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Wireless wall switch

btwvincebtwvince Member
edited March 2016 in Ideas & Suggestions

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a small controller to build into my walls. Just a few buttons (i think on 3 buttons) where you can link a scene to.
I can give them power (230v) but for the rest they should work wireless to for example a KAKU receiver or a scene from Homey.
I found some wireless z-wave controllers to build in but they all look so ugly like the ones below

Does anyone know about a beautiful designed wall controller with for example 3 buttons?

After just a little more searching something like this will it work with homey:

(http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/new-products/new-retrofit-z-wave-based-smart-home-controller-launched.html)

Comments

  • AndyWildeAndyWilde Member
    LightWaveRF Mood Switch 

    This is an option,  has different finishes,  433mhz so not Zwave but will work with Homey
  • honeyhoney Member
    edited March 2016
    @btwvince ;
    The first two product is not available in Europe. And the Z-wave frequency they use is not compatible with the frequency used by the EU version of Homey.
    The third option might be too expensive. If you are going in such a big scale might wish to use a wall recessed cheap Nexus 7 tablet. 
  • btwvincebtwvince Member
    edited March 2016
     honey said:
    @btwvince ;;;
    The first two product is not available in Europe. And the Z-wave frequency they use is not compatible with the frequency used by the EU version of Homey.


    It was just to give an example ;)
    I will use a tablet in my living room to build in but for example the light switch in the bathroom where you can preset "Bath", this will dim the lights and put on some music, ... This one should just be a scene switch.
    What would be the best connection to use? Zigbee, zwave, 433mhz, ...?

    Would something like this work with Homey? Do I need to only buy the switch or does it need other things from this manufacture?
    https://www.goedkopermetschakelmateriaal.nl/busch-jaeger-6736-01-84-wandzender-zigbee-light-link-2-kanaals-future-linear-studiowit.html

  • keverjeroenkeverjeroen Member
    This one is nice, 4 buttons and NFC:



    Via: http://www.essence-grp.com
  • btwvincebtwvince Member
    keverjeroen said:
    This one is nice, 4 buttons and NFC:



    Via: http://www.essence-grp.com
    Looks nice indeed but i would like to control scenes and lights so i don't really like the icons and my girlfriend would have hard times to understand it  :D
  • JaapPeltJaapPelt Member
    I have a simple KAKU sender build in behind a double wall switch. http://www.klikaanklikuit.nl/shop/nl/producten/inbouwzender-awmt-230/
    I use it to set random any of 4 randomly colored scenes. The first on-off switch are soft scenes (one for on, another one for off). The second switch is for more fully lit scenes. The main advantage is that if fits perfectly with all the other room switches.

    Alternativly, you could use simple buttons http://www.conrad.com/ce/en/product/701284/Vandalism-protected-button-19-mm-36-VDC-2-A-GQ-19H-N?ref=searchDetail and mount them on a blind wallswitch plate with a cheap KAKU remote hooked up.
  • honeyhoney Member
    edited March 2016
    If aesthetic and multi button arrangement is important than how about the Aeon products:



    Or the MCO panels:

  • PimBliekPimBliek Member
    edited March 2016
    Trouble is that the 4 button MCO panels are not intended for the Dutch market. They won't fit in the Dutch boxes in your wall, they are for the UK market. You can use the 2- and 1-button models however.

    You could also use the Z-Wave.me Wall Controller. You can use it to activate scenes, directly or through the controller (Homey). You can use single click, double click and I think triple click as well. 
  • btwvincebtwvince Member
    honey said:
    If aesthetic and multi button arrangement is important than how about the Aeon products:



    Or the MCO panels:

    Something like the first picture is really nice. To bad it's not been released yet. I think i'll just have to wait a little bit :)
  • JacobJacob Member
    Also not released yet.
    http://www.getbrightswitch.com
  • UrandayUranday Member
    Just a sugestion. What also could work is a nice tablet on the wall. With tasker you can make widgets that call URL's. As URL you could set the bit flip functionality (almost released) from better logic.... So then you could use any fancy and cheep tablet there is available on the market.
  • ReflowReflow Member
    Or once Homey can work with zigbee hue without the bridge you could use the hue tab and add scene or other actions for each button: http://www2.meethue.com/en-us/productdetail/philips-hue-tap-switch
  • dpvldpvl Member
    I bought the MCO panels with 4 switches on them only to find out that Homey does not support them (
    Are there any plans to build an app for them?
    http://www.mcohome.com/
  • DMKDMK Member
    I was looking at these from vitrum . http://www.switchtovitrum.com/en/portfolio-items/glass-collection/
    They are similor to the mco ones.
    They do fit the european standard boxes. But also no app for them with Homey. Not sure how hard it is to build An app to make these kind of switches work. Maybe Someone from the Homey community Would be willing to build the app for the right incentive?

  • btwvincebtwvince Member
    It would be great if there was an app for the Niko Home Control because most of us (i think) already have switches like that so it would be great if we could buy more of the same range.
  • JaapPeltJaapPelt Member
    dpvl said:
    I bought the MCO panels with 4 switches on them only to find out that Homey does not support them (
    Are there any plans to build an app for them?
    http://www.mcohome.com/
    I'm not an expert, but I thought Homey supported "generic" Z-wave switches. Can someone confirm or deny it this would work?
  • walterwalter Member
    edited July 2017
    Still no luck with the MCO panel ?
  • bvdbosbvdbos Member
    edited July 2017
    @JaapPelt a generic device means only on/off for one state, four buttons isn't generic anymore in zwave-terms... As for getting the device supported I would ask a developer who can write an app and offer him/her, in exchange of donating a switch, to write an app. If there's multiple people who want this specific switch supported (or i.e. if you have multiple of these switches yourselves) I can imagine it's worth the investment :) Developing without having a physical switch is very hard...
  • TedTolboomTedTolboom Member
    @walter I'm awaiting to receive a MCO thermostat and double switch panel... 
    So yes, I'll be making the MCO Home app... Not sure though if I succeed before the summer holidays.
  • JerryvdvJerryvdv Member
    edited July 2017
    Seems like an old thread, however still wanted to weigh in.. 
    I recently received the Aeotec (Quad) Wallmote: I like the build quality, looks and options (4 buttons, also able to "swipe" per button). 

    For example:


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