Smart socket - security of home and family
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Modern home can not be imagined without a huge number of home appliances and electronics. Cases when the equipment becomes the cause of fires and other disasters. And if at this time there is no one at home? Smart socket - that can prevent a lot of trouble.
Despite the efforts of manufacturers, the cost of modern systems to create smart homes declined slightly. Of course, there are budget decisions. Alas, they all have a very high threshold of entry and use, or solve a very limited range of tasks.
The main problem - a central control unit. In suburban homes, where originally used smart house, you need to monitor not only electronics, but also local area. This also connects the heating control and security systems and much more.
Do I have it all in an apartment? Most likely no. It is quite possible to limit the control of electrical appliances, and even then not all. How many times we got home because of a forgotten or iron plate? And if you could turn off the correct socket?
Smart sockets are of two types: pad on the stationary outlet or module is mounted directly on the place of the usual outlet. They are equipped with simple microprocessor, allows you to connect to a control device and switched on / off at his command, transmitted either directly to the control unit, or through the Internet.
Depending on the manufacturer, the smart socket can be connected by GSM, Wi-Fi, Ethernet or RS232 to the control PC or the cloud server on which you installed the necessary applications. Many of them are equipped with applications for control via smartphone or tablet. In his absence (for budget solutions) to the remote head unit or a conventional router.
Individual instances, such as the D-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug, know how to turn on and off according to schedule and monitor energy consumption.
There are models that combine all at once. For example, Senseit GS2 is able to work through the web interface, via a smartphone app and using the GSM-direct commands. The device not only monitors the work of the included appliance, but also monitors the temperature of the environment in it - any fires can be detected instantly. Forewarned is forearmed.
Such devices will turn off the power without returning home. The main thing that was the Internet.