That is why I have signed up for the Developer release notice of their API and will provide it to anyone who wants to get it going.
My question is still valid.
@Jack_Garcia
- Will this product long term goal be to support both Alexa and Google Home?
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I think the answer is posted on the FAQ for the Kickstarter:
`You support Amazon's Alexa and SmartThings, but what Google Home and other smarthubs?`
Google Home is our highest priority at the moment. We already received our orders and have began looking into getting it to work with it. Will post an update once we are able to get this support. Should be very soon.
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Thanks for that info @Bruce_R.
I was actually just reading that part.
I am actually interested in this: Will the WiFi be 2.4Ghz og 5Ghz
Do I still need to have a cell phone to use this device?
No, Remotsy works with your homes WiFi to connect to our cloud server. When both Alexa or SmartThings want to send a command to Remotsy sends it out via WiFi. Then it is received by the Remotsy and send out the LEDâs.
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I am in for the Experienced Package. It will be interesting for sure. I am just about to do an integration of Harmony Hub. It will be interesting to compare the two once I get the beta product.
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From the Kickstarter Page, âSPECSâ section:
Operating Channels
802.11a US/Canada: 12 non-overlapping channels(5.15~5.35GHz, 5.725~5.825GHz)
Other countriesâ frequencies are listed there as well.
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Wonât paste a graphic but am in for a beta box and a production box. That is the start.
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It looks like theyâre using an ESP-12E to power the prototype, the ESP8266 chip on that board only has 2.4Ghz⌠I wonder how theyâre getting the 5Ghz
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@lmosenko answers below:
1.) Google Home Arrived!!!already got mine waiting for that API to get to work on support.
2.) It is too early to say because the API is not out yet, but if its possible then I donât why you couldnât do this.
3.) Yes you will be able to have control over individual buttons on your remote. Although you can do this it may be tedious to do everything the remote can via voice. It would recommend its usage be more for combinations of buttons and joining routine of automation.
4.) WiFi
5.) USB powered
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@JDRoberts Goggle Home Arrived!! counting the days to get to work on this support.
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@lmosenko yes we will support most popular hubs that support an API.
@Bruce_R thanks for your support. This competition should bring out the best in both products.
@Bruce_R @blebson I hate to quote that old meme âYou Had One Jobâ the person who is helping us with the design of our site and kick starter pasted the wrong specs. I apologize for this misinformation, and you are correct we donât support 5GHz only 2.4GHz. Kick starter has been updated with the correct information.
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@lmosenko @sdjernes Thanks for you support hope we deliver above your exceptions once you receive it.
What about non IR Roku devices. My harmony works through the WiFi connection
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@celblazer this is definitely something we will have to look into, but it is not planned for the beta release. Looking past the beta to the official release it may be included as an update in the future depending on its difficulty.
Hi,
Perhaps I am missing something here, but everything in this video, I can do today with my Harmony Hub and Alexa. Granted, it was a much higher cost. Is this something that is aimed to save people money by not spending $100 on each Harmony Hub? Is there anything this can do that the Harmony Hub CANNOT do? I am not being critical here, I am honestly just trying to figure out my own level of interest.
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Iâm kind of in the same boat. Iâm guessing the difference is really just the harmony ecosystem being focused around media. Where this product tries to be a little more generic (though marketing use cases were media heavy) as basically just an ir blaster with a cloud api? I too would be interested if there are other features not available already via harmony other than price.
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@Mbhforum @scottalex great questions and maybe our kick starter isnât the best source to find differences on both these products. Also Iâd like to point out the Harmony Hub is a great product. Where it falls short is mostly on features as related to the price. Here are a few differences that Iâd like to point out.
- Price. Personally I cannot see myself paying 4 times as much per room to receive the similar functionality.
- Out of Sight. Unlike the harmony hub which focus around becoming another piece around your home. You donât buy a lamp to show of the light bulbs. We are striving to be out of sight and out of mind. With Remotsy you can place it almost anywhere and be able to reach your devices. I personally use Velcro to place it behind my TV.
- Size The size of this device is also very important. Most users even say that Remotsy is to large and should be smaller and thinner. Currently we are working on making it as slim as possible.
- API Our day to day jobs involve is using server in connection with Restful APIâs. We will be bringing that knowledge into this public API to deliver an unrestricted experience with Remotsy. Hopefully we will reach the point where more advanced users donât need to use any of our software at all just the hardware.
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Unlimited Usage Unlike major companies that like to squeeze out every penny from their users. We will not add restrictions per device. No need to worry about how many remotes or activities to want to have. Obviously within reason. I know some of you expert users may be able to reach the limits of Remotsy
. - We Are Geeks For Home Automation This may not mean much to some, but to us it means the most in this project. We love everything from our humidity sensor to our garage door opener. That same passion for home automation can be seen in the quality of product we are presenting here today. Our goal is that we will never sacrifice quality and deliver something we can be proud of.
Thanks for the great questions. If you have any more donât hesitate to ask.
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I have used the Harmony hardware off and on for a while. I think one of the difficulties in working with Harmony for home automation is the need to formulate everything in terms of activities when simple control of specific âbuttonsâ is all that is needed. It Remotsy allows complete flexibility in whatâs being controlled, that can be a benefit.
The Harmony activity approach does make it easier for them to track when devices are on and off - at least if they are always controlled through the Harmony hardware.
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