Control a "Dumb" TV Using a Transistor and ESP8266
The goal here is to control a “dumb” TV using virtual assistants via Home Assistant. We tap into the push button of the TV and use a transistor along with ESP8266 to mimic a button press. GitHub: debsahu/PegasusTV Goal: Control a “dumb” TV using virtual assistants via Home Assistant Features: Uses D2 to control 2N2222 transistor Control using Web and MQTT API Completely Async WiFiManager Captive Portal to get WiFi credentials (Compile with -DUSE_EADNS for ESP8266) Connect PIN_CTRL pin to base of 2N2222, collector to Probe and emitter to GND Hardware Software Overview Libraries Needed platformio....