I would like to control a simple outlet over WIFI using MQTT and I’m a bit confused as to what works right “out of the box”. Basically, I’m looking for the least amount of friction and don’t want to buy something that isn’t reliable.
As I’ve poked around, I see a lot of options ranging from cheap to a bit pricey. some as low as $10 which claim “works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant”
Hi,
There are quite few MQTT-enabled ‘productized’ things out there, if you find some, please let me know too!
What I can tell you is, flashing Tasmota to Sonoff based stuff was only mildly annoying. The firmware is pretty solid, and works very well, especially if you flash your Wifi and MQTT credentials to the device from the get-go. Last I heard they were starting to enable support for SonOTA again, which should make it even easier. Haven’t checked in a while, since once you set up the tools to flash them manually, it’s hassle to learn a new way.
Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant is almost guaranteed to mean the devices communicate with some external cloud service, which offers the Alexa / Assistant functionality, as those tend to require a pre-set HTTPS service to call instead of MQTT.
I was hoping for something that doesn’t require too much fiddling with but, I’m always up for the challenge. Is Sonoff the standard that most users are going with?
I’ll check out Tasmota tonight- I’m not yet familiar with it.
As long as you live in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain or anywhere else that uses Type F plugs and sockets. https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeF.htm
Would flashing firmware onto this Sonoff plug be an option? http://a.co/d/37Fk0Uy ( SONOFF S31 16A Wifi Smart Socket)
I’m in the US and this is the form factor that I’d like to work with in my home. I would like to turn on a radio for example if I detect someone approaching the home.
Use any shelly device. I have 12 devices connected right now to home assistant in 2 different geographical locations running 2 different HA and MQTT brokers and I’m loving it. Shelly has done an excellent job with their products. Cheap, reliable, and affordable. Also, they have been running for over a year right now and I have had no problems at all!