Overview outlet that is controlled by Wi-Fi and understands voice commands

Socket as the first element of a smart home

Smart home implies the presence of various household appliances and modern electronics that interact with each other and the environment, saving the owner from unnecessary routine activities. For example, the heater in such a house is automatically activated when a cold snap, the robot cleaner starts cleaning itself during the absence of the owners, and the lock on the front door sends them to the phone to suspicious situations posts.

Many people think that this is possible only in the future, or costs a lot of money. In fact it is not. Smart House consists of separate elements, many of which are available now. For example, the price of smart sockets, which will be discussed in this article is a bit more 1000 rubles (With coupon L2182S - even cheaper). But the opportunities for creativity and experimentation provides simply limitless.

The socket is manufactured by Tuya - China's largest manufacturer of products for the internet of things. To the body and appearance, it is impossible to present any claims: plastic ABS + PC, high-quality cast, a stylish sleek design. The only details that hint at the presence of intelligence, - the side button and the LED indicator on the front surface.

The main feature of this outlet is to support wireless control of Wi-Fi. FROM a special mobile application is enabled and disabled from any point of access to Internet. In addition, the socket can be made to work on a schedule, or to respond to any events. So that any device connected to it (kettle, heater, boiler, lighting, etc.) becomes a clever, because it operates according to a predetermined scenario you.

Management with Smart Life

To fully use this outlet, you must first install on your smartphone Smart Life application. It can work not only with the device, but also the other products of the manufacturer.

Connecting socket takes only a couple of minutes. First, hold the button for a few seconds at the lateral edge until the LED starts flashing rapidly. After that, in the application, click on the plus sign in the upper right corner and select "socket." After a short scan will detect the device and prompt you to specify a Wi-Fi-password to connect. As a result, on the main page of the Smart Life will be the image of our outlet.

Now you can enable or disable the socket by a simple touch to its image in the application. Very useful when you want to remotely control the operation of the electrical device or control his condition.

You can restrict the time of the outlet timer or set a schedule for its work. A chain of several rules and timers allows you to create fairly complex scripts. For example to configure the inclusion of certain days and hours with subsequent trip.

At this Smart Life opportunities are not limited. If your house has several smart devices, convenient to create for them a common commands (Scene). An illustrative example: if you want to wake you in the morning cheerful music, the room was a comfortable temperature, and the kitchen was waiting for coffee. In this case, you must enter a set of actions for the smart light bulbs, thermostat and coffee makers that will be executed at a specified time, or run manually.

And the most advanced feature Smart Life Applications - automation scripts (Automation). This refers to the execution of certain commands, depending on the behavior of other elements of the smart house or external conditions. Here are a few simple examples.

• Enable smart outlet is connected to the heater when the outdoor temperature has dropped below a predetermined value.
• Turn on the lamp in the hall, when the front door opened.
• Activate the mechanism of opening the curtains when the sun rose.

This is a real smart home, the elements of which can interact with each other in accordance with predetermined rules you. The more new devices will appear in the ecosystem, the more complex connections can be set up between them.

Connecting and Configuring IFTTT

The instructions stated that the outlet can handle services Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and IFTTT. It is the latter we selected for testing.

For those who do not know, recallThat IFTTT - an online service and mobile application that provides a link between the various services and automation of routine actions.

First of all you will need to connect the Smart Life services, manage the smart socket, your account IFTTT. You can then browse the popular recipes of other users, or program your own.

Since IFTTT supports a huge number of different services and activities, the field is open for enormous creativity. For example, you can make sure that the socket is activated when receiving a message from a particular person on a call, or even by voice command. It all depends on your imagination.

results

Smart Socket Smart Home - this is the first and easiest step is to create a smart home. With it, any connected device becomes too clever by working according to your schedule or create a script. The socket can be controlled from a mobile phone from anywhere in the world, interact with other intelligent devices in the home, and even listen to your voice commands. Unequivocal Masthev for fans of robotics and technology.

At the time of this writing, the cost of such outlet is 1089 rubles. Additionally, you can save by using a coupon L2182S.

The author expresses his gratitude to the company Cafago for providing the test device.

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