I'm thinking about a smart home, but when I see the prices of ready-made solutions (150+ PLN/point) it makes me shy away.
I originally thought of 1-wire and in this thread:
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic2907636.html#14016086 we are already coming to a solution, but while looking for components I came across http://www.hoperf.com/upload/rf/RFM85W-433D%20RV1.0.pdf which at a price of 4.33 per piece intrigued me....
Idea -
sensor:
transmitter, optocoupler, resistors, diode - cost about £10 - the only problem is how to cheaply convert the 230V that is "at hand" to the 5.5V DC needed for the transmitter
Add to this a "hub" of, say, 100 receivers (because I don't know if you can have a receiver that receives from a hundred transmitters), connected to a computer and sending changes of state - a program to be written in one day. And we have a full analysis of what's lit up in our house, and you can even go further - you take apart the iron, put it in and never again worry "did I forget to turn off the iron?" I go on the internet and look to see if the "iron" transmitter is giving a high state or not
The next step would be the opposite - receiver, relay and we have control.
The only question is - do I need some kind of controller on the sensor side (probably yes) - if so, what kind (Inexpensive!) and what to give on the receiver side - (do I need a set of 100 receivers and some kind of controller to coordinate this, or one receiver and a smarter controller?
I originally thought of 1-wire and in this thread:
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic2907636.html#14016086 we are already coming to a solution, but while looking for components I came across http://www.hoperf.com/upload/rf/RFM85W-433D%20RV1.0.pdf which at a price of 4.33 per piece intrigued me....
Idea -
sensor:
transmitter, optocoupler, resistors, diode - cost about £10 - the only problem is how to cheaply convert the 230V that is "at hand" to the 5.5V DC needed for the transmitter
Add to this a "hub" of, say, 100 receivers (because I don't know if you can have a receiver that receives from a hundred transmitters), connected to a computer and sending changes of state - a program to be written in one day. And we have a full analysis of what's lit up in our house, and you can even go further - you take apart the iron, put it in and never again worry "did I forget to turn off the iron?" I go on the internet and look to see if the "iron" transmitter is giving a high state or not
The next step would be the opposite - receiver, relay and we have control.
The only question is - do I need some kind of controller on the sensor side (probably yes) - if so, what kind (Inexpensive!) and what to give on the receiver side - (do I need a set of 100 receivers and some kind of controller to coordinate this, or one receiver and a smarter controller?