And so for everyone who wants to make a "smart" outlet with solitaire and profursetki, this guide is offered! Features of this product: the socket will be built-in, controlled both via wi-fi and via the Internet. You can also see the status of the outlet. And if you are not too lazy, then with temperature and light sensors, a video camera and everything else later!
It is necessary to check the operability of the circuit itself. In fact - the WeMo Switch emulator, the difference is that ours will be built into any outlet, and fit perfectly into the interior.
What do we need to implement our plans:
1. In order to control the operation of the outlet via wi-fi, we will need a controller module with WiFi.
2. Relay for 16A 220V.
3. Power supply for these two 5 V modules
4. Well, of course, the rosette, where without him.
5. And especially not to do without the outlet itself!
6. It would also be nice to make an LED for indexing on / off.
Here are all the components:
Solder the wires to the structure:
We isolate the wires and contacts:
Then we put all this into the socket and attach it to the outlet itself.
As for software, programming skills are needed here. If you possess such, it is recommended to use a lightweight web server, the simplest bash scripts, although it is quite possible to put a minimal python assembly for our purposes.
Otherwise, you should look for a solution to the problem on the forums or copy the software of the official version of this outlet. You can find a large number of them both on sites dedicated to programming, and just in picking online stores.
Check for performance. And so the relay, LED and the voltage of the outlet are normal. Well, the first step was taken towards an ideal outlet. The cost of all components can be estimated at about 1,500 rubles.
And most importantly, do not be afraid to go for experiments, there is nothing complicated, take a soldering iron with a thin sting and go!
Perhaps your hands will shake, but this is only the first five minutes, as you get comfortable with it initially, you will already be confident and stand like granite.
Important Note:
The outlet is usually closer to the floor (from physics lessons you must remember that hot air goes up, and cold air is heavier down), so the thermostat indicators will not be completely correct - this should be taken into account if you focus on them to regulate heating.