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Impulse Relay with Status Input

Switches · Lighting

Won’t be supportedVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it can’t be supported.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Raspberry Pi (RPi).

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Raspberry Pi (RPi) Verified
homebridge-rpi
Won’t be supportedMaintainer declined switch input-pin feedback support
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There are cases where devices are switched on and off by pulse and on another pin you monitor the status of the device. Please link a fact sheet for such device. Afaik, these are electronic switches that work on mains power, for the output as well as for the input pulse, very much like the device you show in the picture. You cannot connect these directly to the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins (they use 3.3V DC, not 240V AC). I suppose you could use a `switch` with a relay connected to an output GPIO pin to drive the pulse, but I'm not sure how to monitor the output signal of the device. You'd need …

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LocalIssue #140 · 2022-08

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BrandGeneric
CategorySwitches

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  • Impulse relay with status input pin