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Comment by hnuser123456 | Hacker News Reader

I actually like this idea. Makes more sense than smart fridges. Would be cool if this ESPHome thing worked with RP2350/Rpi Pico 2.

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It's there, but you have to configure a custom platform due to politics between PIO and RPI.

    rp2040:
      board: rpipico2w
      framework:
        platform_version: https://github.com/maxgerhardt/platform-raspberrypi.git#develop
        version: dev
    esphome:
      platformio_options:
        build_flags:
          - -DPICO_VSYS_PIN=29

[0] https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues/2837#issu...

Could tie it to a thermometer and turn it on automatically on hot days. Very cool.

Ideal for a beer fridge. Is today a beer in the sun day? If so, chill those bad boys. Otherwise, save the energy.

Ah yes, buying tens of dollars worth of hardware to save cents worth of power. What being a hardware hobbyist is all about!

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