Perhaps an interesting new device for plant care: Elho introduces a new sensor based on wifi. Of course there’s no Homey app (yet?), but it might be interesting now that the Xiaomi not working great, because if the poor Bluetooth implementation of Homey. Price seems friendly too: 39,99 euro. Sens…

[image] Henk_Renting: I haven’t seen Xiaomi plant sensors using wifi Ah sorry, didn’t check! I automatically assumed it would use Bluetooth. Wifi and battery powered sensors usually don’t go great together :thinking:

[image] Doekse: Wifi and battery powered sensors usually don’t go great together True, it heavily depends on the # of events it sends. Specs [1000036996]

And the fact that it probably only sends, so it can sleep in between updates

Yes, they might have restricted the # of events it sends, but I couldn’t find that info. It’s possible doesn’t send every little change, but bundled updates N times a day But that’s all assumptions :sweat_smile: [image] Peter_Kawa: Thy should never assume

The FAQ on the Elho site tells us this (translated by Deepl): How often do I get updates on my Pebble? Regular updates: The Pebble provides updates every 24 hours. Instant update: For an instant update, hold down the button for 1 second. After about 10 seconds, you will see an update in the app.…

I can’t discover if they limited the number of updates [image] Henk_Renting: The Pebble provides updates every 24 hours. that would mean more than once a day? They don’t seem to reveal if the number of updates are restricted to improve battey life. [image] Henk_Renting: successful, dai…

Once a day and on request is what I get from it as well.

[image] Doekse: I’ll have a look if I can get in touch with someone at Elho. Any news yet, @Doekse ? :slight_smile:

Not yet unfortunately! Trying to find the right person.

New plant sensor (wifi) by Elho

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Doekse November 28, 2024, 11:49am 18

I got in touch with the right person! Let’s see if we can arrange API access

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