Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home Assistant

Re:Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home... by xp84 on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @12:15AM (#39354674)

The newest Casetas are called Diva, and are basically like rockers that are stateless (return to a neutral position after tappdiva, again you can't have a true state-perfect switch, unless it's motorized and to my knowledge nobody makes that.

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Re:Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home... by karlshea on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @01:06AM (#39354986)

I have a couple of these and they're great, it feels (and looks) like a regular switch.

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Re:Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home... by timthorn on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @02:18AM (#39355371)

There was a UK start-up a few years back that did make motorised light switches but they didn't stick around long. I'm blanking on the name, though.

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Re:Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home... by timthorn on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @06:13PM (#39364181)

Here we go - it was Den Devices: https://automatedhome.co.uk/new-products/den-automation-laun...

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Re:Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home... by rkagerer on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @02:49AM (#39367530)

Awesome. Kind of a shame they didn't take off.

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Re:Thoughts, learnings and regrets after three years on Home... by Y-bar on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @05:24AM (#39356303)

Couldn't on/off switches also be achieved with an electromagnet without the need for an actuating motor of some kind?

- State A (on) - power the device and power the magnet so that the switch moves.

- State B (off) - power off the device and the magnet, a spring moves the switch.

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