RF hacking my cloud-controlled ceiling fan

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Author: sammycdubs

Date: 6/24/2026

Article Summary:
The author hacks a cloud-controlled ceiling fan to add local control using an ESP32 board and an RF transceiver, decoding the remote's RF commands and replaying them to control the fan.