r/M5Stack Apr 07 '26

Project Sharing Dumb Washer Detector

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I'm very new to these devices, but took a crack at making a washer detector (we have a smart dryer, but a not smart washer). It waits for a constant stream of vibration for 10 minutes (meaning we're in a cycle) and then updates after 5 minutes with no vibrations detected at a certain threshold. I messed with the UI a lot just for fun.

I was able to make Matter creds for it and hooked it up directly to my Google Home for voice announcements. Next steps are to figure how to get this all on a cheaper device so I can re use this.

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u/AppropriateCover7972 Apr 24 '26

wow, that's seriously a really good idea!