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post Apr 18 2018, 03:16 PM

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QUOTE(WIS9000 @ Apr 18 2018, 03:02 PM)
i think any sound. seen it before in UK and Germany's toilet. Just walk in got lights. Cannot locate any PIR / motion sensor. Not sure if sensitivity of the sound it picks up can be adjusted or not.

edit: just found a link of something similar:
Sound switch
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Then it is likely a micrcowave motion sensor, microwave can penetrate plaster ceiling or gypsum board
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post Apr 19 2018, 11:15 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Apr 19 2018, 10:11 AM)
gmail push notification ? any gmail coming in will notify me or selected ?

If all mail notify, I don't think can catch the mail. Too many.
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install gmail app on your phone, only email sent to primary category will get notification, gmail has pretty good spam filtering

My Linux NAS is monitoring UPS, once power trip occurs, it will immediately send UPS on battery email notification.
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post Apr 21 2018, 11:56 PM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Apr 20 2018, 11:47 PM)
With UPS on Steroid, probably 2-3hr kua ?  brows.gif

2x12ahr on UPS.
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Bro, this is kinda risky, the UPS is designed to run on battery for at most 10 minutes, you put 2 x 12Ahr battery there, it could run up to 5 hours, the UPS inverter circuit could overheat and melt down.
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post May 3 2018, 09:31 AM

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QUOTE(Zot @ May 3 2018, 08:00 AM)
With many companies producing and selling smart touch switches that can be controlled using WiFi from anywhere, does each of these companies set-up their own server to provide services for free? Anyone has any idea on this?
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Nowadays no need to setup own server, just subscribe to AWS/Azure/Google cloud services will do.

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post May 30 2018, 09:09 PM

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QUOTE(lucaswjk @ May 30 2018, 04:49 PM)
hi all, im trying to mod my autogate to smart.
thanx to ozak, i currently change my options from sonoff sv to inching

but currently i found another problem, my autogate board might not have DC12V.

i have create a wiring diagram and post some pix of the board here
DIY/Mod AutoGate to Smart, sonoff projec

so what is my options?

ps: i dont hv e&e skill  sweat.gif
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I saw a yellow square box looks like 12V battery, if it is, then you got DC12V source.
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post May 30 2018, 10:11 PM

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QUOTE(lucaswjk @ May 30 2018, 10:07 PM)
it wrote Trans Out at the bottom...

i hope im wrong and it is DC
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If you know how to use voltage meter, switch it to DC, red color probe goes to + and black color probe goes to "-" or "ground", then you will know it is DC 12V or not
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post May 30 2018, 10:27 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ May 30 2018, 10:12 PM)
Your autogate already got a remote right? Why need the sonoff for? If no internet you can’t open your gate
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Can remote open/close autogate from anywhere brows.gif

If the smart house apps has geo-fence feature, autogate can automatically open when you are returning to your home! no need to press any key! rclxms.gif
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post May 30 2018, 11:08 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ May 30 2018, 10:34 PM)
Why would you want to open your gate from anywhere ?
Ok Geo-fencing but I think sonoff alone has no Geo-fencing right?
And he doesn’t have any other smart home gear for any automation
I think he just wants to use smartphones to open/close the gate which to me is more difficult than using the remote.
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Imaging your parents or "mistress" wanted to visit your house, and you are not at home, they arrive earlier, now you can remote open autogate and the main door, they can come inside your house without any keys! rclxms.gif brows.gif

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post Jun 1 2018, 05:58 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Jun 1 2018, 04:59 PM)
one day you will come home to find your gate opened wide. you know why?
cause you wont know if someday, someone will accidentally press the button on the ewelink app.
sonoff wont even show you its on or off, cause its in momentarily(inching) mode
have you thought about this?
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My autogate got the contact sensor, when it is opened when no one at home, it will send alert to my phone.
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post Jun 1 2018, 06:15 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Jun 1 2018, 06:00 PM)
It comes with this contact sensor or you added it?
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Of course I added it, I used z-wave contact sensor that has external input, I laid the cable from my zwave contact sensor which inside the car porch to the normal alarm magnet contact which attached to the autogate, because if you put the contact sensor on the autogate, it is not water proof, also need to under the sun and high temperature could kill the sensor.

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post Jun 3 2018, 09:33 PM

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Cal-lab surge protector is good, saving my PC & AV equipment many times. In Malaysia, better to get surge protector to protect sensitive electronic devices, I even have cal-lab surge protector to protect my inverter aircond circuit board.
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post Jun 12 2018, 06:58 PM

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QUOTE(alexander3133 @ Jun 12 2018, 06:37 PM)
I am wondering the nominal voltage published by ST of 230V, is this peak voltage?
http://www.st.gov.my/ms/web/general/details/144

The voltage measured by Sonoff or other energy meter also measure the peak voltage?
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Most appliance nowadays accept pretty wide range of voltage input, especially electronic device with build in voltage regulator.

AC Voltage input from 216V ~ 255V is considering okay, reactive electrical load such as washing machine, non inverter aircond may be sensitive to voltage changes but it should be designed to accept input within 230V +/- 10%
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post Jul 27 2018, 09:24 PM

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QUOTE(rapple @ Jul 27 2018, 01:52 PM)
Any good suggestion for digital door lock ? Budget around rm1000.

Wanted to make it more convenient for my wife to lock/unlock when she leave the house.
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XIAOMI MIJIA LOOCK, Taobao is around RM1200

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Newest-Xiao...2849025043.html

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post Jul 31 2018, 12:48 PM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Jul 31 2018, 11:57 AM)
I guess you been stay in hotel many many time right ?

Hotel don't need smart gadget to switch off their aircon. Learn from them. Save you even more.
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Use hotel technology for Airbnb is costly lah, get Xiaomi hub, motion sensor, door sensor and power socket, cost probably less than RM300.
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post Aug 3 2018, 08:07 PM

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QUOTE(kokwei @ Aug 3 2018, 07:07 PM)
Hello people! It is great to find such a community of Smart Home Automation enthusiasts in Malaysia.

Let me introduce the setup I have at home:

1) 3 storey link house
2) 5x Alexa Echo Dots
3) 5x Broadlink RM Mini 3 in all rooms for IR-based appliance controls
4) 1x Broadlink RM Pro+ in dining area at the ground floor
5) 1x Broadlink TC2 3-gang wall switch, integrated to (4)
6) Raspberry Pi with HA installed + Haaska Alexa Skill for the discovery of broadlink remote devices exposed by all the RM Mini 3s and RM Pro+

I have managed to get Alexa to trigger the TC2 switches nicely through HA without depending on the Broadlink servers which is cool. However, in my next iteration of the smart home automation project I need to replace several spots of light switches which are 2-way in nature. FYI, my definition of 2-way means the same light being controlled by 2 different switches. The diagram below illustrates this:

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I've been Google'ing for a while and I could not find 2-way TC2 switches. I then dropped the Broadlink Malaysia a message to check if they have a solution for 2-way switches. I received the following:

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Apparently, this wireless eTouch switch is able to pair with another wired eTouch switch (imagine the wired eTouch switch is one of my existing TC2 switch that does not support 2-way). I however, had confirmed that these do not work with the TC2.

I would like to seek for the advice and opinions of all the sifus here. What is a typical solution for 2-way switches?
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Actually my house doesn't use 2 way switch anymore, I just replace it with PIR sensor, automatically turn on when someone in the staircase.

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post Aug 6 2018, 11:07 AM

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QUOTE(ChinWY @ Aug 6 2018, 12:48 AM)
just to share some data on the Aquara wall switch .. those switches that has Neutral will display power used and gives you a log..  but it will not allow you to assign the switch as a remote switch ( if you have dual swtich ) 

The one without neutral will allow you to assign its switch as remote switch but it will not have any history of power usage.. 

It make sense to get the double switch for non the letter as you can assign it as a remote switch for another device.  Price difference is also no much more.
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I have both with N line and without N line, but it is managed by smartthings, so I don't see any power usage or assign it as remote switch feature, but funny thing is it can see the temperature although it is always show 16 degree, which doesn't work at all.

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post Aug 11 2018, 11:15 PM

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My sonoff doesn't have this problem, I flashed it to opensource firmware brows.gif

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post Aug 12 2018, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(kokwei @ Aug 12 2018, 09:32 AM)
Which PIR sensor are you using?
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China made non brand, you can get it from Taobao, another type is microwave 5Ghz motion sensor, the detection does not have any death spot, the drawback is it can interfere with WiFi signal
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post Aug 23 2018, 11:45 AM

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QUOTE(kokwei @ Aug 23 2018, 08:49 AM)
I've been having issues with one of my Broadlink TC2 switches.
It is a 3 gang switch and occasionally it turns off 2 of the 3 gangs at random times, when the gangs were in the state of "on".

Is it an issue of installation, or is it a defect?

Very tempted to trash it and go for Aqara switches instead. My biggest issue with Aqara is that they don't have 3 gangs!
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Common issue, I got tise problem and throw it away, I replaced it with Aqara zigbee swtiches
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post Aug 23 2018, 06:55 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Aug 23 2018, 01:58 PM)
3 apps. 4 if you include my dumb blinds
Mihome - majority of my iot devices
Lifx - can use Alexa or google home to tell it to do things
Sonoff - ewelink app - can use Alexa or google home to tell it to do things
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That's why I choose Smartthings, 1 app control everything - zigbee, z-wave, xiaomi, sonoff, broadlink, tcp connected devices.

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