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Nikita Sivakov

Retrofit Smart Relay for Analog-Sensor Appliances

Retrofit Smart Relay for Analog-Sensor Appliances — photo 1
Retrofit Smart Relay for Analog-Sensor Appliances — photo 2

Role: Hardware and firmware developer

  • PCB Design
  • ESP32-H2
  • KiCad
  • Matter
  • C++

Relay module — part of a two-board system that adds Matter/Thread connectivity to legacy appliances with analog gauges, without modifying their internals.

The companion board (ESP32-S3) reads the analog gauge position using an on-device computer vision algorithm and transmits the interpreted value over BLE. This board receives it, makes on/off decisions, and exposes the appliance to a Matter/Thread smart home network.

Hardware: ESP32-H2, HLK AC-DC module, LDO, relay with TVS + Schottky flyback suppression, USB-C, expansion pin header.

Firmware: ESP-IDF + esp-matter, C++.

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