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Reddit mentions of Sonoff Basic Smart Remote Control Wifi Switch Compatible with Alexa DIY Your Home via Iphone Android App (Sonoff 4Pack)
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Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Sonoff Basic Smart Remote Control Wifi Switch Compatible with Alexa DIY Your Home via Iphone Android App (Sonoff 4Pack). Here are the top ones.
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VOICE CONTROL: Sonoff Basic Switch works with Amazon Echo,Echo Dot,Amazon Tap and Google Home to manage your devices through Voice controlWIDELY USE: Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch is widely applicable and can be applied to 97% household appliances and lamps, as long as the phone has network , users can remotely turn the connected home appliance on/off from anywhere at any timeREMOTE CONTROL: Sonoff Switch transmits data to a cloud platform through the Wi-Fi Router, which enables you to remotely control the connected appliances, via free eWeLink App.You can download the iOS version in App Store and the Android version in Google Play.The App eWeLink enables you to control your devices easilyTIMING FUNCTION: Another feature available if to set timing schedules for the appliances, which can include countdown, scheduled on/off .It’s simple,giving you one less thing to worry about in your busy lifeEASY INSTALL: This smart wifi switch with simple design,connect the two electricity source cables(LIVE and NEUTRAL)to the 2 ports with “IN”mark,one cable for one port,and there’s no limitation for which port to connect. Exhaustive installation instruction are included with each parcel
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Length | 82 Millimeters |
| Number of items | 4 |
| Size | Mini Size |
| Weight | 0.13 Pounds |
| Width | 20 Millimeters |
door openers are not cheap.
if you want to open doors that have knobs, you also need to add an electric strike, or electrify the trim... which i've recently learned is what locksmiths call door knobs.
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here's an opener on amazon, that is about 1/3 the price of a commercial unit.
https://www.amazon.com/Olide-SW100-Electric-Automatic-Operator/dp/B00VJXBCIG/
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and an electric strike to release w/standard interior knob, this is about 1/3 the price of a commercial unit.
https://www.amazon.com/UHPPOTE-Electric-Strike-Fail-Secure-Control/dp/B00V45GWTI/
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you will need to provide power for the opener.
depending on the complexity of the controller for the door opener, it may be able to directly control the strike.
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once you have the opener and the strike, you just need any smart relay to use your phone.
such as, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078GDFYTY/.
i don't know anything about the different ecosystems, i'm sure apple homekit has a relay as well.
I've used theseon lamps. They work well enough with the stock firmware, but are wifi. They are extremely hackable too.
I agree with you that "Yet another Pi" or "Yet another arduino" is getting rather old. I'm also not a fan of using someone else's cloud to control my house.
There is replacement firmware for the Sonoff https://www.amazon.com/Sonoff-Remote-Control-Compatible-Android/dp/B078GDFYTY here https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota My only problem right now with the Sonoff is the low current values of the relays. I like how it has the AC-DC converter and the wifi all in one.
This guy here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2gyzKcHbYfqoXA5xbyGXtQ has a bunch of videos about this stuff.
I'm pretty old school, about 80 / 20 Insteon in-wall switches and Insteon outlets, being controlled with Misterhouse.
I am looking to expand my system, and I'll be using a combination of ESP8266 and ESP32 to do things like garage door sensors and garage door button pressing. I also intend to use the capacitive switch pins on the ESP32 to keep my end users from turning off the floor lamps.
Yup it is. Its also pretty easy and cheap. Just get a sonoff rf bridge, and some rf switches or plugs.
With the sonoff rf bridge you can just "learn" the rf codes, and combine that with alexa, and now alexa can control the rf plugs/rf switches.
Pro: cheap. very reliable. If internet/wifi is gone, you can still control the plugs with an rf remote.
contra: theyre oneway, so you dont get any information back from the plugs. (like power usage, running time, whatever)
Sonoff rf bridge:
https://www.amazon.com/SONOFF-Wireless-Controllers-Automationb-Compatible/dp/B07CWTT8R1
RF Outlet Plugs (you can get anything that works with 433mhz):
https://www.amazon.com/Century-Wireless-Electrical-Household-Appliances/dp/B01N23GRYD/
But sonoff has also wifi outlet plugs, ao you need no bridge:
https://www.amazon.com/Sonoff-Wireless-control-Compatible-Anywhere/dp/B07DDGVC7B/ref=mp_s_a_1_26?ie=UTF8&qid=1541506877&sr=8-26&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=sonoff+wifi
And the famous sonoff wifi switches, which you can connect directly to appliances, such as an 3D-Printer. Or a lamp. ;-) Also dont need a bridge.
https://www.amazon.com/Sonoff-Remote-Control-Compatible-Android/dp/B078GDFYTY/
I for myself have like 50 rf plugs and switches at home since ages, and as alexa moved into the home 2 years ago, the sonoff rf bridge moved with alexa into the house, and is since then controlling everything in the house. ;-)
FWIW, I have a few Tuya plugs, and I've had no issue with the smart life app/integration at all, and I use GH with them several times a day... but, obviously, ymmv.
as a 'cheap' replacement, maybe look at the sonoff wifi switches, but you'll need to do a little snip snip with an electrical cable https://www.amazon.com/Sonoff-Remote-Control-Compatible-Android/dp/B078GDFYTY