LOOKin Remote2: modern Wi-Fi+IR Smart Home Control
Turn smart your AC,TV, TV-box in just few minutes: Realtime IR analysis, REST API, HomeKit, Google&Alexa support, in-device automation.
LOOK.in Remote2 is a universal IR remote that can be integrated into almost any Smart Home system or even work independently – without a controller.
Moreover, it does not require the Internet or cloud services to work.*
Control your TV, fans, humidifiers, Media centers and air conditioners the way you like.
Remote2 supports integration with voice assistants such as Google Home, Yandex Smart Home, Amazon Alexa (in progress). It also can be integrated into almost any existing smart home system.
Also, Remote2 is, perhaps, the first IR remote control on the market that monitors all signals in real time and changes the status of the TV / AC or other appliances, even if you turned it on from the physical remote control.
* Internet access is required only for the operation of voice assistants such as Alexa and Google, as well as for some air conditioners commands.
Work on plugins for Home Assistant, HomeBridge and Athom Homey is planned for February and we can guarantee that they will be available by the time the devices will be shipped to you (July 2021). Local MQTT confirmed and will be avaliable at the same time.
During 2021 we will also release plugins for SmartThings, HomeSeer, NodeRed and JeeDom. We will do the best to add these 3 systems for seamless integration throughout 2021, but we cannot yet guarantee that they will be available by the summer of 2021.
Remote2 is a unique product. Its key features:
- Wi-Fi and BLE Mesh (BLE Mesh will be available in Q2 2021 via OTA)
- Native HomeKit support for AC units
- In-device automation. For example, you can schedule the TV to turn on without the internet and a controller.
- Ability to track status of your IR appliances even it was changed by phisicaly IR Remote. We name this feature it "Realtime IR analysis"
- Easy integration in almost any smart home controller and voice assistants available out of the box
- Internal temperature and humidity sensor
- Built-in web-server with open HTTP REST API;
- Huge base of IR signals and ability to train Remote from your own IR remote;
- Ability to connect an external IR transmitter or temperature sensor (requires a special adapter)
- Powered by Micro-USB or 4xAA batteries (Up to 2 weeks work)
- Ability to mount the device to the ceiling/walls.
In 2019 wethe first version of the device, it is available to professional range of users who have tried already other analogs on the market and, as a result, we have chosen - the manufacturer with an unknown name, but with a device that really solve their problem.
Remote2 is the result of 1.5 years of product development in which we took into account all the wishes of both current and, hopefully, future users.
Specs:
Operating Voltage: 5V AC 500ma (micro USB) or 4xAA batteries
Operating Temperature: 0 - 40 ºС
Radio Protocol: Wi-Fi 801.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, BLE Mesh
Dimensions: 80mm x 80mm x 36mm
Realtime IR analysis
Remote2 analyzes IR signals in the room in real time.
This means that even if you turned on your air conditioner from your physical branded remote control, the Remote will pick up this signal and recognize it.
If you turned on the air conditioner at 23 degrees, then you will see this temperature in voice assistants, HomeKit and even through the HTTP API.
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Electronics