Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Electricity measure and smart control device

I did buy this electricity measure Smart control programmable equipment on AliExpress

I expected this device would be controllable via WiFi, however unfortunately no. It can be controlled using the buttons on the device, via bluetooth and also via IR remote control.
See manual below:

Manual

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Review and additional  info

To control the device using Bluetooth an app must be installed ( i used Android). I could not find the app in the Google App Playstore. However using a Google search i could find the app and installed it.
The buttons on the device can control more settings than using the app. 
As you can read above the manual is somewhat difficult to understand.
I could not easy find how to configure the device to be controlled using an IR remote control so i could not test this. The IR sensor is on the front side.
On the back side are connectors for the power input. The bottom can stand on your desk or some screw can be used to fixate it at the wall. Is is important to put some tape on the connectors that is not used for protection.  
I could not easy find how to control the separate power outlets.
There is power and current limit to switch off the power. The device also has a  timer to switch off power. As already mentioned the remote control options are somewhat limited as WiFi control is not possible. However the current and power measurement is nice. Unfortunately the values can not easy be exported or logged. Also my intended use of this device, to control and check power remote (e.g. in my shed) is not possible.
According to the schematic in the manual when using the screw connectors on the back ground is NOT connected !
Safety could be improved by changing the hardware design and add a plastic cover that can be moved to cover one of the the two connectors.   
So there is much room for the manufacturer to improve this device and the app.
 


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