After 5 years full-time in my Lance slide-in camper, I traded it for a Reflection 318RST a couple of years ago. Wanting to continue boondocking, I added 800 watts of solar with six 6-volt AGM batteries and a Victron Multiplus inverter-charger.
I retired from my remote job a couple of years ago, but continue to play with automating the rig. I recently wrote a Node-Red program for the inverter that turns off the inverter's charging function when I'm paying for electricity to prioritize use of free solar power. In a campground last month, it cut my electric bill in half. More recently I added a local voice assistant using Rhasspy on a Raspberry Pi to report changes in rig systems and respond to voice commands to control the rig environment and to answer vocal questions about the rig and its environment.
I came here looking for information about thermostats as I've not found one that allows integration with my automation system. They can't be very complex, but I've not been able to find any information about how they communicate with the air conditioner and furnace. My goal is for the furnace and/or fireplace to start heating the rig as soon as I announce "I'm up" and it turns on lights and starts the coffee. And of course, I'm always interested in meeting people working on similar projects in their rigs.
Thanks for the join, I'm looking forward to it.
I retired from my remote job a couple of years ago, but continue to play with automating the rig. I recently wrote a Node-Red program for the inverter that turns off the inverter's charging function when I'm paying for electricity to prioritize use of free solar power. In a campground last month, it cut my electric bill in half. More recently I added a local voice assistant using Rhasspy on a Raspberry Pi to report changes in rig systems and respond to voice commands to control the rig environment and to answer vocal questions about the rig and its environment.
I came here looking for information about thermostats as I've not found one that allows integration with my automation system. They can't be very complex, but I've not been able to find any information about how they communicate with the air conditioner and furnace. My goal is for the furnace and/or fireplace to start heating the rig as soon as I announce "I'm up" and it turns on lights and starts the coffee. And of course, I'm always interested in meeting people working on similar projects in their rigs.
Thanks for the join, I'm looking forward to it.
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