HikVision AX Pro is also wireless. I have designed functions that should solve the above problems.
The first is: if the device is unavailable do this ( alarm , etc.)
The second is if there is network/device interference do this ( alarm , etc.)
Some other suggestions like better event notification (I won’t go into details) are already being worked on as far as I know.
Speaking of cables, the alarm can be turned off easily by applying 230V to the cable going to the sensor. I’ve already “turned off” the alarm a few times this easy.
As a little suggestion for your buiness, I’d really PUSH advertising and explain much better to customers the ewelink-remote feature. That is so underrated.
I bless this Unique feature everyday. I can rent or sell a house with a smart working system with no need to explain anything, no need for internet connection, not even need for a wifi network. I built my house relying on this, with M5 + R5 + Dual (for rolling shutters). Always working, flawlessy. These three are my best sonoff buy (and i almost own or has owned ANY of your products )
That’s great, I can already see local scenes as a suitable replacement for iHost. I’m worried about which direction you’ll go, because local scenes without local control are completely useless. I think there are suitable ways and they are:
1, NSPP will have a web interface where it is possible to process scenes.
2, The ability to control local scenes via the ewelin application even in offline mode (only locally without access to the Cloud).
By wall control we mean creating, editing and deleting walls with the ability to add, remove, and configure Zigbee devices without the Cloud.
This is where you can either delight or disappoint users.
Thank you for your time and for such thoughtful advice — especially for highlighting the eWeLink Remote feature and sharing your real-world use case:
— that means a great deal to us.
And regarding your suggestion:
— that carries a lot of weight. We’ll take it seriously and work closely with our marketing team to make sure we communicate this value more clearly to our users in the future.
This is what happens when we grow together with our community.
Of course, many other features are still in the planning and evaluation stages, so now isn’t the time to go into detail. But if you have any other ideas or suggestions regarding local functionality, we’re always happy to listen — and we will also bring them into our evaluation process for future consideration.
The relay output on our current product is not a true dry contact.
As we understand, most thermostat / HVAC devices use SPDT switches.
Are you looking for a dry contact + SPDT solution?
We will seriously evaluate this in future iterations.
If possible, could you share a simple wiring diagram?
It would help us better understand your use case.
Most boilers are controlled by a dry contact. If the nspanel pro 120 had a dry contact on board, it could be an excellent replacement for a thermostat, in addition to doing everything it does now.
You are right, if you want to sell the device as a standalone thermostat you have no alternative to the dry contact
However, live wire contacts can be fully made by electronics, which is cheap, tiny (big advantage for a compact device) and robust, providing that you don’t overcharge it.
On the other end, in my understanding, for a dry contacts you have no alternative to the good old electromechanical relay device, which is expensive, requires much more space and has shorter life, due to mechanical wear
That’s why you hardly find dry contacts inside smart home devices, at least in my understanding
At the moment I use a monostable relay controlled by a ZBMINIR2, a solution with nspanel pro 120 with a clean contact switch on board even with a relay that manages low loads (like the Mini D) would be a really great device
That’s the only workaround available, as far as I know, but it needs a lot of space inside the box and needs some safe cabling.
I’m quite surprised that sonoff and other vendors doesn’t at least provide some add on or piggy back modules for adding dry contact to their live wire switches.
I received my Gen2 a couple of days ago and have been playing around with it since then. So far, it feels pretty much “new-born”, lacking quite some things, but with great potential!
What I wish for the most is the possibility to use one of the built-in relays to control the floor heating. So I actually just want to be able to select the relay as the actuator for the thermostat. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, right? Please make this possible!
Thank you very much for choosing this device. We always appreciate hearing feedback and suggestions from our users.
If you have any features or improvements that you would like to see, please feel free to share them with us. We’d love to know what functions you need or would like to have, as your feedback helps us improve the product.
Regarding the feature you mentioned, it is already under consideration by our team, and we are currently planning to implement it in the July release.
Thank you again for your support and valuable suggestions!
Definitely a good idea to add a switch, I never understood that omission on the ver 1, which also has to be mounted in a wall mount, effectively disabling / renoving one light switch.
Note that anything below the 120 size is tiny. 140 Eur for the tiny version when the ver 1 was rather 70 Eur is a tough sell though, what will the NS120v2 be? The timing with the ramageddon is probably very unlucky.
Feature Request: Expose NSPanel Gen2 Light/Power Switch Entities via Zigbee
Please expose the physical light/power switch entities from the NSPanel Gen2 so they can be controlled directly via Zigbee and discovered in Home Assistant through Zigbee2MQTT.
At the moment, the NSPanel Gen2 is very useful as a smart control panel, but not being able to access and control the built-in relay/light switch entities over Zigbee limits its integration potential. In many setups, these switches are not just secondary controls; they are part of the core lighting or power-control workflow.
Having the switch entities exposed over Zigbee would allow users to:
Control the physical relays directly from Home Assistant
Use the switches in Zigbee2MQTT automations
Monitor their state reliably
Integrate them with scenes, dashboards, and smart home routines
Avoid relying on separate workarounds or cloud/app-based control paths
For my setup, this functionality would be a must-have. Being able to discover and manage the NSPanel Gen2 light/power switches directly in Home Assistant / Zigbee2MQTT would make the device much more flexible and significantly improve its usefulness in local smart home installations.
This would be a great addition to the NSPanel Gen2 Zigbee implementation.
Currently, the two relay channels on the Gen2 can be synchronized to Home Assistant or other Matter platforms through the Home Assistant feature in the eWeLink app.
This is what it looks like after being synchronized with Home Assistant. Would this meet your use case?
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Feature Request: Expose NSPanel Gen2 Light/Power Switch Entities via Zigbee
