12SMART PLUGS FOR SMART HOME HACKS
IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU’LL LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR ELECTRONICS REMOTELY THROUGH YOUR PHONE. TO DO THIS, YOU’LL COMBINE YOUR RASPBERRY PI WITH AN ENERGENIE SMART PLUG THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL THE POWER FLOWING THROUGH THOSE ELECTRONICS VIA A SINGLE TAP ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE.
You will be able to use the completed project to turn on a bedroom lamp, a kettle, the TV, some party lights, or anything else that can turned on by simply plugging it in! Figure 12-1 shows the Energenie smart plug. The plug is controlled by the Pi-mote, a small board that attaches to your Pi and enables you to turn the plug on or off.
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