Tidligere denne måneden lanserte den, London-baserte oppstart av Smart-Home Technology, sine neste generasjons lysbrytere, stikkontakter, fjernkontroller og Hub.
[Oppdatering – Den er overtatt]
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Smart Light Switch, Sonoff WiFi Touch Wall Light -brytere fungerer med Alexa og Google Home, App Remote …
1 378 anmeldelser
£ 19.99
Kom på Amazon
2
Cambani Sonoff Basic, Sonoff Smart Switch, Smart Home Fjernkontroll DIY Sonoff WiFi Switch Module …
441 anmeldelser
£ 64.99
Kom på Amazon
3
CNBINGO WIFI SMART LYS SWITCH ARBEID MED ALEXA/Google Home, Timer, Multi-Way Control by Smart Life …
420 anmeldelser
£ 22,38
Kom på Amazon
Etter fire år i utvikling har selskapet grunnlagt av 22 år gamle Yasser Khattak, 17 den gangen, samlet inn over 5 millioner pund i finansiering – og med Robert Watkins (tidligere administrerende direktør i Amstrad), hentet inn et av de mest erfarne navnene i forbrukeren Elektronikkproduksjon. Den har designet, sjekket og bygget det mest inkluderende utvalget av smarthusprodukter som er tilgjengelige på markedet, samtidig som den ikke endrer utseendet og følelsen av produktene som allerede er installert i hjem.
DENs produktsortiment kan betjenes ved veggen som vanlig, ved hjelp av en Android- eller iOS -smarttelefon -app, eller gjennom en Amazon Echo eller Google Assistant.
Mesh Network
Den bruker IEEE 802.15.4-protokollen, som er et ‘lavt rate trådløst personlig arealnettverk’ (LR-WPAN). Dette 2,4 GHz trådløse nettverksnettverket er opprettet for å eksistere med Wi-Fi og er veldig likt Zigbee …
Våre produkter bruker en skreddersydd trådløs protokoll bygget på IEEE 802.15.4 som ikke bare bruker veldig lite energi, men også lar stikkontaktene våre kommunisere med hverandre ved hjelp av et meshing-system. Som et resultat kan området utvides til å dekke et stort område, tilføres at hver enhet er innenfor rekkevidden til et tilkoblet stikkontakt. Vi anbefaler å plassere huben i en sentral del av huset og deretter plassere det første settet med stikkontakter innen 15 meter fra huben. I tillegg kan stikkontakter og brytere installeres innen 15 meter fra hverandre.
Vi spurte Den om at det er noen planer om å integrere med Zigbee -enheter, og de fortalte oss …
Den bruker en skreddersydd protokoll som ikke er interoperabel med Zigbee-systemer. Vi er veldig klar over at IoT uten integrasjoner og økosystempartnerskap er en falsk start, og vi er opptatt av å støtte en rekke ofte brukte plattformer i fremtiden, akkurat som vi støtter Amazon Alexa og Google Home.
Strømforbruk
Hvert enkelt stikkontakt består av monitorer for strømforbruk, slik at du kan se hvor mye energi hvert apparatis using. Power consumption for the Den devices themselves is less than 1.0 Watt for the sockets and less than 0.4 Watt for their light switches.
Cloud Connected
You’ll need Internet access to reach the Den Cloud service for the initial system setup and to control the system when you are away from your house. however once inside your home the system can work without the Cloud connection supplying you’re on the same network.
Flick of a Switch
Perhaps the most interesting USP of the Den system is how its 2-way communication is implemented.
With other systems there can be confusion as physical switches and their status in an app or other control software can get out of sync. However, with Den the physical switch actually flicks on the wall too as you operate it remotely. This is accomplished with magnets by means of their patented technology.
The click sound the switches make maybe the only minor downside of this idea, although it’s hard to gauge how loud it is from enjoying the videos below.
The wall mount modules require a 35mm back box and a 10 mm adapter is included with each Light switch and Socket outlet so you’re still ok if you only have a 25mm boxes.
The App
With the Den app you can schedule your lights to turn on and off at certain times. You can also set up multiple timers and schedules per day, for each appliance and Light Switch. We asked if there are any future plans for a a lot more feature rich app that will be paid for or have in-app purchase etc?
We are working on adding a lot more features to our app that will be announced soon – we may begin charging for a lot more premium features in the future.
We then asked if there are any future pans for a subscription fee for the Cloud service?
Possibly in the future, however any individual who gets our products before we publicise that will not need to pay if we do start charging.
Smart Tags
Den smart identifies are a novel feature that use a thin overlay that sits on the prongs of your plug to identify the appliance that’s in use.
They appear to use NFC / RFID and we asked Den to explain more…
Den smart identifies are used to identify and keep track of an appliances and its location, even if it moves around the house in and out of various Den Sockets. The smart identifies use a similar technology to the one found in contactless payment or Oyster cards, they communicate with our Den Sockets. They are the best option to accurately identify the location of your appliances even when they step around.
Nøytral?
Checking the FAQ it seems that a neutral wire is not required for the current modules.
Our switches will be direct replacements for your existing light switches and work with standard UK lighting circuits. We use novel and proprietary technology which indicates that we don’t require a neutral wire in the back box. However, there is an earth terminal on the Light switch that needs to be connected to an earth wire, in buy for the Light switch to function.
We asked Den if their new Smart Dimmer Switch, promised for Q2 2019, will require a neutral, but they would only say…
We will be publishing final dimmer specs in the coming weeks
Integrering?
The most current round of funding for Den saw a £2M investment (bringing the total to £5M) and the company says the money will be used to bring additionally integrations to the system.
The most current round of funding will be used in the production of the next range of devices for the home, which will include Den’s smart Dimmer switches as well as the entire range with chromed metal finishes. funds will also be used to expand operations and the team, to enable additionally product integrations such as Homekit and explore opportunities with additionally integrations like IFTTT.
We asked Den if there was any ETA for the IFTTT and HomeKit integration?
No ETA, our team is hard at work on HomeKit which is substantially a lot more complex than other integrations and we will be announcing other ecosystem partnerships in the future.
Summing Up
The current product range includes…
Light switches – from £39.95
Dual Socket outlets – £69.95
Den smart Remote – £29.95
Den motion Sensor – £34.95
Den smart Hub – £89.95
Starter pack – from £219.95
Den believes that it is their combination of conventional switching along with wireless operation that will be crucial to their success and they hold a European patent for this feature.
Their products are available to get at Amazon, YESSS, CEF, Edmundsons, BEW and electric Centre. check out the links and the videos below for a lot more info.
getden.co.uk : available from Amazon
Introducing Den
How to install Den smart Light Switch
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Last update on 2021-10-04 / affiliate links / images from Amazon product advertising API