Hey folks,
I have a specific requirement to fulfill: I want to have a smart plug that can do something like "on for X min then off for Y min" infinitely where X and Y should be adjustable — is there such a product does so?
I have read users' manuals from a number of products but yet to find a suitable one… Is my requirement too uncommon?
Any suggestion appreciated.
Thanks,
J
There is a way, but it's more like a hack. If I create Scene A and tell it to turn light on, wait x seconds then turn off, and create scene B that runs scene a, waits 2x seconds then runs scene a again. Scene C runs scene B, waits 4x seconds, then runs scene B again… Then keep doing this until the total amount of time adds up to a day, then set a trigger to the last scene that runs every day. (I am using Xiaomi Home which alloes this behavoiur)
Seems to be possible for non-smart plugs (ie programable but not smart)
Purchase a Tuya based plug (of any brand) and flash
Tasmota. Then create a rule(s) to achieve what you are trying to do.
Tuya Smart Life got two options called "Left Time" & "Timer", but not sure whether it suits you.
just get a tuya one and you can do it with homeassistant
I think eWeLink plug will probably do it for you. There is a loop timer in its app with the following options:
Loop method (note: Repeat|Alternate)
[0-23h59m] (note: ON duration)
From (note: yyyymmddhhmm)
Enabled (note: on|off for the timer)
Most likely. TP-Link lets you schedule them for on and off, but not for set duration like that