Recreating the alleged "Diet Coke" button on Trump's Oval Office desk
images/diet_coke_button.jpg
Description
One of the changes noticed in the Oval Office when Biden took office
was the absence of the "Diet Coke" button. Supposedly visitors would
think it would start nuclear war, but in reality it would just summon
a butler to bring a Diet Coke. Probably the insides were trivial and
just contained the guts off a wireless doorbell, but there is
something magical about a big red button embedded in an ornate wooden
box with the presidential seal and which appeals to the inner child in
all of us. I want to make my own. No one will get me a Diet Coke,
including (and especially) my spouse, so it will connect to
Smartthings/Home Assistant over Z-Wave and make things happen that
don't involve Coke or any other beverages.
Details
I'm deciding to go with a NodeMCU implementation with the ESPHome
firmware for now, given that it's easy to work with and I'm familiar
with it. The downside is that the button will require a power cord,
limiting placement and authenticity as the original is wireless. The
schematic and ESPHome YAML configuration are included in project
files.
Project Files
Schematic diagram
ESPHome Configuration File
Save this is diet_coke_button.yaml or whatever you prefer
esphome:
name: diet_coke_button
platform: ESP8266
board: nodemcuv2
wifi:
ssid: "Stop stealing my internet"
password: "password123"
# Enable logging
logger:
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
password: "password456"
ota:
password: "password456"
binary_sensor:
- platform: gpio
id: sw1
pin: D1
name: Pushbutton
filters:
- delayed_on: 10ms
Art, 2021-01-26