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If you want to drop the price of equipment you can go down a level and use 433Mhz. Athough wifi chips have gotten cheaper lately and hopefully the smart home io
by z3t4 7y ago
If you want to drop the price of equipment you can go down a level and use 433Mhz. Athough wifi chips have gotten cheaper lately and hopefully the smart home iot gadgets will keep dropping in prise.
- StavrosK 7y agoSonoff switches and plugs already cost less than $5, and they're all flashable with extremely good open source firmware. It's a great time to be a home automation hobbyist.
- z3t4 7y agoDoes these Sanoff devices have an API that you can access via LAN, or do you need to re-flash them if you don't want to use them via "the cloud" ?
- ecaron 7y agoFor the light-attached end, it is down to $10 with this like the HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout. At that price, the LED nearly becomes the most expensive part of the setup (assuming you want anything more than a single color and/or light). What I love about the ESP8266 + NeoPixel style setup is that it gives you control over the form factor. For example: https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-BAT-signal/ https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-BAT-signal/