Feature #1080
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Sensors: 1 port power switch
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Description
This is effectively the same as the light switch but is generalized to enable power on an outlet.
The ESP board should be powered via the mains, so I need a buck converter of some kind, probably like this simple circuit that takes 110v down to 12v and then to 5v or lower.
- https://makeradvisor.com/tools/rf-remote-controlled-sockets-433mhz/
- https://github.com/xkonni/raspberry-remote
- https://github.com/sui77/rc-switch - library to control 433MHz switches.
- https://tutorials-raspberrypi.com/control-raspberry-pi-wireless-sockets-433mhz-tutorial/
- https://hristoborisov.com/index.php/projects/switcher-a-wifi-open-source-power-switch/
- https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp8266-remote-controlled-sockets/
- ESP8266 ESP-01S Relay Module Relay WIFI Smart Socket Control Switch
It would seem that the easy way to do this is to use a 433MHz socket along with the Pi and the rc-switch library. rc-switch provides some sample projects that might provide templates for creating Ironman interfaces.
Updated by Hammel 2 days ago
Ordered 433Mhz xmit/receive units from Amazon, along with BN-Link RF outlets.
I already have Arduino's I can use, including ESP8266-01's.
- Debian pkg: 1.8.13 - apt get arduino
- Upstream: 2.3.2
ESP8266 Guide (from Ironman lightsw project, only valid for 1.x releases).
This should be tested first with the Arduino boards, then ported to the esp8266 if possible. A bank of esp8266 boards for a collection of RF outlets would be preferrable to a bank of Arduino's, although some of them are pretty small too.