3 Pack of RF (433.92MHz) sockets, plus a remote.Loads (like, really loads) available instore at Newcastle for £6.99, click & collect available or home delivery with extra charge. Website says offer valid until 29th Jan.
Used with a bridge (if you're that way inclined) these can imitate expensive WiFi switches, but they don't communicate back, so you can't tell remotely whether the switch is currently on or off.
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b1g1an
24 Jan 17#1
Can you recommend a bridge?
rtbsghgfh to b1g1an
24 Jan 171#2
It's all new to me and I haven't set anything up yet - however I've also just purchased a Broadlink RM Pro, which can control both IR and RF - and I'm dabbling with both home assistant and openhab to turn everything into a HomeKit/Alexa-compatible system. It's not exactly turnkey but playing with all this stuff is half the fun, right? :smiley:
I have the broadlink rm2 pro and it works well, I use it with Home Assistant.
scoffer1
24 Jan 17#3
A good buy - heat added -wish I lived near to a branch as standard delivery costs £4.95.
b1g1an
24 Jan 17#4
Thanks, been using these for the last 15 odd years and gave up trying to find a sensible (cheap) way of getting them to work with my Harmony many year ago.
_RobP
24 Jan 171#5
I've got similar ones from Maplin running with the v1.9 Exec Binding in OpenHAB2 using Rcswitch and wiringPi on my Pi3
b1g1an to _RobP
24 Jan 17#6
Had a quick Google and am more confused than enlightened, do you think this would be something I could add to my microserver which has IR input? PM me if you like.
b1g1an
24 Jan 17#7
Definitely!
rtbsghgfh
24 Jan 17#9
That's the video I was looking at last week, and made me want to do something similar. Home from work and set these switches up so they're activated by Siri! Not much effort required although it does need a few different technologies speaking together (mainly homeassistant with broadlink plugin, and homebridge with homeassistant plugin)
barginfan
24 Jan 17#10
Excellent timing OP.
Is cheaper for this set, than to replace an existing remote that has died.
Cheers
Geemac
24 Jan 17#11
Yer I going to try the set-up in the video, unless anyone knows a better way to control this type of socket with Alexa?
Opening post
Used with a bridge (if you're that way inclined) these can imitate expensive WiFi switches, but they don't communicate back, so you can't tell remotely whether the switch is currently on or off.
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http://www.ibroadlink.com/rm/
http://rm-bridge.fun2code.de/rm_manage/manage_codes.html
https://graph.api.smartthings.com/login/auth
Is cheaper for this set, than to replace an existing remote that has died.
Cheers
Heat added.