Re: [mh] What’s better than Insteon?

Tasmota looks pretty cool.  Messing around with MQTT isn't high on my 
priority list, but I notice you mentioned "I mostly use HTML".  HTTP is 
more interesting/universal to me, but after having a quick look through 
Tasmota, it is still unclear if I can have it send something when it 
gets a local input (ex: the switch changes state on a Sonoff Mini).

Two-way control is something that I would like to get, and am still 
trying to find the perfect smart switch to give me this. Have you found 
a way to do that?

Thanks!

On 2020-12-12 6:17 a.m., Giles Godart-Brown wrote:
>
> Tom
>
> I've  gone though a umber of iterations with my Misterhouse based 
> system, going  from x10 to LightwaveRF, then Wemo and now MQTT devices 
> based on Sonoff (https://sonoff.tech/product) which I reflash with 
> Tasmota (https://tasmota.github.io/docs/)
>
> There are HUGE benefits of doing this, e.g.
>
>   * They are very cheap
>   * They work with the MH MQTT interface ( but I mostly use html
>     because I'd already written lots of code for Wemo)
>   * Every device has a web page so its easy to check the  actual
>     status of any device, I have a script that does this every 5
>     minutes ( I'm a belt and braces type of guy).
>   * Tasmota implements the MQTT Last Will and Testament so you  can
>     detect within seconds if a device has gone offline
>   * Tasmota is awesome - there are loads of device drivers, for
>     example I have it running on a Wemos D1 mini
>     (https://shop.rasp.io/products/wemos-d1-mini-esp8266) connected to
>     8 1-wire temperature sensors, this feeds my MH central heating system
>   * There are excellent management tools for  tasmota e.g. TDM
>     (https://github.com/jziolkowski/tdm) which shows all the Tasmota
>     devices on your network, allows you to access their consoles, web
>     pages, lists version numbers, wifi signal strength, do over the
>     air updates and much more.
>
> This isn't for the faint hearted;
>
>   * There is a bit of a learning curve
>   * You have to reflash commercial devices (and sometimes this
>     involves soldering), but the support community is great and they
>     respond pretty quickly when Sonoff changes the firmware.
>   * You have to have reasonable coverage of your Wifi, that said, a
>     couple of my outdoor switches are running fine with only 30%
>     signal strength, (i use the BT mesh whole home wifi
>     routers/repeaters inside)
>   * You  end up with a lot of devices on your WiFi network (over 50 in
>     my case) but their traffic is very low compared to say streaming
>     video.
>   * You need to run an MQTT broker, however Mosquitto
>     (https://mosquitto.org/) seems to be very lightweight (I have it
>     running with Misterhouse on a Raspberry PI)
>
>
> Giles
>
> On 12/12/2020 10:04, Tom MacLean wrote:
>> I have an aging misterhouse and Insteon setup. I’m getting a bit annoyed with replacing Insteon modules (particularly the ones that were buried in my kitchen ceiling!) and also they are a bit quirky. (If I turn off a bunch of lights too quickly, a whole bunch of other lights turn on.)
>>
>> I am planning a basement reno that will lead to a bunch more modules.  Is there another automation technology I should be considering?
>>
>> I would like to avoid cloud-based solutions.
>> I am a little leery of bogging down my wifi with old-standard equipment.
>> Mister house automation is mandatory.
>> UL/CSA is mandatory
>> More cosmetic options than Insteon would be nice.
>>
>> I’d appreciate your advice!
>>
>>
>>
>> More variety in swit
>>
>>
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