homectrl

Smart home automation controller designed in KiCad; dashboard built with Next.js, firmware in Arduino C/C++.

Huge thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this project's first revision.
Check out REV A

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REV B Updates:

• The board is currently being fabbed!
• Main controller has a tighter layout, with an SMD-first layout, and mixed-signal design (4L).
• Designed a standalone ALS (Ambient-Light-Sensor) breakout module for further automation capability.
• All IC breakout circuitry was custom desgined, no breakout-boards were used.
• Onboard ADC, and motor control (MOSFET, Stepper Driver) were implemented.

Contents

• overview
• architecture
  • firmware
  • hardware
• prerequisites / installation
• acknowledgements
• contact

Overview

I built homectrl to modularize and automate my first apartment.

Built With

• KiCad
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Architecture

System

More info coming soon, after midterm season :)

Prerequisites

• Software: Arduino IDE (with Espressif ESP32 board support)
• Libraries: PubSubClient, SinricPro, WebSockets, and any other dependencies listed in firmware
• Node.js: v18+ (for Next.js dashboard)
• Package Manager: npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jeevan9s/homectrl.git
cd homectrl

Acknowledgements

Thanks again to PCBWay for supporting this project.
Their workflow and quality made prototyping straightforward and reliable, and I’ll definitely be using their service for future PCB projects.

Contact

email    LinkedIn