Installing other types of devices in your home

As I mentioned in Chapter 1, I have different devices installed in my home, including sensors and actuators. Some of them do not require proper installation, while others require minimal work to be installed. In the following subsections, I will briefly comment on and show some of the devices I have at home and how to install them.

Installing small actuators in electrical wall boxes

Some electrical wall boxes I have at home are small, and the size of the Sonoff Basic R2 was a problem for me to install an actuator inside it. The solution I found was to purchase small actuators for electrical wall boxes, such as the Sonoff Mini R2 model shown at the bottom of Figure 4.23.

Figure 4.23 – Sonoff Basic R2 x Sonoff Mini R2

The Sonoff Basic R2 at the top of Figure 4.23 is used as a reference to compare the sizes. The Sonoff Mini R2 model can also be hacked to install Tasmota, following a different procedure...