Remote control must be familiar to everyone, and remote work has also become the mainstream during the mask period, but remote control is established in the network scene most of the time, whether it is wired or wireless, you first have to let the device connect to the network before you can talk about remote control.
So if it is an outdoor scene without WiFi, and you want to use remote control, what should you do? It just so happens that Berry Sunflower has recently launched a smart plug-in board that can realize remote management and control without WiFi network - Sunflower 4G intelligent power strip.
This smart power strip has a built-in 4G SIM card of China Unicom, which can realize the intelligent power switch remote control function in places without WiFi network coverage, and it is suitable for outdoor advertising machines, vending machines, automatic feeding systems for rural farms, fish pond aerators and other occasions and application scenarios.
Recently, I just had a need for this, so I bought one, and I will share with you my experience of using it.
Sunflower 4G smart power strip still adopts a family-style black packaging design, with Sunflower's LOGO and brand name on the front, as well as product model information, giving people a simple and atmospheric feeling.
In addition to the Sunflower 4G smart power strip, there is also an antenna and an instruction manual.
The appearance design of this sunflower 4G smart power strip is very simple, with a black body, a combination of frosted and mirror design, and the appearance and texture are very good.
It has a line length of 1.8 meters, the fuselage material is made of 750 °C high-temperature flame retardant materials, and the workmanship is fine and rigorous.
The left side of the socket is equipped with a physical switch and a 4G indicator, and on the side is a 4G external antenna.
The biggest feature of this sunflower smart power strip is that it adopts the networking method of the 4G network, which has a built-in Unicom 4G SIM card, and comes with 5 years of traffic, no additional purchase is required, very intimate.
There are three standard five-pin sockets on the front of the socket strip, equipped with a safety door protection design, which can withstand 10,000 times of plugging and unplugging, with a maximum power of 2,500W and a maximum current of 10A, which is enough to meet the needs of various environments in life. Each socket has an independent indicator light, and there are S1, S2, and S3 logos on the top, which can be controlled separately through the Sunflower Remote Control APP.
The use of Sunflower 4G smart power strip is very simple, you only need to follow the steps on the manual. First of all, you need to download the "Sunflower Remote Control" APP, this APP can be searched and downloaded in major app stores, or you can scan the QR code on the manual to download it directly. If you are a new user, you also need to register an account, then click Add Smart Hardware, select the P4 model, and follow the prompts to bind. In the process of binding, you need to activate the internal SIM card, and after successful activation, you can see the device interface of Sunflower 4G smart power strip.
In the APP interface, you can see the three jack logos of the sunflower 4G smart socket, which correspond to the three physical jacks of the socket S1, S2, and S3, and we can also make relevant notes on the jack logo for daily use, which is convenient for us to manage. Here you only need to touch the icon to control the remote switch.
In addition to the basic remote switch operation, the Sunflower 4G smart power strip also supports timer and countdown functions, which can be set in the icon in the upper right corner of each jack.
The timer function allows us to choose the time period timer switch, for example, I want the outdoor billboard to be turned on from 8 am to 10 pm every day, and the corresponding time can be set in the timer interface.
The countdown function allows us to set the countdown to be automatically switched on, for example, if I want the aeration equipment in the aquaculture farm to run for 2 hours and turn on, then set the time in the countdown interface, and then save it.
These functions make it very convenient and flexible for us to control the power switch of various devices on a daily basis.
Sunflower 4G smart power strip also has a very practical function, that is, power statistics. This feature allows us to know the current, power, and power consumption of the current jack in real time, as well as daily, monthly, and yearly electricity usage statistics. This way, we can have a clearer picture of the electricity usage of our equipment. How much electricity is consumed and whether electricity needs to be saved. This function is very useful for some equipment that needs to run for a long time, such as vending machines, outdoor advertising machines, etc., which can help us arrange electricity consumption plans more reasonably and control costs.
Sunflower 4G smart power strip also has a very intimate function, that is, power-off memory. This function allows us to set whether the state of the socket will be restored to the state before the power off after the power is off. In this way, we don't have to worry about problems with the equipment in the socket after a power outage. This feature can be turned on or off in the settings icon in the upper right corner of the device's interface.
I have been using Sunflower 4G smart power strip for a while, and I feel very satisfied, not only stable and reliable operation, rich and practical functions, but also very simple operation, this is a very practical product for outdoor application scenarios that need remote switch control.
It does not need a WiFi network to achieve remote management and control of the smart socket, it has a built-in Unicom 4G SIM card, comes with a 5-year traffic package, supports 3-hole independent sub-control, maximum power 2500W, and also has functions such as timing switch, power statistics, countdown switch and power-off memory. It is suitable for places without WiFi network coverage, such as vending machines, outdoor advertising machines, rural farms, automatic feeding systems, fish pond aerators, etc. Compared with other smart sockets, 269 yuan can help us solve a series of control problems, which is really worth it.