Remote power outlet home automation tutorial ESP8266

Tutorial how cheap RF remote power outlets can be controlled over WiFi. There is a small error: It is 200µs not ms.

Links to the parts (I get small cut at no extra cost for you):
433Mhz Power outlets US:
433Mhz Power outlets EU plug type:

WeMos D1 mini:

433Mhz RF transmitter & receiver:

Arduino sketches:

Also extended my home Automation Sketch:

Previous detailed home automation video:

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[amoghskulkarni]

Let's face it, we all have fondled with the idea of a servo pushing the button at some point

[AbhishekKr]

You know what I found in your video = Fun, Knowledge, DIY and Awesomeness!!

[malkies]

I just made it thru the intro and I am I don't even care if I learn anything anymore, I'm just watching for the entertainment value at this point <3 this.

[jasonhaglund]

I have been looking into home automation with the ESP8266 for a while and your videos are the best I have seen on this topic! Many thanks and well done sir!

[rizalpambudi]

Genius and creative at the same time. Subscribed.

[SiLeXnet]

Incredible infotainment! Keep it coming! I love your humor and your project are just right between in-depth information and keeping up the pace.

[СергейС-ню]

креативный мужик! каждое видео с позитивчиком)

[alpakat]

2:40 I'm a little late but a logic analyzer would be perfect for this kind of application...

[vksalian]

Hi, can you please explain, why both RF and Wifi modules used? Is there any special purpose? I thought ESP alone was sufficient.

[moritzlaszlo]

This is entertaining and educational at the same time!

[manecolooper]

Great video! More audio and midi projects now that we have a new processor (esp8266) much more powerful and with much more ram (96 k!!! ) Thanks for all your knowledge and generosity!

[alexk]

hey great job i made something similar (control an air conditioner outlet using esp via blynk app)
the ac requirers about 20a 110v
at first everything seems to work yet after a month or so the relay output (com / no) stop executing power while inputs on of works fine what could be the problem? I use a relay which is made for 10 a should i get a bigger one? and i power relay from esp should i power itbfrom a different separate power source? Thanks

[Breeegz]

So, in order to build a jammer, you would only need to txmit a preamble pulse every 16 cycles?

I actually use one of these kits for controlling my Christmas Lights, but I'm still using the remotes.

[MrBobWareham]

Thank you for sharing your project It's just what I need, but I can't find the Android sketch, any suggestions would be helpful or another app to do the same job?

[hopheadeddie]

Hi Bitluni

Love your videos and have learned a great deal on the 8266 Wifi from watching. I got a couple of Etekcity remote outlets. I copied your Arduino code and bought the 433Mhz transmitter / receiver modules. I had a problem that I was able to determine that the Etekcity remote outlets have a different ON/OFF pattern. The data bits that control on/off are reversed and they don't use a bit for the channel. The outlets all have separate addresses. 0011=off 1100=on. (Preamble, Address, On/OFF data) I was almost to the point of using a relay to short out the switches..Thanks

[patrikstaron]

I was excited when I found this because it is what I need. I got my ESP32 and I used RMT peripheral to generate exactly the signal at 3:26 and I connected it to chinese 433.92Mhz transmitter and nothing worked. Neither outlet reconfiguration, nor the control of any outlet. I tried to capture the signai I was sending using the receiver but the receiver itself was receiving a lot of some impulses, even though I was not sending anything. All was running on 3.3V.

[mudokin]

Genau das wa ich gesucht habe. Jetzt braucht ich nur noch das Geld und Motivation.

[anarki]

Thanks for the video, it was fun to watch :) I had also taken a look at these cheap RF power outlets and I was thinking about incorporating them into my existing home automation system using an ESP as a bridge. It seemed like a pretty reasonable solution until I started thinking about security. In principle, anyone can control your equipment with this setup, right? I realize that the risk is probably quite low in most cases, but I don't like the idea too much. I think I would still consider using a solution like this for non-critical sensors, but not for actuators.

[pablom]

Hallo,

I'm trying a similar-ish project with little knowledge on the matter.
I'm using NodeMCU.

Just on lil' question, does the phone you're using needs to be connected via WiFi to the same router your little shield is?
Or can you do the same thing over celular data / other WiFi?

Thaaaanks

[LatinDanceVideos]

Just found this. Pretty cool. I think the sonoff devices make this redundant now.