They asked me what a smart plug can be used to.So I answer

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Osram Smart+, cooperating with Homekit.Fortunately, the plugin is not an overly complicated device, so the technical specification can be quickly given at simple points:

The plugin does not require absolutely no goal (except for the device that acts as a goal in our homekit).ANDt also does not require almost any configuration - from the Home application level we choose the option to add a new device, we scan the code on the housing and that's it - we can already have fun.A few minutes - including unpacking the package from the courier - and everything is ready.ANDf after the configuration we do not have a phone or watch with us, and we want to turn on the device connected to the plug, just press the button on the housing.Of course, it is also possible to completely remote control, even when we are outside the home.

There is no reason to be afraid that the plugin uses Bluetooth, not WiFi.ANDn most houses, the Bluetooth range should be completely sufficient for the proper functioning of this device.At least for me, ok.90 m2 and two levels did not occur.

As for the size of the plugin, OSRAM Smart+ is relatively compact equipment.ANDt measures a little over 6 cm wide, just below 6 cm high and 8.5 cm long.ANDt is also so profiled that AND was able to mount it in double and quadruple sockets with other standard plugs and power supplies without major problems.However, AND am not sure if two OSRAM Smart+ plugins fit on one double socket.

However, the key in the case of a smart plug is not what it looks like, but what you can do with it.

Note: The plugin was tested as part of Homekita, with Apple TV as a central device, as well as the iPhone XS Max as the main pilot.There were still bulbs and HUE remote controls, fibaro sensors, outer OSRAM/LEDVANCE LEDs and several other devices in the same network.

Let's just don't say, about the iron.

Many times in the case of the so -called.Smart plugin appears an example...irons.That from now on, having such a plugin, we can stop worrying that we leave the iron turned on and burns our house, because even if this first situation will take place, it will not come to the second - just turn off the power supply remotely, from the phone.

On the one hand, this example works on the imagination - nobody wants to have a burned house or apartment, but on the other hand it is a complete nonsense.

Of course, you can use a remote-controlled plugin, but it raises a number of problems from the technical, logical and financial side:

Tak wiec nie - w tym tekście nie będzie nic oironsch.And probably in no subsequent one.

Which, however, does not mean that AND did not find any application for a remote -controlled plugin.AND found them so much that...AND guess AND'll have to order more soon.Much more.

Air filter

The model of the purifier AND have has basically only one disadvantage - it cannot be controlled remotely.Ba, you can't even program him any more complicated schedule than turn on in x hours or turn off in hours.And each time you have to program it manually.

ANDnstead, it has one underestimated advantage of me so far - after cutting off the power and its restoration, it turns on on the previously set settings.Perfectly.

So instead of replacing a well -functioning purifier and spend a small fortune, it was enough to connect the current equipment to the socket via the tested plugin, switch it to the car mode, pick up a smartphone and set a few simple rules.

The most AND wanted the purifier not to bury and blow during sleep (stands in the bedroom), but also that it did not have to be turned on manually after getting up and off going to sleep (especially since it squeaks cruelly with each press).

Two rules were enough here - the first launches the purifier at 6:30 in the morning to wake up in a clean, pleasant, moved air.The second one turns off the purifier at 23:30, i.e. around the moment when AND fall asleep.

More combinations were not needed.

Lamp by the bed.

Very similar scheme and the rule really likes, although the motivation is a little different.ANDn the case of a lamp by the bed, theoretically, the button from its on and off is always at hand, so automation of this process is an example of a pathological laziness.

AND...I will not defend myself - that's how it is.I only have my defense that the switch button on the power cord is so placed that it lands forever behind the bed.So instead of combining how to arrange a cable better, I solved the problem with a plugin.

It turns on earlier than the purifier, because 30 minutes before sunset, as one of several light sources in the bedroom.However, it goes out on its own if, for example,.I will fall asleep with a book and I will not turn it off until 1:00.

And how do I turn off the lamp then?Either I call Siri and I just speak to her good night (unfortunately in English), or I use the physical Philips switch (yes, through homekit it works with this plug as much as possible) and I activate the night scene, which extinguishes all the lights and selected plugins.

The next day, however, the lamp automatically turns on, shining for an hour straight in the face, thus being a fantastic alternative to the alarm clock.

Yes, theoretically, you can do it simply with a controlled bulb, but for this you need a bridge.Not to mention that a lot of lamps are currently selling with a permanent bulb built -in.

Treadmill and...fan.

A little more complicated system, requiring two plugins, but interestingly showing how to turn on one plugin the entire reaction string.

How does it work for me?One plugin is connected to the treadmill, while the other is to the fan.The voice command for the watch (I take it to the treadmill anyway) I run the treadmill power (of course, the power supply, not belt drive), which in turn activates the second socket with a fan, and by the way changes the lights in the room to the ones I like during training.

Laziness?In combination with several dozen minutes effort on the treadmill, saving time and effort is probably small, but it shortens the time needed for all these operations, plus...It's just cool.

Boiler

In my case, the plugin had a simple task - turn on the electric boiler heating water when the current is cheap and turn off when the standard tariff applies.Simple automation, there is nothing to dwell.

What is important, however, in the case of the OSRAM Smart+plugin is the maximum power of the receiver that it is able to handle.3680 W is enough not only for the boiler (in my case 1.8 kW), but also for much more powerful equipment.

Fan (this time from warm air)

Stupid thing - I will have a heat pump only in a few months, so for now I heat myself with a poorly distributed wood fireplace, from which most of the heat...He runs through the stairs upstairs without heating the ground floor.I solved it temporarily-chałupny, just mounting the fan on the stairs and pushing it warm air to the ground floor.Surprisingly - it works (seriously), but requires remembering to start it at the right time.

So instead of playing in manual switching of the fan, I connected it to the plugin.Then, using the sensor what from Fibaro (also has a temperature measurement) and the FIBARO application for Homekita, I set the rule according to which, after reaching 21 degrees on the first floor (where I stay most of the time), the fan receives the power supply and begins to heat the ground floor more effectively.

And when I go to sleep and I do not want the fan noise to me, or I turn it off with one of the buttons on the HUE dimmer by the bed, or turns off automatically after 23:00.Simple.

AND wiele, wiele więcej.

I gave only a few examples that came to my mind during the testing period, focusing on those that actually made sense in my home.

In fact, however, there is an almost unlimited combination.It all depends primarily on this:

Potential scenarios can be a multitude.Even the automatic switching off of the house monitoring camera when we are in it or nearby.Automatic lighting of lights outside at the indicated time (if they are connected to the socket at home).Automatic switching on the fan when the temperature in the room is exceeded and turning it off when it can be lowered.Automatic switching off the WiFi router, if someone bothers someone that it works at night.Remote switching on the lamp when we are away and we want to simulate our presence at home.

AND w żadnym z tych przypadków nie musimy wyciągać telefonu, odblokowywać go, uruchamiać aplikacji i klikać w ikonę gniazdka.We can implement all this as part of fully automated scenes or scenes elements.Just such a socket, and suddenly ordinary equipment begins to be smart.

Did I not like anything?

In short: no.The OSRAM Smart+ plugin works in combination with homekite almost absolutely exemplary and it is definitely the equipment that can be recommended.

Disadvantages, yes, they are, but rather small.For example, based on the Bluetooth standard means that sometimes commands are sent to a socket with a slight delay.So small enough that it does not bother you in everyday use, but you can see that, for example,.The bedside lamp goes out a moment after all the other lights in the room are dark.For this, the sound/off sound is rather clearly audible.

What limits Osram Smart+ in the scenes a bit is the fact that I could not find any application cooperating with Homekit, which would be able to read the power status from this plugin.Ie.We cannot determine the scene, e.g..In the EVE or Controller application, based on whether something connected to this plugin currently consumes electricity or not.

Why is it important to me?Because it would allow, for example.Automatically activate the stage after turning on the TV using Apple TV (Apple TV cannot be the stage activator).You could also turn on the fan after actually starting the treadmill, and not the power of its power. AND tak dalej, i tak dalej - wedle potrzeb.

A separate issue of them price.The OSRAM Smart+ plugin costs ok.PLN 150, which is noticeably less than most brand competition, with comparable possibilities and the most proper functioning. AND jednostkowo nie jest to wielki wydatek.

However, if we really want to automate the majority of the house, we will need more plugins.Maybe 3, maybe 5 or maybe 15. AND wtedy z tych 150 zł zaczynają robić się kwoty przekraczające 1000 zł, a to już wydatek, który w domowym budżecie trudno przegapić.

However, this is not only the problem of the Smart+plugin, which is the entire Smart Home market.

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