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Energenie ENER002-2PI remote control sockets with Raspberry Pi controller board - white

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46 ratings

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3'120 Watt sockets for use with all household appliances
RF 433 mHz control with 30M range; works through walls, doors etc.
Raspberry Pi add on board sits on GPIO's
Control multiple sockets [max 4 groups]
Requires Raspberry PI [not included]

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Technical Details

Part Number	ENER002-2PI
Item Weight	299 g
Package Dimensions	16.4 x 12.4 x 7 cm
Item model number	ENER002-2PI
Colour	White
Material	ABS
Item Package Quantity	1
Plug Format	G - 3 pin British
Batteries included?	No
Batteries Required?	No

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ASIN	B00LSS5UQC
Customer Reviews	46 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank	79,640 in DIY & Tools (See Top 100 in DIY & Tools) #91 in Tools & Home Improvement #509 in Wall Electrical Outlets
Shipping Weight	299 g
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Date First Available	7 July 2014

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Pete

Excellent product, lots of possibilities

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2014

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Great product. Easy to install, easy to use. The transmitter is small and easily fits inside my existing Raspberry Pi case.
The range is less than I expected (a receiver on the floor in a room directly above the transmitter is not 100% reliable). However
a) I bought this for the mains switching capability and wireless is just a bonus.
b) there are instructions on fitting an aerial to extend the range that I haven't yet tried.

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Mish Mash

Great remote sockets for RPi

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2020

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Really cheap price for what you get. Didn't mess around and I soldered (easy) the extra wire in the RPi unit and haven't had any range issues. Got them as a homebridge and can control from Siri or Google Home. They just work! Did have one faulty socket but for the price I'm not bothered.

Haven't had them very long so I don't know their long time reliability but not a single issue controlling them so far, they're on an Apple TV homekit timer at home and have never missed a schedule.

The documentation isn't clear that you can have multiple sockets on the same device (4 max), so I have 3 sockets on the same device, as they should all switch together for the lights in the same room, which means the RPi can control lots of these if I need, not just 4.

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Mr B M Brittan

Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2017

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These are pretty awesome, had them up and running within 5 minutes. There's a python module and example which makes things much easier than building the code from scratch.

Got them interfacing quickly with the example script for basic on and off functions for a lamp with openHAB. There's a limit of four plugs, apparently, but there is a two-way aerial for RPi available with plug for £36 (you can add as many items as you like and receive data from them.) I wish I'd seen that before but I'll get them soon, along with a Z wave dongle. =]

There is also pinout and schematics available to view online. I'm honestly really impressed with it and the information available, with some work, Alexa will turn them on and off for you. My only gripe is that they don't give any feedback, so you don't really know if they worked. You just run the script and hope, for a cheap solution into a world of home automation, I'm chuffed.

My journey has begun..

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Jon

Your imagination really is the limit

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2016

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These are a lot of fun and can be used for all sorts of imaginative projects!
To be honest, I bought these because they looked cool, not that I immediately saw a pressing need for them, however it's surprising how useful these devices can be.

Coupled with a raspberry pi you can write sophisticated programs that can control mains devices in your home.

I have written programs to turn a lamp on and off at semi random times whilst I was on holiday.
I have used them to remotely turn on the printer in the study when needed.
I have also implemented more novel ideas, for example, a few months ago my Adsl router was on the blink and kept disconnecting me from the Internet, only reconnecting after turning off and on the router. I had a lot of fun writing a program to allow the raspberry pi to monitor the connectivity and turn off, then on again the power to the router when the Internet connnection dropped.

They are not a toy, but with the right guidance are great tools and provide hours of constructive fun.

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Mark Hedges

Outstanding product, with limitless possibilities. The only thing that will limit you is your imagination!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2015

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The possibilities are endless; you just need to use your imagination a bit and be aware of its limitations.

I have used it to automate power for 2 oil heaters in the conservatory. The thermostats on them are not that good, and they keep switching on even during the summer months when the conservatory is basically a green house (reaching temperatures of around 30 degrees C etc). So they are switching on when they really don't need to, increasing my energy bill unnecessarily.

With the use of the Pi, running Python, specifically, the Python "ephem" module (which allows you to do astronomical calculations) along with the Python "energenie" module, throwing some timezone calls into the mix, I have written a little script that runs every 10 minutes which calculates, based on my longitude, latitude and time of day, the sunrise and sunset times for the current day which allows it to then determine through simple logic if it should send an ON or OFF signal to the sockets (I want the heaters ON during the night and OFF during daylight). And it works perfectly.

This is going to save my energy bill being unnecessarily high now for the rest of the year, because it really is only activating the heaters when required, and also doing it based on mathematical calculations, not relying on any light-sensitive switching equipment which is prone to messing up if someone switches on the lights during the night or indeed having to deal with cheap light-sensitive units that just don't work well due to poor manufacturing or design processes.

Only bad points are that the range is not as high as I expected; I have had to move the Pi into the conservatory for the signal to reach the sockets (not a huge problem). I was expecting the signal to reach the sockets from two rooms away in the living room, through two walls, but this hasn't been possible. Also, sometimes the sockets fail to register the signal and do not switch, which is why I have had to run my script every 10 minutes regardless. If it was more reliable, I would have implemented this solution to only send two signals a day (OFF at sunrise and ON at sunset).

Brilliant product and very pleased customer.

NOTE: I would NOT use these for mission critical applications as anyone could potentially send a signal to your sockets and switch them ON or OFF at will. In my case, the sockets are only controlling a couple of heaters so I am not bothered by this. There are alternative, more advanced, units available which are able to hook on to your wireless network which allow for more secure control if you need to go down that route.

UPDATE: As for the range, the documentation does state that this can be increased by soldering a 13.5cm length of copper wire onto the Pi-mote board (there is a little antenna hole marked for this purpose). So for people who want to drastically increase the range of the device, this DIY modification will need to be performed.

FURTHER UPDATE: I experienced reliability issues with the sockets not switching and called Energenie directly to enquire what they thought. They offered a full product swap with RMA of the units from Amazon. After further testing with a new RF board, I have indeed had to solder a 13.5cm antenna to it to resolve my problems and have found one of the 4 sockets (from both my original Amazon kit and the replacement kit Energenie sent out) faulty as I could not get it to learn the transmitter signal. I suspect the lack of antenna wire was causing failures for the sockets to properly learn the transmitter signal on my original setup. I am now returning the RF board from Amazon along with 2 sockets (one of them suspected faulty) to Energenie as part of their RMA package.

I now find that the reliability of the socket switching is 100% whereas before it was unreliable and sometimes did not work at all. So, if you are having reliability issues, definitely try the 13.5cm wire hack for the antenna (and also re-train the sockets after applying the antenna) and definitely contact Energenie directly so they can send you more sockets as some do not appear to be reliably manufactured. I cannot fault their customer care and support regarding these issues. Brilliant customer service!

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Wayward

I had expected quite a bit better.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2018

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Neat concept, neat package, but the range is desparate. Using the board alone without soldering on an external 13.5cm wire antenna, the reliable range I see is only about 30 cms. I had expected quite a bit better.

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AmazonAddictedBuyer

Im in controll

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2015

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Brilliant,

EASY to setup with PI

Python script is simple to use

integration between, php website, python script and these sockets is great, I walk into my house I have a touch screen running my house, and i just press the button for the socket and on or off it goes, also can be scheduled with a cron job to turn the sockets off say after midnight and save energy.

the possibility are endless, just limited on how many of these you can control at once, thats the only down side !

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