https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/gateway/
https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/switchmote/
I just stumbled onto these guys. How is there not an ST/Moteino bridge??
Who can do it???
This would be huge!
https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/gateway/
https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/switchmote/
I just stumbled onto these guys. How is there not an ST/Moteino bridge??
Who can do it???
This would be huge!
How? Well… see the first part of your quote: “I just stumbled onto these guys…”.
Stuff will only be developed/built for SmartThings if: (a) Someone from the Community does it as a fun project, or (b) Someone believes there will be a significantly large reachable market willing to pay for the development effort - usually after risking a lot of time first, since, crowdfunding aside, folks aren’t willing to pay for stuff that doesn’t exist.
I was speaking rethorically @tgauchat
I wanted to call attention to these guys in the hopes that it does spark community interest enough that someone does decide to develop for this hardware.
You up for a challenge sir? (kidding)
Oh… OK.
I doubt I’m “up to the challenge”, but let me offer you a challenge…
What is so compelling about the Moteino that it is worth the effort? Aren’t there plenty of ways to already accomplish what it does (especially in a SmartThings household)?
I’ve been following Moteino for a long time. His hardware is very interesting and well designed, and it seem like a pretty cool solution, especially since when he started working on it there was no smart things and it was a pretty novel powerful
thing. However, I don’t really see what it brings to the table, really, if you already have SmartThings. For the price of a switchMote you can buy one of the many z-wave switches that can offer similar functionality but look like conventional light switches with much higher WAF. Plus, you get a UL Listed device. I always fear that in the off chance I put DIY stuff in my wall it will start a fire and my insurance company will deny my claim. Probably paranoid, but still.
i like the multi switch capability. use it like a scene controller, and the fact that it can incorporate a PIR, it’s a clean device for certain use cases. Sure there are other options, more native. But why do we hack any non ST hardware to work? cause we want to
mainly to use it as a LVDC powered wired, gang mounted button controller. possibly adding the PIR too
I wouldnt use it for mains AC
You should follow this post. It sets up a moteino that communicates with smartthings via and esp8266 wifi module.