Once the widgets are added you can tap them to bring up the full control menu or simply activate it if its a scene. You could set up scenes to control the Zigbee devices but it really should be included in the app from the get go. So far widgets donot support any of the Sonoff Zigbee devices directly. To add them go to NSPanel - Settings - Widgets menu in the app and add them. Widgets are control icons for other supported eWeLink devices or scenes configure in the app. Swiping left or right cycles through the main screen, widgets and thermostat menu. Swipe down brings you to settings where you can change screen brightness and sleep period. To navigate the touch UI you use gestures. While the switches are right there it would be nice to be able to control the relays through the touch screen as well. Once you do it will grab your location, sync the clock to your local time zone and display the weather forecast.Īt the bottom are two lines that light up when the corresponding relay is on. To fully utilize the NSPanel’s features you need to configure it in eWeLink app. Viewing angles of the screen are quite good and it stays readable when looking at it from above or from the sides, which is an important factor since it will likely be mounted at a position that is not at eye level. Turning on the screen I’m greeted by the boot animation and then a nice looking GUI. Despite that, NSPanel is rated only to 2A per relay or 4A combined which is a bit strange, more so because it has a thermostat feature, but more on that one later… The back of the unit is mounted in the wall and houses the power supply unit and two 10A relays. I informed Sonoff of this shortcoming and they promised the final design will improve on that. The buttons at the bottom are large enough but the sample I got was very mushy with not a lot of feedback and it has to be pressed exactly in the middle. Right side sports the Sonoff logo and the bottom part houses a temperature sensor and a reset hole. The touchscreen plate with a striking metallic grey design is detachable from the power supply and relay part.Īt the front you see a touch screen sporting roomy 3.5 inches albeit with quite thick bezels and two switches. The EU version of NSPanel is sized as a standard EU switch made to fit 60mm electrical boxes. Sonoff NSPanel is now available only through Itead store. Kickstarter campaign is finished and funded. Expected MSRP once the campaign is finished is 75$. Sonoff NSPanel is available through Kickstarter for 50USD 54$ as a backer discount. The touch screen is here as a bonus, to give you additional information and control over other devices. Retaining the classic switches greatly increases usability and are more intuitive to less technically inclined users. Once I took it out of the box I literally yelped. The NSPanel got here in a matter of days and I eagerly opened it up. I was not about to decline that although my expectations were not that high, to be honest. Sonoff contacted me in August with an intriguing offer to test a touch-screen control switch. Shopping links in this article are affiliate links and I earn a small commission when you buy through them Review is not influenced by that fact and is solely my opinion. Some aspects of it might be changed once it reaches production. Full disclosure: This is a pre production unit sent to me free of charge by Sonoff.
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