How to automate pulse and dry contact devices with connected relays

In recent weeks, we've delved into the various ways to automate home devices using Freedompro's Smart Modules: blinds and shutters, lighting, even power outlets. Doing this with Freedompro's connected relays is simple, very fast, and cost-effective thanks to the Smart Shutter and Smart Light Modules, and the brand-new Smart Outlet Modules (designed to make many non-IoT devices smart by directly managing electrical outlets).

But there's more! Among the great innovations in the Smart Modules range are also the Dry Contact Modules, which allow you to automate impulse or clean contact devices. Specifically, these are intelligent and professional Wi-Fi-connected actuators designed to make smart all those devices that respond to simple on/off impulses.

Once you understand how they can improve daily life, their utility becomes immediately clear. Let's explore some examples together!

Dry Contact Modules: Elevating Home Comfort

Imagine yourself in your villa, snuggled up on the couch on a rainy autumn evening. The temperature suddenly drops, and even the blanket you've wrapped yourself in isn't enough to keep you warm. The thought of getting up to reach the boiler seems like an impossible mission.

With a Dry Contact Module connected to the home boiler, the problem is solved with a tap, as you can turn it on and manage it directly from your smartphone without physically reaching the device.

Here's another example. Have you ever enjoyed an afternoon nap only to be awakened by the incessant sound of the video intercom? Typically, it's the courier delivering something or – alternatively – the building porter informing you of a package. Being woken abruptly from sleep is burdensome for everyone, as is rushing half-asleep to the intercom before it stops ringing.

Once again, you can solve this with a Dry Contact Module installed directly behind your video intercom handset, allowing you to manage the device directly from your smartphone with utmost convenience.

These are just two of the many examples of applying the super-versatile solution that is part of Freedompro's Smart Modules, designed to manage components typically found in control and automation systems to perform specific actions. We're referring not only to the video intercom or boiler but also to the electric garage door, pedestrian entrance, driveway gate, and in some cases even the garden irrigation system.

Additional Advantages of Freedompro Dry Contact Modules: Matter Certified, and more

In addition to the clear advantage of making intelligent systems and devices that in many cases cannot be included in typical smart home automations, Freedompro's Dry Contact Modules offer many other benefits.

Starting with the fact that they recently achieved the precious Matter certification, just like all other Freedompro Smart Modules. The Matter certification ensures that the Dry Contact Modules are compatible with a wide range of IoT devices from various manufacturers, in universal interoperability that allows users to integrate the modules into their existing home network simply and without compatibility concerns.

Moreover, thanks to the Matter certification, Dry Contact Modules can be easily controlled and managed through numerous compatible platforms and applications (voice assistants like Siri, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa, apps like Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, and Home Assistant, and of course our Freedompro Home App). This allows you to use a single interface to monitor and automate devices such as the boiler, video intercom, pedestrian and driveway entrances, and much more, significantly simplifying your daily home management.

You don't have to worry about security either because, being Matter a standardized and proven protocol, Dry Contact Modules offer you the best guarantees in terms of reliability – as well as being "future-ready" because they can support all software updates and new features developed according to the Matter standard. In practice, this means you can access the latest innovations in smart home technology without having to replace your devices.

Having clarified the crucial aspect of Matter certification, we also remind you that Dry Contact Modules and all Freedompro Smart Modules are compact in size: they can be easily installed directly behind existing wall sockets or switches and are perfectly compatible with the home's electrical system, with no need for replacement, upgrades, or re-certification. They are also Plug & Play (usable as soon as they are connected) and Ready-To-Play (ready to go without complex configurations or additional installations). Of course, they can also be included in your favorite automations – the "Habits" here at Freedompro – so that devices connected to the Modules only activate or deactivate under specific conditions.

The Dry Contact Modules are available in MINI version, in four different variants:

• 2-channel Dry Contact MINI Module, for connecting and controlling up to two accessories powered by 110-240 V AC or 24 V DC.
• 1-channel Dry Contact MINI Module, for connecting and controlling a single accessory powered by 110-240 V AC or 24 V DC.
• 2-channel Dry Contact MINI Module, for connecting and controlling up to two accessories powered by 12 V DC.
• 1-channel Dry Contact MINI Module, for connecting and controlling a single accessory powered by 12 V DC.

Installable in minutes and immediately operational, they optimize many daily actions with a snap of your fingers!