Correct - on Amazon Bond page product page it says:
CONTROL UP TO 6 CEILING FANS - a single BOND can control up to 6 ceiling fans from one central location
Glad they have one-day delivery on this…should have it by later tonight. We’re busy most of the day and into the late evening, so I will do setup in early hours tomorrow AM while wifey is still in bed, and then when she gets up amaze her (AGAIN!) w/my ST mojo.
One thing to note: If a fan has an IR remote the BOND must be in eyesight of the device.So for an entertainment (just an example) system it would be great, but for things in many rooms not so great. But the infrastructure is designed to have more than one BOND, so one in each room.
It didn’t work well for me. My Hunter remote power switch is also a dimmer, so holding it long enough for the Bond to read it caused problems. The fan controls were kinda spotty, too.
Yeah that’s my point. Hope they keep to that timeline, some IoT startups do but some don’t.
Personally, I don’t totally rule out backing crowdfunding projects, those by definition haven’t delivered yet. But I keep my expectations low when I do.
But if it’s on amazon, I wouldn’t expect to get anything more out of it than what it can do at the time it’s delivered.
So, I’m assuming that since there’s no ST integration right now, that means that the status of the fan or lights can’t be seen by ST? Meaning, if I turn on the wall with the remote, ST won’t show that it has been turned on?
It’s not a deal-killer for me, because the convenience would be nice…but I don’t see how the status from the controller can be sent to ST.
I am using simulated MiniMote to turn on the fan and lights from ST, but haven’t figured out a way to see the status. ActionTiles doesn’t show the Simulated miniMote. Any ideas would be welcome. For me this is a stop gap until ST is integrated.
I know there are smartplugs that can measure the amount of electricity going through them (some people use them to send a notification when the dryer is done, for example.) It’s a bit wonky, but I guess you could install an actual plug to the wires, and “plug” it in to help determine when the device is on.
That said, I don’t know if you could differentiate between the voltages of “lights on”, “fan on”, and “lights+fan on”.
I had the complete opposite experience! I installed the app on my iPhone 6s a few days before I received the unit. I setup my account at that time. My BOND came I set in up in less than five minutes. I have four fans up and running now. My last fan was a State remote, and I needed the Beta to set it up. One press of the remote button and it recognized the remote. Done.
Yup, that’s horse races. I’ve set up many other devices using this same process without issue, no idea why the Bond was so uncooperative for me. My phones are all stock, Nougat, iOS 11.2, and Oreo respectively.