The receiver is programmed to accept the codes from the remote by holding down the switch while pressing the remote button. The circuit can use “Girder” or “PC remote control” as ...

Wireless motion sensor lights A wireless sensor works like the remote control for a garage door opener. It sends a radio signal to a receiver that switches on a light. No wiring is necessary to ...

Lutron’s Caséta smart switches give you capable dimming and remote controls, but you’ll need to hardwire the hub to your router. Note this price includes two in-wall switches, two remotes ...

We frequently get home automation tips, many of which have simple circuit-based on/off control for lights. [Paulo Borges] has created something quite different, however, with his in-the-wall servo-… ...

It is often required to switch electrical appliances from a distance without being a direct line of sight between the transmitter and receiver. As you may well know, an RF based wireless remote ...

The wireless remote looks just like a wired switch but can control all Caséta switches, Lutron Serena smart shades, wired fans, Sonos speakers, and more.

This light switch, imaginatively named the Light Switch, would be a great boon to dwellers of old apartments if it wasn’t so damned expensive. The chrome plated switch sits in a lucite box and ...

Of all the top smart light switches, we like the Nanoleaf Remote and the Philips Hue Wireless Dimmer V2 the best. They’re very different designs but they have a lot in common.