decended_being comments on Why do my LG smart fridge and my GE washer and dryer all have DNS servers? And is there a way I can control them without the manufacturer's miserable apps?

[–] decended_being@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Which sensors did you use? I like how the oven can display how many minutes left, same with the laundry stuff.

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

For the washer a smart plug with power monitoring. The current draw goes to almost zero when the cycle's finished. A Zigbee vibration sensor for the dryer (or another smart plug if it's a gas dryer) and temperature sensor for the fridge. All in they were less than $20.

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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s called a CCD ;-)

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[–] decended_being@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Learned something today, thanks! CCD is the type of screen that's likely on these types of devices.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge-coupled_device

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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

A CCD is generally one of two types of camera/imaging device. I was kinda being as ass, like point a camera at the countdown on your washing machine.

That said, I’m reasonably certain I’ve seen something on the HA forum where someone did exactly that. Frigate NVR to dump a screenshot every few seconds and OCR app to create an actionable counter in HA.

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