💬 RFM69 Raspberry PI Zero(W) Shield(HAT)

[gohan]

There are also wifi switches... I still don't understand what is with the livolo supply that you want to use

[mtiutiu]

@gohan

In my country there's only one wire in the wall(the live wire) so that's why the Livolo story... And I don't have the luxury of changing the electrical wiring in my house...dig holes or other changes...

[NeverDie]

@mtiutiu
Be aware that at least some of the Pi's (I don't know which) are known to cause a lot of RF noise to the RFM69. That shows up as an impairment in receiving from more distant nodes. Just FYI. Not sure if it is true of the Pi Zero's or not. I guess you'll find out. ESP8266's don't seem to have the issue.

[mtiutiu]

@NeverDie
Thanks. I will keep that in mind. Well I will test and see...

[alexsh1]

@mtiutiu Hi. Any news on this project please? Where do you stand?

[mtiutiu]

@alexsh1

I'm sorry but I think I'll abandon this one because I don't have any time left to deal with it.

[mfalkvidd]

@mtiutiu no shame in pulling the brake when you need to. Thanks for replying.

[alexsh1]

@mtiutiu Pity, this has been a nice project.

[NeverDie]

If you want to simply buy a solution, there's this: https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/mightyhat/ It also gives you a power on-ff switch for the Pi, as well as a UPS, so it's more than a single point solution. I don't own one, so I can't really comment beyond just pointing out its existence.

[gohan]

@neverdie that's quite some money...