From 39f0373ef9687fbdb38401c25074fb1f3faae455 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tanner Collin Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 12:08:01 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Purifier corrections --- content/Hacking my Air Purifier onto Wifi.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/Hacking my Air Purifier onto Wifi.md b/content/Hacking my Air Purifier onto Wifi.md index a3dc97e..20a5bbe 100644 --- a/content/Hacking my Air Purifier onto Wifi.md +++ b/content/Hacking my Air Purifier onto Wifi.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Summary: Hardware hacking my Airmega 200M Purifier onto Wifi Image: purifier1.jpg Wide: true -My Airmega 200M air purifier has four speed settings: useless, less useless, annoying and SCREAMING BANSHEE. I was able to connect an ESP8266 Arduino to the motor driver board and get direct fine-grained control of the speed over Wifi. I use this to modulate the speed based on my distance to the air purifier so I don't have to listen to it. +My Airmega 200M air purifier has four speed settings: useless, less useless, annoying and SCREAMING BANSHEE. I was able to connect an ESP8266 Arduino to the motor driver board and get direct fine-grained control of the speed over Wifi. I use this to vary the speed based on my distance to the air purifier so I don't have to listen to it. ![[purifier1.jpg]] @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ My Airmega 200M air purifier has four speed settings: useless, less useless, ann I use motion sensors to control the lights in my house, so my home automation system somewhat has an idea of what room I'm in. I use this data to control the purifier's speed based on how far away I am from it. If I'm on the same floor, it runs very quietly (~12% power). If I'm one floor away, it runs at 50%. If I'm two floors away (or I'm not home), it runs at 100%. -I live alone, but my automation system has a "Guest Mode" which prevents motion from turning lights off. If this is enabled, the purifier only runs quietly. +I live alone, but my automation system has a "Guest Mode" which prevents the motion sensors from turning lights off. If this mode is enabled, the purifier only runs quietly. -I didn't want to get a different air purifier that was smart and have to deal with some app or let another smart device onto my network. +I didn't want to get a different air purifier that was smart and have to deal with some app or let a smart device onto my network. ## Technical Details