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Athom make ESPhome smart switches with no neutral wire, they work great. The way it works is you put a bypass capacitor to neutral in the light fixture, and th
by XorNot 2y ago
Athom make ESPhome smart switches with no neutral wire, they work great.
The way it works is you put a bypass capacitor to neutral in the light fixture, and then it lets the switch be powered - no flicker or low energy requirements needed.
- wkat4242 2y agoAh I see, does require to modify the light though. But it's interesting to look at, thanks. I don't use Homey though, I use Home Assistant. So I'm not sure if it works with that.
- XorNot 2y ago? They're ESPhome smart which is specifically Home Assistant? https://www.athom.tech/blank-1/no-neutral-wall-touch-switch-for-esphome https://www.athom.tech/blank-1/no-neutral-wall-touch-switch-...
- wkat4242 2y agoOoh I see. Athom also has their own system called homey: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homey_(smart_hub) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homey_(smart_hub) They're not open source so I thought maybe their other stuff isn't either. I didn't even know they made switches in fact. Several of my friends have the homey, they're very popular here because athom is a Dutch company and they market here a lot. But I prefer the openness of home assistant. Edit: Aah I see the confusion. The athom that makes the esphome devices is a Chinese copycat company that has nothing to do with the real athom but is trying to get a free ride on their name. They've just received an injunction banning their sales in the EU and have to take back all their products sold here. https://community.homey.app/t/athom-wins-lawsuit-against-chinese-athom-tech-and-aliexpress/121124 https://community.homey.app/t/athom-wins-lawsuit-against-chi... I had never heard of the Chinese company before.