Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have looked and looked and found many half-solutions, but what I would love is some kind of magic hardware that can be wired into a standard bulb lamp with socket switch/chain to make it smart without the built-in switch breaking the smartness.

By breaking smartness I mean shutting off power to the smart device or shutting off power to the bulb so it can't be remotely turned on. The latter is how most smart plugs work. The former is how most smart bulbs work.

I want something like a wire-in bulb socket like the one pictured but with the switch wired to a zigbee relay like a sonoff zbmini L2 so it registers simply as a toggle.

There are some small modules similar to this like the aforementioned sonoff zbmini l2 and those zigbee/wifi socket adapters so maybe I could hack something together.

or do I just gotta do a Kickstarter so everyone can enjoy this product?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Im following! I have just replaced my wall switches to smart dimmers where both the wall switches work and the app too. I have yet to find a solution for cable switches for table and floor lights. Seems impossible to find something thats hue compatible.

I also don't want to be reliant on my ZigBee network that might fail due to the bridge failing. It's not like a lot of people say solved by explaining it to humans.