peterpatter
New Member
Hi,
I have a problem with a smart security cam floodlight (eufy E221) that I think I should be able to fix with my limited electronic skills if I could be pointed in the right direction by you smart folk.
Basically the light is situated near our boiler flue and the IR sensor is constantly triggered by the steam coming from the vent. There is nowhere I can move the light/camera to that it won't be triggered by this and still illuminate/ capture footage of the whole yard.
Unfortunately while the camera is 'smart' annoyingly the firmware doesn't allow it to be triggered by other IoT smart devices, like a standalone motion detector for example (this would have been a very easy fix).
My idea (and it's a rough idea), is to use some sort of IoT smart relay, like a Shelly 1mini, wired into the floodlight (replacing the built in IR sensor) which I would trigger from a standalone IoT motion sensor through Home Automation/an Alexa Routine. The standalone sensor would be placed out of the line of sight of the boiler. flue.
That's as far as I've got, I don't know if that approach could work, or how I would go about wiring in the relay to replace the built in IR sensor. The device itself needs constant power to remain connected and on standby and it's only when motion is detected that the camera starts recording and the lights go on.
Any advice, or if you could point me in the direction of similar projects, or resources I could look at that would help me, that would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Peter
I have a problem with a smart security cam floodlight (eufy E221) that I think I should be able to fix with my limited electronic skills if I could be pointed in the right direction by you smart folk.
Basically the light is situated near our boiler flue and the IR sensor is constantly triggered by the steam coming from the vent. There is nowhere I can move the light/camera to that it won't be triggered by this and still illuminate/ capture footage of the whole yard.
Unfortunately while the camera is 'smart' annoyingly the firmware doesn't allow it to be triggered by other IoT smart devices, like a standalone motion detector for example (this would have been a very easy fix).
My idea (and it's a rough idea), is to use some sort of IoT smart relay, like a Shelly 1mini, wired into the floodlight (replacing the built in IR sensor) which I would trigger from a standalone IoT motion sensor through Home Automation/an Alexa Routine. The standalone sensor would be placed out of the line of sight of the boiler. flue.
That's as far as I've got, I don't know if that approach could work, or how I would go about wiring in the relay to replace the built in IR sensor. The device itself needs constant power to remain connected and on standby and it's only when motion is detected that the camera starts recording and the lights go on.
Any advice, or if you could point me in the direction of similar projects, or resources I could look at that would help me, that would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Peter