Shelly 1

Hardware: Raspberry Pi4 with Homebridge installed Homebridge ffmpeg plugin installed Shelly1 mounted behind my doorbell 6V AC Relay wired in parallel with the buzzer (the relay voltage is chosen to match the voltage available on the buzzer when it is buzzing) The Shelly1 is powered by 220VAC The relay on the buzzer switches 220V AC to the SW input of the Shelly1 The Shelly1 SW input is configured to call the url that the ffmpeg plugin makes available. This triggers the doorbell event. The Shelly1 relay is wired in parallel with the door opener switch. I use a webhooks plugin to create a …

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I’m contemplating installing a Shelly 1 behind a switch, as OZ Smart Things supposedly got type approval for them in Straya. There’s a Homebridge plug-in to suit, or you can install the Mongoose FW for native HomeKit support.

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I just (within the last 2 days) installed a Shelly 1 in my house with the intention of making my dumb doorbell smart. I got the wiring done, added the Shelly to the Shelly app, and then downloaded the appropriate plugin for Homebridge. I was up and running within 30 minutes. ~~A similar project using HA got written up on their forum and I saw comments like “my doorbell takes 10 seconds to be seen by HA every time someone pushes the button.” With my setup, everything is almost instant.~~ If I choose the Hombebridge, I don’t need to flash the smart device, in that case can I manage the device …

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… old amazon dash button. Looking for a better low-cost solution. I would like to use a battery powered switch to control an overhead light. There is a shelly 1 controlling the light, but I don't want to get out the phone every time I want to switch the light. Old home with plaster walls -- I really don't have the option of wiring in a light switch. I'd like some sort of bluetooth or wifi switch that I can mount on the wall to control the light. Which hardware is best?

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Do you control it manually through a momentary switch? If so you could look at the Shelly 1s. I think there is a home bridge plugin for Shelly gear so you have it set up in HomeKit. They are dirt cheap too and you can turn off all cloud access if that is something you are into. https://shelly.cloud/shelly1-open-source/

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I used a relay triggered by the doorbell ring voltage to switch the input on a Shelly1. Works perfectly.

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Shelly DS9 does not support the Shelly 1 device. Returning to the main script (Shelly NG)as the author recommended regarding Shelly 1. I still have no idea at all.. Below is the log section of it: \[11/16/2024, 8:05:08 PM\] Registering platform 'homebridge-shelly-ng.ShellyNG' \[11/16/2024, 8:05:08 PM\] \[Shelly NG\] Loaded homebridge-shelly-ng v1.6.0 child bridge successfully \[11/16/2024, 8:05:08 PM\] Loaded 0 cached accessories from cachedAccessories.0E1E082959B5. \[11/16/2024, 8:05:08 PM\] Homebridge v1.8.0 (HAP v0.12.0) (Shelly NG) is running on port 41878. \[11/16/2024, 8:05:08 PM\] …

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