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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by aidenn0 on Friday March 11, 2016 @05:51PM (#11270122)
I guess when I think of a "dumb" thermostat I think non-electronic. None of the 5 places I've lived in as an adult has had an electronic thermostat.
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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by uxp on Friday March 11, 2016 @07:16PM (#11270569)
I should have been more specific by stating the difference between a dumb digital thermostat as I was describing, and a truly analog thermostat like the Honeywell T87.

A dumb digital thermostat is just a thermocouple and a relay, which you could rig together with very little EE knowledge and a weekend with an Arduino.

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