I 100% agree, you guys trying to create a good smart platform and tying in motion sensors at all that would be an extreme amount of work and absolutely nothing you guys should be trying to do.
The modern approach is instead just provide the hardware interface:
Use off the shelf, open source: for example there's now a number of "manufacture…
I 100% agree, you guys trying to create a good smart platform and tying in motion sensors at all that would be an extreme amount of work and absolutely nothing you guys should be trying to do.
The modern approach is instead just provide the hardware interface:
Use off the shelf, open source: for example there's now a number of "manufacturers" that will sell a smart plug that's preflashed with esphome or tasmota.
You can have these set up to pretend to be a Philips hue or lifx bulb for easy control, or you can tie it into home assistant or practically anything else if you want to create advanced full home control.
There's a number of "manufacturers" out there that sell pre-flashed smart plugs with ESP home or tasmota, or more advanced devices like the msr-2
(This is an example of a hardware device that includes a large amount of sensors as well as outputs like an LED and buzzer, with everything being open source and easily controlled elsewhere)
The advantage of this is your bom cost is minimal, it's a esp32 or similar, just your hardware controls can be controlled via software if desired.
It hasn't been a feature I've wanted in any of the Chroma devices I already own, because those have all been simple on off switches, which is easy enough to just put them on a smart plug. But for example your sky Portal that switches between white and red I'd buy a few of those today in case those had software control, not just mechanical.
Tldr: I hope you guys never waste engineering resources on multi-room control and motion sensors, focus on the stuff you guys are amazing at, putting out lighting products that help our health!
I'd be happy to discuss any of this in a lot more detail, you guys have my info.
I 100% agree, you guys trying to create a good smart platform and tying in motion sensors at all that would be an extreme amount of work and absolutely nothing you guys should be trying to do.
The modern approach is instead just provide the hardware interface:
Use off the shelf, open source: for example there's now a number of "manufacturers" that will sell a smart plug that's preflashed with esphome or tasmota.
You can have these set up to pretend to be a Philips hue or lifx bulb for easy control, or you can tie it into home assistant or practically anything else if you want to create advanced full home control.
There's a number of "manufacturers" out there that sell pre-flashed smart plugs with ESP home or tasmota, or more advanced devices like the msr-2
https://wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/msr-2
(This is an example of a hardware device that includes a large amount of sensors as well as outputs like an LED and buzzer, with everything being open source and easily controlled elsewhere)
The advantage of this is your bom cost is minimal, it's a esp32 or similar, just your hardware controls can be controlled via software if desired.
It hasn't been a feature I've wanted in any of the Chroma devices I already own, because those have all been simple on off switches, which is easy enough to just put them on a smart plug. But for example your sky Portal that switches between white and red I'd buy a few of those today in case those had software control, not just mechanical.
Tldr: I hope you guys never waste engineering resources on multi-room control and motion sensors, focus on the stuff you guys are amazing at, putting out lighting products that help our health!
I'd be happy to discuss any of this in a lot more detail, you guys have my info.