If you’re working on a home automation project, you’re probably knee-deep into MQTT by now. If not, you should be. The lightweight messaging protocol is an ideal choice for getting your… ...

The blinds communicate to [Toni]’s Home Assistant network using MQTT. All the software is available on the project’s GitHub repository, and the 3D-printed case design is posted on Thingiverse.

Since Home Assistant is my be-all-and-end-all service for managing my smart gadgets, I’ve paired my Raspberry Pi MQTT broker with the HASS instance to simplify automating my IoT paraphernalia.