Shelly 1 Gen3 Smart Switch
Smart Electronics
“Solid budget smart relay switch with excellent local control options and Matter/Home Assistant compatibility. Good for DIY smart home enthusiasts who want flexibility between cloud and local operation, though the lack of URL callbacks and polling-only status updates may frustrate users expecting seamless hub integration.”
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Potential-free contacts allow controlling high-voltage appliances without interfering with existing wiring
matteralpha.comcompact smart switch featuring potential-free contacts for remote control
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Fits inside standard electrical wall boxes behind light switches or power sockets
kb.shelly.cloudcan be retrofitted into standard electrical wall boxes behind power sockets and light switches
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Works independently on local Wi-Fi without requiring cloud services or subscription
thesmarthomehookup.comcan work standalone in a local Wi-Fi network
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Integrates directly with Home Assistant and Hubitat using local push protocols MQTT and CoIoT
thesmarthomehookup.comMQTT and CoIoT are push protocols meaning the shelly will immediately let your hub know
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Bluetooth and BLE gateway enable easy initial setup and device inclusion
kb.shelly.cloudBluetooth and BLE gateway are available for inclusion purposes
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No URL callback support requires constant polling to detect state changes in home automation hubs
restechtoday.comdoesnt include any URL callbacks at all so it cant be seamlessly integrated
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Only normally open relay contacts exposed creates failure risk for critical appliances
restechtoday.comelectromechanical devices and will eventually fail would be better if there were both normally open and normally closed contacts
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It would be better if there were both normally open and normally closed contacts from the internal relay exposed on each Shelly device’s terminal strip.
restechtoday.comIt would be better if there were both normally open and normally closed contacts from the internal relay exposed on each Shelly device’s terminal strip.
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It would be nice if there were an option to simply add the power of channel 2 to channel 1.
restechtoday.comIt would be nice if there were an option to simply add the power of channel 2 to channel 1.
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It would be nice if there were a version of the Shelly EM that included an Ethernet port to work around this situation.
restechtoday.comIt would be nice if there were a version of the Shelly EM that included an Ethernet port to work around this situation.
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Similarly, it would be nice if there were a small flexible cover, like is used to cover the voltage selection port on the Shelly 1, to cover the screw terminals on all the Shelly devices.
restechtoday.comSimilarly, it would be nice if there were a small flexible cover, like is used to cover the voltage selection port on the Shelly 1, to cover the screw terminals on all the Shelly devices.
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It would be nice if this was also included on the Shelly 1.
restechtoday.comIt would be nice if this was also included on the Shelly 1.