Best products in the Home automation category
Here's a ranking of the best products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Sonoff USB dongle ZBDongle-E, Zigbee
The Sonoff ZBDongle-E is a powerful Zigbee 3.0 gateway designed for open source platforms. It features an EFR32MG21 main chip and a CH9102F series chip, which are faster and more efficient than CP2102N. The dongle supports up to 32 devices or as many as your platform allows. It comes pre-installed with the Ember - ZNet protocol instead of Z-Stack and the ZigBee EZNET 6.10.3 coordinator software and offers support for OpenHab and Home Assistant as well as Zigbee2MQTT compatibility with BASICZBR3, S31 Lite zb, SNZB01, SNZB02 and SNZB03 devices.
2. Shelly Plus 2PM
Detail color: Black, Protocol: WLAN, Product type: Switch actuators, Shutter actuators, System communication: Wireless, System compatibility: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant.
3. Shelly Pro 2PM
4. somfy TaHoma Switch PC 1870594
Somfy control centr.operation TaHoma Switch PC 1870594 .
5. Sonoff NSPanel Pro
Colour of details: Grey, Product type: Signalling and displays, Protocol: ZigBee 3.0, System communication: Wireless, System compatibility: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant.
6. Velux App Control
Colour of details: White, Protocol: Proprietary, Product type: Centrals and gateways, System communication: Wireless, System compatibility: Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit.
7. Sonoff Minir4m
Colour details: White, Product type: Switch actuators, Protocol: WLAN, System communication: Wireless, System compatibility: Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa.
8. Aeotec aërQ Temperature & Humidity Sensor, Z-Wave Plus
The Aeotec aërQ is a tiny sensor that allows you to monitor important indoor climate parameters.
- Temperature: Keep your rooms perfectly tempered by controlling heating and cooling. The aërQ technology monitors and reports temperatures between -10°C and 65°C (14°F and 149°F) and with an accuracy of ±1ºC
- Humidity: Whether controlling airflow in your living spaces or steam in showers, aërQ technology can measure the relative humidity of a room in ranges between 0% and 80% and with an accuracy of ±3%
- Dew point: Comfort and dew point go hand in hand. If it is too low, skin can become irritated. If it is too high, your rooms will not cool down on a hot day. The aërQ technology measures the dew point of your rooms in the same range as the relative humidity
- Mould risk: Compatible software, such as AutoPilot, uses aërQ technology to identify the potential for poor air quality to warn you of the likelihood of mould growth
- Z-Wave: 700 series
- Humidity range: 0 to 80% RH +- 3%
- Temperature range: -10°C to 65°C (+- 1°C) / 14°F to 146°F (+- 1.8°F)
- Dew point range: -10°C to 65°C (+- 1°C) / 14°F to 146°F (+- 1.8°F)
- Operating humidity: 10 to 95%
- Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C / 32°F to 113°F
- Storage temperature: -30°C to 70°C / -20°F to 158°F
- Protection class: IP20
- Operating distance: More than 50 metres indoors, up to 150 metres outdoors
- Battery life: Up to 2 years at factory setting.
9. Meross Garage door opener
Please make sure HomeKit product is compatible with your garage controller before purchase. Please check the product introduction page for details. You can set the notification mode. Meross app will remind you to change the garage door according to the set time. If you suddenly visit a friend, the courier knocks on the door and forgets to bring the key. In these cases, you can open your garage door using the home app or voice control. This will save you a lot of time. You can check the switching history of the garage door in the app. It is as if you have installed a monitor for the garage door. You don't have to worry if you forget to close the garage door. The HomeKit version supports multiple apps and voice assistants at the same time, which can meet the needs of more users. With detailed installation instructions, you can install the smart garage door opener without any screws. Just use the strong adhesive tapes provided. And wifi is required, please make sure your wifi strength.
10. Aqara Single switch module T1 (with neutral conductor) (HomeKit)
