The arrival of LED lighting has made it possible to save on electricity costs, while at the same time providing a new level of comfort: colored atmospheres, brightness adjustment, animations, but also automatic switch-off or switch-on, presence simulation, etc.
Connected outlets allow you to control lighting or any other appliance in a very simple way, in order to automate its use: activation of appliances during off-peak hours, automatic switch-off after a certain time, presence simulation, etc. The most complete models even allow to follow the electrical consumption of the devices connected to them.
Remote controls remain a simple and effective way to control your lighting, without the need to take out your smartphone. You will find here a selection of products.
If the home automation box is the brain of your house, the peripherals are its eyes, its nose, its ears, but also its hands! You will find two categories of devices: sensors, which are in charge of collecting data (temperature, luminosity, movement, smoke...) and actuators, which will allow you to perform actions (turn on a light, open a shutter, activate a siren...). Some will allow to launch actions on others, all this being supervised by the home automation box. You will find here a large choice of devices to perform all possible actions, whatever the technology used by your home automation installation.
Even if lighting is nowadays more and more connected, and can be controlled from a smartphone, the switch remains a safe bet. The switch can now be wireless, intelligent, offering not only the switching on and off of lighting, but also the management of scenes and moods.
If you want to automate your lighting, such as turning it on and off automatically, you will need motion sensors, so that the lighting only comes on when it is really needed.
If you want to automate your lighting, such as turning it on and off automatically, you will need light sensors, so that the lighting only comes on when it is really needed.