Great to hear!Only tried with their 4 node retrofit switch. I am exclusively setting up my house with retrofit switches (of different node sizes) so should be good for me!
Let me know if it works with the 4+1 fan regulator model.
Great to hear!Only tried with their 4 node retrofit switch. I am exclusively setting up my house with retrofit switches (of different node sizes) so should be good for me!
Smart Switches work over Wifi or Bluetooth etc. so no need to install Cat5 or any cables along with power, also not recommended to run both electrical & ethernet parallel in the same conduit.During construction/renovation, do we need install a parallel cat5 cable along the power lines or in the same boards?
Yes! Everything is wireless so ensure that you have good WiFi throughout the house, get a Mesh WiFi that can cover your entire house, in my 3 BHK flat I have 4 Mesh Access points, 1 each room , overkill for the layman, but my Wifi NEVER drops to 99% strength.Instead of wired, cant everything be wireless as anyways its going to connect to the main router and repeaters.
This will require a lot of motion sensors, these have a range so placement will be key as well, you will have to strategically place them in each area where you'd want to control the lights. while scenes or automation can be controlled by software. Also, I think this is not necessary, the only place where you'd want motion sensors, IMHO, would be in bathrooms, everywhere else you can program or control through software.I want to install sensor system in my house to control all lights based on user activity by detection method, by time of the day (dimming/turn-off etc.) Every room bulb or at least the main light in every room will be sensor-based controlled.
Yes, sort of, have a look at this, the don't require any wires and can be stuck using double tape to a wall, you can use it to control other sonoff products like the Mini R3 smart switch.Can every point be wireless connected to individual switch buttons?
This wont be easy, This will require lot of testing and configuration and head banging to do, there is no plug and play solution out there, but if you get it all right, there will be nothing like it.Lastly, I want this to be easily configurable from pc/phone app etc. and alter changes on the go like sensor control, timers etc.
Now, that this topic has came up, I got few queries wrt my future plans.
Will open a thread then but for now roughly putting up my rough plans and ideas and according to the current technological responses may plan my implementation for the future..
- I need to fully automate every bit of electrical and electronics of my house like every point (lights), buttons etc.
- During construction/renovation, do we need install a parallel cat5 cable along the power lines or in the same boards?
- Instead of wired, cant everything be wireless as anyways its going to connect to the main router and repeaters.
- I want to install sensor system in my house to control all lights based on user activity by detection method, by time of the day (dimming/turn-off etc.) Every room bulb or at least the main light in every room will be sensor-based controlled.
- Can every point be wireless connected to individual switch buttons?
- Lastly, I want this to be easily configurable from pc/phone app etc. and alter changes on the go like sensor control, timers etc.
How to go about it?
Yeah! hence asking now itself to be prepared for the future..(2 yrs)That is quite a big project, and it will require a lot of planning, so make sure you document everything and plan everything before you start.
This will be mostly for washrooms (but will be done for all rooms) esp. at night when instead of tapping a button, just open the door and the lights glows and it will observe the activity/idling period and will go dim before eventually turning off. Again, when someone exists the toilet or any room and there's zero activity for lets say 2 mins or so, the lights go dim (based on time of the day as usually during daytime lights will stay off unless set any climatic sensor to sense room dullness (this again will go way too complex and is my last choice only when everything gets set pefect)This will require a lot of motion sensors, these have a range so placement will be key as well, you will have to strategically place them in each area where you'd want to control the lights. while scenes or automation can be controlled by software. Also, I think this is not necessary, the only place where you'd want motion sensors, IMHO, would be in bathrooms, everywhere else you can program or control through software.
I saw a YT video where on Sonoff swicth is tapped isnide a normal switch with L-in N-in and L-o N-o configs. Looks simple and straightaway. But have to go one point at a time where one can pair it as the installtion goes and label that point in the app for ease of identity.Yes, sort of, have a look at this, the don't require any wires and can be stuck using double tape to a wall, you can use it to control other sonoff products like the Mini R3 smart switch.
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Ya, hence started off now to know the technology as by the time I actually plan to implement I should be ready with all the required KB.This wont be easy, This will require lot of testing and configuration and head banging to do, there is no plug and play solution out there, but if you get it all right, there will be nothing like it.
Cool! Slowly try to automate every point..I researched for 1 year and tested so many devices before settling on Sonoff Mini for my smart home, I only control about 1/2 of the switches in my house, I want to control more but due to space restrictions, I am unable to do so. But those that I can control they work perfectly each time both through phone/pc and through Voice commands.
Cool! When you gonna start?You don't need CAT6 cables. Most, if not all, of these home automation devices work through WiFi.
Regarding triggers:
1. Motion sensor: I am planning to do this as well. Will be getting Sonoff Zigbee devices for this purpose.
2. Time of day: Again, most home automation devices support scheduling, so this should not be an issue.
Yeah, for the bathroom the motion sensors would work great, but for other rooms not so much, let's say during afternoons when your parents or kids or guests want to rest in their respective rooms, if they lie motionless for a few minutes the sensors will kick in and turn stuff off like fans or lights if they are on, so they will have to keep making movements, or you will have to fiddle with motion sensors, turning then on and off depending on what the person is doing in the room, so not as ideal as the bathrooms. So that is why motion sensors don't work elsewhere, for lobbies or passages and bathrooms etc. sure you can use them.Yeah! hence asking now itself to be prepared for the future..(2 yrs)
This will be mostly for washrooms (but will be done for all rooms) esp. at night when instead of tapping a button, just open the door and the lights glows and it will observe the activity/idling period and will go dim before eventually turning off. Again, when someone exists the toilet or any room and there's zero activity for lets say 2 mins or so, the lights go dim (based on time of the day as usually during daytime lights will stay off unless set any climatic sensor to sense room dullness (this again will go way too complex and is my last choice only when everything gets set pefect)
Basically, I'm looking for such condition/activity based apps/configuration stuff with 1 or 2 such sensors doing the job (not expecting 100% accuracy but nearabout 85%)
Same will try for fans.
I saw a YT video where on Sonoff swicth is tapped isnide a normal switch with L-in N-in and L-o N-o configs. Looks simple and straightaway. But have to go one point at a time where one can pair it as the installtion goes and label that point in the app for ease of identity.
But wait, wheres earthing btw? So no earthing thing has to be connected to the wireless switch it seems as the physical switch takes care of that.
Ya, hence started off now to know the technology as by the time I actually plan to implement I should be ready with all the required KB.
Cool! Slowly try to automate every point..
In all I'm too much excited to automate my future home but dont know whats in store in next 2 yrs...what all's gonna popup in the market..
What if the physical switch burns at times of excess current? Does the SOnoff switch also burns/melts, blasts or how?
Can there's be a signal for such burns? ANy advanced swicth which can alert via app via any beeps/ringers just like we get for phone calls?
Just curious can we also track electricity consumption for every smart point?
Just doing my homeworks and gathering bits and pieces which is gonna count or pay at the execution time.
Cool! When you gonna start?
Cool! When you gonna start?
email them with the qty needed they will give you some sort of discount based on how many items you need.Can you help me with buying sonoff devices at discount?
I'm planning my new home to be smart one and I'm very confused about all the brands, the protocols, everything xDD
Please help me out guys
Smartlife app is compatible with all Tuya smart devices (most ones on Amazon like Wipro, etc).i'm using the HomeMate available from Amazon, their smart plugs, fan controllers and Gang switches. all work with homebridge. Any reason sonoff is preferred other than the use of smartlife app use?
The way i have it, all my sonoff mini's are flashed with Tasmota and connected directly to Home Assistant, you don't need homebridge or Google Home for any connectivity between the HA and the sonoff's they function well together and switching devices or lights on and off is basically instant.OK, so first advantage is no reliance on chinese servers and Tuya cloud! that's very good.
2nd part, once flashed with custom firmware do they work directly with homeassistant or again through homebridge?
3rd part, can we have the local cloud and connect from internet?
Thanks for the clarifying!
They can work directly with homeassistant. I personally haven't tried homebridge.2nd part, once flashed with custom firmware do they work directly with homeassistant or again through homebridge?
Yes you can. You can use TailScale for that (easy - limited to 3 users and 100 devices I think), or get static IP from your ISP and do some advanced config for port forwarding/reverse proxy.3rd part, can we have the local cloud and connect from internet?
there are lot of options now unlike beforeWhat are my options for a non cloud, LAN only controlled wifi switch?
I've played around with ESP32/8266 based projects on breadboard, but a commercial package in a small form factor that I could reprogram is enticing