[chbot] ESP8266 Modules & solar load management

[Mark Beckett]

Richard
Nice find.

I used these with a simple 433MHz transmitter instead of the remote.
http://www.jaycar.co.nz/Power-Products-Electrical/Distribution-%26-Interconnect/Mains-Control-%26-Protection-Devices/Wireless-3-Outlet-Mains-Controller/p/MS6142

Jaycar also had some other versions for wired installations, but I can't 
find them on their website.

If you chase down OpenHAB and look at the "Forget Me Not" challenge, 
several participants used it to control various items, and get 
information back.
http://www.openhab.org/
http://www.element14.com/community/community/design-challenges/forget-me-not

Mark

Richard Jones wrote:
> Hi Carl,
>
> Thanks for the generous offer of a module. Not much progress so far 
> just a few general ideas. For hot water I'm keen to follow the Peter 
> Harris lead using the PLL version of Open Energy Monitor. I'm also 
> keen to promote and comply with NZ wiring standards and electrical 
> safety so I have a little reading to do.
>
> As for topology I have not figured out whether the ESP8266 can be made 
> into an almost drop in replacement for the Open Energy Monitor RF 
> module. I was originally thinking IP multicast but strangely it looks 
> as though putting a mini web server on the ESP8266 is the lower effort 
> way to serve the amount of power being imported/exported to connected 
> clients.
>
> I've also been considering cheap off the shelf enclosures for 
> controlling devices requiring <=10A. Replacing the guts from plug in 
> surge protectors, timers, RCDs or power meters could be a way to go. 
> However it might be simpler, cheaper and safer to crack the protocol 
> of a device like this:
>
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-XiaoMi-Smart-plug-WiFi-Phone-Wireless-Remote-Control-Smart-Socket/32266632483.html
>
> Richard
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Carl Ranson <carl.ranson at gmail.com 
> <mailto:carl.ranson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 16/03/2015 10:14 a.m., Richard Jones wrote:
>
>         Does anyone have any ESP8266 Demo projects to bring along this
>         evening?
>
>     Did you have any luck with this, Richard?
>
>     I have a few. you can have one in exchange for some advice when I
>     upgrade my water heater soon.
>     They're the ones with only 2 GPIO's though.
>
>     Carl.
>
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