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Ask HN: Create Physical hardware to interact with API

1 pointsby allkindsof12 months ago
How would I go about developing a physical button device to interact with an API? Or computer in general.

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bguebert12 months ago
I&#x27;ve used shelly products to do this before. They handle most of the hardware stuff if you are coming from a more software experienced side of things. It&#x27;s basically an ESP chip that controls a relay. They have terminals set up to read switch or button pressed too. The project I had was to replace a garage door opener and have a switch set up to tell if the door was open or closed.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.shelly.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;products&#x2F;shop&#x2F;shelly-button" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.shelly.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;products&#x2F;shop&#x2F;shelly-button</a>