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Woa, congrats on posting project #400 on openhardware.io!

@sundberg84, I will try to solve this with @kiesel over PM.

Have a look at DMX protcol it uses a 250K baud rate. I really don't think that MySensors will be able to support all of that traffic. WiFi is a better solution if you want to go the wireless route. James Bruton uses DMX to controls his robots. You might want to watch this video on you tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TAfDX1u7w0

@felix-haverkamp I'm sorry to hear that Felix. In my own experience MySensors works fine with the NRF24L01+ sensors. I have full range throughout my entire house. For my it wasn't a frustrating experience. I followed the instructions and it worked in most cases directly. Good to hear that you have found something that suits your needs.

For light shows I would look into DMX. Maybe you can use my sensors to make it wireless. But since it's a lot of data I guess MySensors might not be the obvious choice to go for.

You can use an I/O expander like an MCP23017 which is a 16 port expander or a 8 port expander. They're cheap. Keep in mind they consume 1 mAmp. I'm currently working on a product to overcome that power issue for a battery powered Node. Will try to post about it in a while

From the author:

The main reason for deleting the project is that new OpenTherm specifications are coming out with different voltages etc. and this PCB has not been tested with them. As such, someone making or purchasing the PCB may run the risk of damaging their boiler and I do not currently live somewhere where I can play around with making new circuits in line with these new protocol standards. Of course, if I ever get the opportunity to develop a new circuit and create a PCB, I would be happy to make a new project for it.

Thanks a bunch @alphaHotel, incorporated now!

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