Smart plug with remote monitoring (current, voltage, energy), control (automatic, manual), and notification
Now control appliances remotely. No matter where you are, integrate your device with the web server
Set the Schedules/Timer for turning ON and OFF your devices automatically, saving power and time
This 16A smart plug helps you monitor your devices energy consumption for the entire day and is suitable for connecting electrical appliances like Geysers, Motors for Water Tanks, Heaters, Microwave Ovens, ACs, etc
Steps to Configure Smart Plug
STEP 1:Turn On Smart Plug. Blue LED Toggles 5 Seconds.STEP 2:
WiFI Access Point
Connect WiFI access point named DEVxxxx. Open Chrome and type 192.168.4.1. You'll get the WiFi Manager page. Click Configure WiFI. You'll get available WiFi which is nearby.STEP 3:
Configure your home networkSSID
andPASSWORD
as shown above. Once your configuration is done it'll automatically change from access point to station and tries to connect to your home access point network.
Once you have given theSSID
andPASSWORD
your web page will notify as given below
Saving Credentials
Once ESP is connected to your network it'll try to connect to broker.mqttdashboard.com:1883
and start sending device Data(voltage, current, Power, and Energy).
STEP 5:OpenMQTTBOX
to check your device is posting. Configure yourMQTT client setting
as shown below
MQTT client Configuration
username : 1
password : 1
Topic to Publish : DEVxxxx/Data
Topic to Subscribe : DEVxxxx/Relay
In my case device id is DEVxxxx - DEV0001. You are done with this all things good to go for remote controlling your home appliances. Please make ensure the device status connected as shown below.
MQTT Publish and subscribe topics
Finally your device is ready and the information is sent to the webserver. You can see the data in MQTTBOX as well.
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