If This, Then That.

[Datanode101]

Any one used "Ifttt", it is amazing!

I just rigged an extractor fan up in the loft and connected a "wifi" enabled dimmer switch to it (of course something within the range of it's amps and wattage, please, do not assume that you can wire any old dimmer switch up, I am not liable and all that) my fans less than the wattage on the dimmer and it's only pulling less than 1 amp. The Dimmer is rated at 1Amp max, I'm pulling 0.54 on full load. any way....Connected it to google home and "IFTTT" and away you go, so all I have to do is go, ok google turn fan to 25% and it does it automatically.


You can do some automated stuff in your wildest dreams, for example, get a notification when a free steam game comes out, and when I go to bed it turns my wifi off, also I buy my Electricity from "Octopus" which means that when the whole sale of electric drops, my mobile phone and washing machine turns on so I run them, or shall I say they run them selves at the point when electric is at it's best price.

Everyday I get it to update my back ground on my android.

The possibilities are endless.

Any one need any help, then just shout, it's really good fun!

 

[UKSkydiver]

I’ve been using IFTTT for a few years. The combinations are seemingly endless and it will only increase as the world goes more cloud enabled.

I have Google Home integrated smart stuff. I like being able to cycle home and open the garage door just before I arrive and go straight in.

I once set up an IFTTT alert that sent a text to my Mrs telling her I’d left work in central London. All I had to do was, er, leave work as it worked off my phone leaving a specified area.

I haven’t set it up yet, but I have an iSpindel that I will link with ubidots and IFTTT. No idea exactly what I’m going to do with it, but I’ve gone for the IFTTT subscription as I’m sure I will use it to some degree or other.

 

[uDicko]

Might be worth looking over this thread Inkbird and Home Automation

I started to look at IFTTT but went more down the Pi route.

 

[UKSkydiver]

Might be worth looking over this thread Inkbird and Home Automation

I started to look at IFTTT but went more down the Pi route.

Yeah, I read that earlier.

I work in IT, so I understand the concept, but not familiar with the specific services that are being discussed. I’m not a coder, so anything I use will need to be already written. More research needed.

 

[uDicko]

I'm not a coder either. It's all very much copy and past command codes from websites and a bit of drag drop using the odd GUI. Big jigsaw puzzle.

Genuinely easy

 

[Datanode101]

When I go in the kitchen after dark then the lights come on automatically.....just a little LED 2 watt job, but enough to have it automated and the ability to make it into the kitchen and see after I've had 2 pints of "Noobs lager" I made, I think it's about 16% if you want the truth...LOL

I like these cool NFC rings totally on off a tangent, but hey ho....