Xiaomi smart home
Posté le 22/10/2018
For today's article exactly two reasons: Xiaomi now has a whole park of smart home accessories. With their help it is possible to turn absolutely any dwelling in the modern smart House. Moreover, you can do it very budget. The second reason-the prices for all these accessories at the moment below the plinth. Apparently, the dead season is affecting, which is now in full swing.
Connect to the smartphone and remote control can not only your city apartment. While some of our citizens go to the sea, others go to the cottage. And that the summer residence did not remain without control during the rest of the year, it is better to take care of its safety. The benefit of a serious arsenal of gadgets from Xiaomi for a smart home gives us the opportunity to build everything to your needs.
First of all, you need to establish the Internet. For this purpose a USB-modem from the operator which best catches out of the city is suitable. The quality of coverage I suggest to test on your smartphones-so reliable. Decided on the source of the Internet, now you need to figure out how to distribute it through the Wi-Fi network. This is perfect for Xiaomi Mi Wi-Ri Router 3.
I ordered this from here $30 dollars (now there are selling the global version, and I bought Chinese-not so important), has turned it on an alternative firmware from Asus (step-by-turn instructions are on Youtube). After that, the USB-modem immediately befriended the router (all the necessary profiles of operators were sewn into the firmware) and began to distribute the Internet throughout the area.
Video surveillance is the most important element of security.
For this purpose there are two gadgets: Xiaomi Mijia 1080p ip camera and Xiaomi Mijia 720p IP camera with a turning mechanism. The first cost $32.79, and the second will have to give $36.99 (coupon for discount Huea). Of course, it's great when you can from anywhere through the smartphone to watch what happens in the country and at the same time twirl "virtual" head in different directions. But personally I am for the highest resolution, so I would choose a version with a video recording in 1080p resolution.
If anything, the whole thing is easy to set up. Need an account Xiaomi (I'm sure you already have it), the Internet, which we have just established, and the application MiHome. It is through him set up all the accessories from our favorite company. The utility is available for both IOS and Android.
Then we put smart sensors around the house. For reliability.
Now a set of five different sensors can be purchased for $53.99 (coupon gb5in1). The kit includes the following gadgets:
Control unit with built-in microphone, online radio and night light with 16 million colors (it is connected in general all accessories)
- Open Door Sensor
- Cordless socket
- Motion sensor
- Remote button to activate a variety of tasks (everything is again configured in the application)
This is a basic set, but no one prevents it from being supplemented by other sensors. For example, you can buy another wireless sensor door opening (separately it costs $6 with a coupon Sensorfr) and a couple of additional motion sensors. It is logical, to choose one thing: either to fix movements, or to suppress attempts of penetration still at the stage of opening of doors and windows.
Again-the price of a set of $53.99 with a coupon gb5in1.
There are other, customization accessories. For example, a temperature sensor that is sold at $9.99 apiece (aqara720 discount code). Additionally, it measure the humidity of the air and if any indicator in the room goes beyond the norm, sends a notification to the smartphone. Convenient and uniquely needed thing.
For more native control of electric circuits in a house it is possible to use Xiaomi Aqara switches on 25 dollars apiece (code SWITCHFR). They are mounted in a wall and are able to diffuse the supply chain, thus, it is not some of the nastilka on the bilateral tape, and a truly embedded part of the wiring house or cottage. And it is managed, of course, from the smartphone from anywhere in the world via the Internet.
I suggest once again to calculate how much will cost the starter kit for a smart house in the city or behind it.
Without the wireless router, the normal set will cost $121.77. Of course, I've taken all the existing coupon discounts into account. If you add a couple more sensors opening the door, the price is a little bit up to $133.77. And if it is a dacha, where there is probably no router, the final cost of the whole smart kit will be poured in 164 bucks. It is almost 10 thousand rubles-much cheaper than not just the majority, and in general all the existing solutions for a smart home. Xiaomi's competitors in this market simply do not.
It is especially pleasant that all this is realized through a convenient and stylish application, which will be supported for many years. Do not forget about the big fan community, which will always help.