Controlling a smart home is challenging.??

Aqara is trying to help with this situation.? Their new H2 line of smart light switches for the US comes in multiple configurations, with up to 4 buttons and three relays.? To make integration simpler, these switches support multiple smart home protocols, including Thread for connection to smart home hubs supporting the Matter smart home standard.? And, when used with an Aqara hub, the operation of the buttons can be separated from the operation of the relays.? This allows these switches to be used as general purpose keypads for control of any function in a smart home.? For example, buttons could be used to:?

1. Trigger lighting scenes.
2. Control smart shades.
3. Trigger an exit routine that sets back thermostats and turns off lights in the home to save energy.? The routine could also set an integrated alarm system to away mode for added security.
4. And more.
   

My latest article looks into Aqara's Light Switch H2 US lineup in detail.? You can find the article here:

For those interested in earlier articles that I've written, you can find those here:



For these interested in even earlier content that I wrote, you can find it all here though older content has formatting issues due to a transfer from blogspot to wordpress.



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