Idea: on/off light

[bsr203]

Hi,

Seeing this is done in js makes me want to try my first attempt with Raspberry Pi. As beginner, it may great to start with something simple as controlling the light through the app. A ref from the hacker news about the device which can be used.
Also it would be great to see the make/models you used for led strip, and other controlling devices.

thanks.
bsr.

wiradikusuma 34 minutes ago [-]

anyone know good but cheap WiFi/Bluetooth-enabled adapter(?) for lightbulbs? e.g. so I can use any machine (not just Pi) that supports WiFi/Bluetooth to control (at least on/off) the bulb.
so: wall --> adapter --> lightbulb
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luma 25 minutes ago [-]

The Sonoff is a $5 WiFi relay with an embedded ESP8266 that is programmable via Arduino (and several other dev platforms), allowing you to control the relay via HTTP/REST/MQTT/etc.
https://www.itead.cc/sonoff-wifi-wireless-switch.html

[cxcornel]

RF 433/315 support would be a great addition

[Shankhanil]

Idea 1.: We can introduce a face recognition system and a database, which would identify who's at the doorstep and would automatically inform the household family about his coming. If someone unknown, when the system would capture his face, and his name for future use.

Follow up: A small variation of this idea can also pave the way for an anti-burglar system. If a person, who doesn't belong to the household currently, enters a room would set off an alarm.
Requirements: Small monitoring camera at the doorstep and a addressing system inside the household.

Technology: A simple facial recognition algorithm which would capture and store the face of an incoming person. The same algorithm would be used to compare two faces so as to identify who's coming in.

Idea 2.: We can also introduce another system which turns on the light as soon as someone enters the room, and turns it off after 15 seconds of emptiness of the room.

Follow up: A slight modification of the idea above can be used to turn off the fans, lights, A/C when nobody's at home. It can also be used to turn off the fridge if no food is there inside.

Requirements: A heat or thermal sensor which is going to sense the presence of a living being inside the room

Technology: A small program which is going to read what kind of reading the sensor is returning. Any indication of a living being inside the room would turn the light of that room on. When the living being leaves, the light turns off after 1 minute.

Thanks,
Shankhanil