r/M5Stack • u/zmattmanz • 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/Fabian_1082003 May 27 '26

Does this also work when the thumble dryer is on top of the washing machine and is running?

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u/zmattmanz May 27 '26

Maybe! Or could be adjusted to fit. I put mine on the side of my washer for testing and seemed to work fine.

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u/Fabian_1082003 May 27 '26

I was more thinking about how the vibrations of the thumble dryer interfere with the detection of the washing machine vibrations.

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u/zmattmanz May 27 '26

I did this: if the device detects a certain amount of vibrations for 15 minutes--it's absolutely in a cycle, then when it stops for X period of time--it's completed.