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Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 37 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I’m all for smart appliances

I'm personally not. I'm for appliances with a standard interface, maybe, through which it can be connected to some smart home system.

I do not mean internet access or anything else "smart" in the appliance itself. I mean being able to use the same functions as buttons and indicators offer, remotely. I2C will do.

[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What you have just described could be ZigBee and/or MQTT.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

And Z-wave

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

No need for radio even. MQTT - yes.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I2C is very short range, it's meant for connecting parts on the same board. You want something like RS-485. The Modbus protocol, which runs over RS-485 would be perfect for this.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

Yes, from quick googling seems exactly what I want.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For the love of God, I just can't understand how "needs Internet" became synonymous with "smart" in the appliances market slang. I know it's what advertisers do, but this one is abysmal.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

Well, calling a machine "smart" doesn't seem smart to me in general