--- title: "Adding Capabilities To Inexpensive Solar Modules" url: https://daily.dev/posts/adding-capabilities-to-inexpensive-solar-modules-rre1uhtqv source_url: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/15/adding-capabilities-to-inexpensive-solar-modules type: article source: "Hackaday" published: 2026-05-15T23:16:24.705Z updated: 2026-06-04T02:12:52.322Z tags: ["python", "stm32"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding Capabilities To Inexpensive Solar Modules **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker project demonstrating how to add wireless IoT capabilities to cheap solar-powered landscape lights. By embedding an NRF24L01+ radio and STM32 microcontroller inside the light's housing, the lights gain on-demand remote control alongside their existing motion-activation. A small library was created to integrate these modules with Home Assistant or other home automation systems. The project highlights the broader potential of solar-powered devices as platforms for adding hidden, self-powered IoT nodes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Get Your ESP32 Sunny Side Up With This Solar Dev Board](https://daily.dev/posts/get-your-esp32-sunny-side-up-with-this-solar-dev-board-7ked3avay) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Nordic nRF9151 Enables Cellular and Satellite IoT Devices](https://daily.dev/posts/nordic-nrf9151-enables-cellular-and-satellite-iot-devices-bybxn2hyf) · Embedded.com · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [ESP32 Hosts SolarPunk Message Board](https://daily.dev/posts/esp32-hosts-solarpunk-message-board-axptdndx0) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#stm32](https://daily.dev/tags/stm32) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/adding-capabilities-to-inexpensive-solar-modules-rre1uhtqv)