left for work. This afternoon when I go home, I'll kick up the temp before I get there and come home to a nice warm house, and have saved a bunch of energy in the process (its 10F out atm). I could have left my house at 50F with my old thermostat, but I would have had to come home to a 50F house and it would have taken 3-4 hours to get up to the 70F I keep it when I'm home and awake. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Daox; 01-18-14 at 08:16 AM..

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RobbMeeX Eco OWNER!! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: ATL Posts: 99 Thanks: 25 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	I'd call it "The Zest Self Enlightening Thermostat" __________________ In it for the money (savings)

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01-19-14, 08:47 AM	#4
Servicetech Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Moore Oklahoma Posts: 267 Thanks: 108 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts	Does it use the Nest portal to control temps?

01-19-14, 10:51 AM	#5
jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,428 Thanks: 431 Thanked 619 Times in 517 Posts	Nope, spark cloud services and/or a local server of your construction. Due to the open-source nature of this project, only the framework is built. Who it talks to or receives orders from is up to the builder.

01-19-14, 12:23 PM	#6
Servicetech Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Moore Oklahoma Posts: 267 Thanks: 108 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts	What is "Nest" about this thermostat other than the round shape? What features does it have over other low cost solutions such as Cyberstat?