My Brilliant Smart plug is connected to a dumb tv. I use power consumption to determine it’s on/off state. I actually use a Chomecast TV and hdmi-cec to turn the tv on/off rather than the switch (which is always on).
I looked at it’s current readings by chance and noticed the “tv off periods” have been increasing (red underline).
Mercator still refusing to help with the gpos turning off multiple times a day. I’ve provided as much evidence as I can find including huge numbers if different devices using the same tuya components which suffer the same issue (tripping at 250v)
Simple firmware update would fix it, but they won’t budge.
Do not buy Mercator ikuu zigbee gpos. This will cost me thousands to swap out for Clipsal or maybe shelly
I too use broadlink for this. Intercepts the rf link of the remote, and transmits this over ethernet where you can control it via HA. You need to teach the broadlink about the remote so it can interpret the buttons properly, so a little painful to setup.
Rm4 pro does ir and Rf. You could potentially have it near your TV for visual IR range and still be in Rf range for your fans…
It has a HA integration. Although it used to be abit messy to add it. You had to partially add it via the app, then add it to HA. Not sure if that is still true.
Edit: also make sure you get the 433 version, should be able to get it with Aus plug too.
I’ve used the brilliants pruchased from Officeworks, that were then flashed to tasmota. They were probably my go to smart plugs until they could no longer be flashed OTA. I have had about a 50% failure rate after 12 months though - the others have now been going for two years without issues.
I’ve also been using the TP-Link KASA KP115’s, which are controlled locally (although does need cloud setup these days), but no longer appear to be available at Bunnings.
For the Christmas lights, I just bought a coupld of TP-Link Tapo P110’s which have power monitoring. They need a separate app to the KASA’s to setup (seriously TP-Link?) and there is a custom integration for local control which is handy. They seem to be pretty good build quality, a decent price (I paid $21 for them, but they’re now $24) and you can get two side by side in the same outlet.
The Broadlink RM pro4 can learn and send RF but not continuously listen (say you had some RF buttons or door sensors etc). I’ve found them able to learn a wide range of codes though.
Sonoff RF Bridge can learn/send/listen but I found it could not learn the codes I needed (I used the ESPHome hardware hack. Things may have changed.
I actually have and used both for a while.
But I recently moved from the Sonoff as a listener and on to a DIY approach (ESPHome, ESP32, RF transceiver. I’m very happy with that. Haven’t had to learn codes with it yet though…
I have lots of these little diy RF remotes scattered around the place. Sometimes nothing beats a nearby pushbutton for convenience I reckon.
I was tempted by the KASAs as they seem to be getting good feedback.
But I decided I really wanted ESPHome running on them so went with the uncertified Athoms.
I’m not sure what flexibility you get with the KASA, but being able to implement “auto off after x minutes” locally on the device (if network fails etc) has become an important feature for me, which ESPHOME can do. Any clue if KASA has some local device options like that?
Just getting started into home automation, I was wondering what Australian online site is certified in selling WIFI Power switches & Light switches? I’d like to add the following pretty soon to my house to control switches via WIFI such as my roller blind shutters and lights.
Shelly 2.5 for my roller shutters and for my lights Shelly D2 Wi-Fi Dimmer. Is the Shelly brand certified to be sold/installed in Australia?
I’m also searching for a smart plug that can monitor my appliance energy usage by the hour (if possible) I’ve only come across daily ones and weekly… Any particular brand/smart plug that can offer this info (prefer if it’s certified for use in Australia)
I know this is a massive thread and it can be hard to locate info, but if you search the thread with a few keywords you will find lots of info on your topics.
Then I’m sure people will be happy to help with specifics…
Yes most Shelly items are certified for Aus (go to this site https://equipment.erac.gov.au/Public/ and in the “Applicant” field, type “Allterco” Shelly’s parent company), you’ll get this unhelpful list, you need to click on each link to discover the model name
I pulled apart 3 dead Brilliant Smart plugs to see if I could see anything exciting. But couldn’t. Not that I’d know what to look for other than something obvious.
Interestingly the one in the left is an earlier model but external labelling is identical. I think I recall people mentioning that at an earlier point.
What can we learn from this? Probably nothing;)
They popped apart easy enough with a pry-tool.
They all had TYWE2S chips and were Tasmotized then ESPHomed…
