How to set a smart remote control that is as good as server troubles: Masahiro Yamaguchi's smart speaker life
At the end of 2018, the smart remote control has been troubled.The Nature Remo (Nature Rimo) has been impaired for about three days from December 20, and has become unable to operate equipment.LIVESMART's "LS mini" also had a problem in updating the app at the same time, and was in a situation where it could not even start up without uninstalling the app.
「Nature Remo」のおわびページ。今回の件を受けてシステム異常時に確認できる機能がアプリに追加された「LS Mini」のおわびページ。ちなみにファームウェアの更新不具合は断続的に発生しており、長期に渡って解消されていないAs a writer who has been using Nature Remo for more than a year, I was surprised at the first large -scale disability that may be the first time with the same product that had not had any trouble."Increase".It seems that the too many users have increased the number of users due to the selling.
Originally, smart remote controls are not announced even if they may be caused by the server, and they are often neglected.The reason why Nature Remo was able to release it properly is also a proof that it is usually stable, and I think this response should be evaluated positively.Of course, it is based on the premise that similar problems will not recur in the future.
By the way, this obstacle, but in fact, I was not affected by a certain "special setting".To be precise, it is still unknown whether the house was included in the scope of the disability because it was used as usual.
The "special settings" were never taken as a measure against obstacles, but I would like to tell you because it may be useful as a tips.
Move two smart remote controls at the same time
What is a special setting?
It is said that I had prepared another smart remote control and moved it at the same time, apart from the smart remote control I usually use.
I often review smart remote controls, and it is not unusual for multiple smart remote controls to run at home at the same time.This time, we happened to operate multiple smart remote controls with the same settings, so we were in a state of "duplicating" and eventually avoided troubles.
The point is to use Alexa's "standard action".For example, when controlling the ceiling lighting, register a separate name in a smart remote control A and a smart remote control B, for example, one, and the other as "lighting".Combine this in "standard action", so that both are executed simultaneously when executing.
In this way, even if the order from the smart remote control A does not reach due to trouble, the power supply will be turned on by the order from the smart remote control B.Of course, the opposite is true.Even if both are alive, just because the signal arrives twice means that both are "turn on the equipment", so there is no problem that repeats the power on and off.This is the details of "Special Settings".
Alexaの「定型アクション」で、同じ家電製品をそれぞれ異なるスマートリモコン経由で登録しておく。Alexaアプリで見分けられるよう異なる名前にしているが、「電気」と「照明」は同一の製品だIt looks redundant and it may actually be an ant in terms of cost
As for this, there will be a tsukkomi.Some people say, "Even if you don't cost such a place, you should use the remote control that comes with the equipment normally."You may have the impression that it is useless as a product.
In addition, this method can respond to smart remote control failures, but it is completely helpless if there is a failure on the smart speaker or the internet line itself goes down.There is no drill when I start to say this area.
However, when smart homes become even more widespread, double the operation route with a smart remote control may be easy and effective.It costs too much if the smart speaker is duplicated or the Internet line is duplicated, but if the smart remote control is duplicated, it will be at most several thousand yen level and will not cost a monthly fee.
In addition, this method is effective as a countermeasure against regular maintenance, which is different from sudden problems, and is also a countermeasure in cases where the response of the server described at the beginning is always unstable.In fact, if you use a smart remote control, it will not respond any number of times, and after a while, it is rarely operated as if nothing had happened.In such a case, it is also effective as a way to avoid getting frustrated.
Regardless of whether you buy more to buy another car just to prevent disability, if you have the opportunity to buy a smart remote control, you can operate it like a lighting equipment, not the one you used until then.I think it's not a bad way to double and move only for important home appliances that will hinder the next action if you can't.
One thing to keep in mind is that if you do such "duplication", it is meaningless to arrange products from the same manufacturer.In other words, as a second opinion, it is a method that can be effective for the first time by moving products from a different manufacturer at the same time.
各社のスマートリモコン。左下が「Nature Remo」、右が「LS Mini」。複数メーカーの製品を併用しておけば、サーバ障害を回避できるかもしれない
