Introduction

With the continuous progress of science and technology, the new concept of smart home has gradually entered people's vision, whether it is the household appliances used in the family or the catering tools in our life; Or medical devices that help people master their own health. In short, smart home products are quietly changing our lives. I believe that this change is positive and beautiful.

The kitten intelligent housekeeper presented by Xiaobian today is a multi-functional socket created by Maoha Network Technology Co., Ltd. with the product concept of chasing the pace of modern life and intelligent home control. Of course, positioning it as a socket product is too limited, because in addition to the functions of traditional smart socket fixed/delayed socket, WIFI relay amplification, and night light, it also has its own unique highlights. For example, remote video monitoring, voice control, remote control of household appliances, intelligent human body sensing, light brightness sensing, etc. In terms of appearance, the kitten's shape is also well integrated into the socket, making it more cute. What is the actual experience effect of this product? Next, let's explore with Xiao Bian.

Open box display

The kitten intelligent housekeeper uses the traditional white cardboard box for packaging, and the surface only has the pattern of product name matching, which is somewhat simple; The back of the box is a brief description of the product function, model, power specification and other parameters, so that users can have a general understanding of the product before unpacking.

What makes Xiao Bian still complain is that there is no semicircular slotting design on both sides of the packaging box and the damping is large, which makes it difficult to open the packaging. There is a ring of thick sponge foam around the kitten socket, which can effectively prevent the impact of products during transportation; There is also a quick start guide manual inside the box.

The user guide gives a detailed description of the product's functions, appearance, interface, specifications, performance, use methods and precautions, which should be read carefully before use; There are many functions that may not be touched before, so as to avoid misoperation during use.

The front, back and side of the kitten smart housekeeper socket are displayed. The socket shell is made of V0 grade safe flame-retardant PC material, and the surface of the piano is painted, which not only feels good but also is safe to use. The overall dimension of 100.5 * 55.5 * 31mmd is slightly larger than the common Xiaomi smart socket and guest control smart socket in the market, because kittens have more unique functions.

Detail display

The kitten intelligent housekeeper's cat ear is engraved with the "MaoHa" product logo, with two LED working status indicators in the middle. The indicators above are mainly the power on status of the socket and the infrared remote control learning function; The following indicator light prompts the configuration status of the connected WIFI, and the user can make an intuitive judgment according to the color of the indicator light and the change of the light on and off.

The kitten's two eyes can be said to be a highlight of the product. The left eye is a light sensor, and the right eye is a body sensor. The existence of two sensors improves the function and play combination of the socket to a higher level. Through light sensing, you can start the night light operation, which is convenient for users to use at night; The human body sensor can cooperate with the camera of USB interface for video monitoring and alarm function. The small editor will explain in detail later.

The front of the socket is designed with two wiring methods that meet international standards, that is, the single-phase two hole plug and three hole plug that we often say. What is particularly described here is the two hole connector part, which is equipped with a snap design. After the plug is inserted, it can be effectively locked automatically and will not fall out easily. This makes it convenient to use the socket. Even if it is installed on the ceiling, the plug will not be loose when it is facing down.

There is a USB interface at the top of the socket to expand the function, which supports the connection of multiple function expansion plug-ins, such as RF plug-in, induction plug-in, temperature and humidity plug-in, gas detection plug-in, etc. On the basis of the original multi-function of the socket, continue to increase the diversity and practicality of play methods. In addition, the USB interface can also provide 5V/1A current output, which can directly charge mobile phones and tablet electronic products, which is convenient and fast.

There are three high brightness LED night lights at the bottom of the product, which can be turned on or off at any time through the mobile phone APP. Through the light sensor, it can also be controlled according to the brightness change of the surrounding environment; At the same time, it supports the intelligent control mode in which the light comes on and the light goes off at night.

The side of the kitten is equipped with an on-off key, which can be pressed briefly to manually switch the power on state of the socket switch, which is what we call the offline direct connection use mode; Long press for 4 seconds to restore the factory settings and connect the network configuration. For better user experience mode, we hope to combine the LED light and switch together, so that we can control the operation socket more clearly.

The edge chamfer of the smart socket adopts the circular arc design, which is round and smooth, just like jade. It not only looks beautiful but also feels comfortable.

Power on use test

The kitten smart housekeeper socket is widely used, whether it is directly connected to the patch board or the socket on the wall of the home. The snow white shell with the dynamic cat theme effect can be well integrated into the smart home style. Even when it is not used, it can also be regarded as a work of art.

One of the design shortcomings mentioned by the editor here is that the center of gravity of the product inserted on the wiring board was not considered. The plug is designed at the rear, because the center of gravity of the socket is in the middle, it will bring the whole patch panel to an angle, which has potential safety hazards. It is hoped that the plug position will be replaced in the middle part of the base. Of course, such a design may cause space occupation in the row of double jacks, so the kitten chose the former after weighing the center of gravity deviation and space occupation in the row of double jacks.

The effect of the two LED status indicators and the night light after being powered on can be directly controlled to turn on and off the smart socket by briefly pressing the side switch when there is no network connection. Unfortunately, the night light cannot be controlled. It is recommended to add a physical button to control the night light, which can also be turned on at night when disconnected from the network and mobile phones.

The voltage of the two socket outlets is measured by a multimeter. The voltage value changes before and after the power is turned on. It has not been found that the voltage at home has reached 234V. This has nothing to do with the socket. It may be a problem in the substation of the residential area recently. We only measure the response time of the relay closing inside the socket through the manual mode. The test results show that the surface is not bad.

The USB interface of the socket can be used as a separate power adapter to charge the mobile phone, but the current is fixed at 1A. If an intelligent recognition module can be added, and the charging current can be adjusted intelligently according to different devices, it is believed that the use effect will be better.

In addition to powering mobile phones, it can also connect USB powered electronic products such as LEDs and small fans, which can be used as a power adapter.

Connect the camera via USB interface to view the situation at home remotely through the mobile phone in real time. With the function of the body sensor, it can also achieve the effect of sending alarm prompt notification. This function is somewhat similar to the smart camera in the market today, and can be replaced.

The power on interface of the smart socket can connect all kinds of appliances in the home. However, in order to fully reflect its intelligence, it is recommended to connect some appliances with high controllability, such as bedside lamps, air conditioners or televisions. With kittens, intelligent control is no longer just a matter of paper.

Comparative display

The Xiaobian has always used the small K2 generation smart socket to control customers, and takes this opportunity to compare it with the kitten. Of course, the purpose of the comparison is not to distinguish the quality of the product. After all, there is a difference in the price positioning between the two. I just want to let you know more about the outstanding features of the kitten intelligent housekeeper through comparison.

The two smart sockets are almost similar in thickness, and the color of the small K adopts the overall black design scheme, which is full of mystery; For kittens, the white shell is matched with the cat modeling scheme, which is more vivid. Because of more functions and more powerful performance, the overall size of kitten is much larger than that of small K.

The contrast on the back is also a three wire plug conforming to the domestic standard, and the back of the fuselage is marked with the relevant information of the product and the manufacturer. The difference is that because the overall length of the small K is relatively small, it will not tilt when inserted on the wiring board, while the kitten has this problem.

Compared with the side switches, the small K switch design is integrated with the LED status indicator, and the working status of the smart socket is judged by the red and blue colors; The kitten's physical switch is designed separately from the LED status indicator light. The small editor prefers the small K indicator light, which has a large light range and is more intuitive.

USB To expand the interface comparison, although the kitten has only one USB interface, it supports temperature and humidity, radio frequency remote control, gas detection and other functional plug-ins; Although Xiaoke also supports plug-ins with similar functions, it has a relatively small number of types and does not support camera connection. In this regard, the advantages of Kitty are obvious.

Cat and K both have three LED night lights, and the brightness is not very different. The difference is that the kitten's night light supports the intelligent control mode, while the kitten's night light can only be realized through an external connector. The position of both night lights is not very good, which has been explained previously. It is recommended to put the light source on the surface of the socket.

The kitten has two more sensors, light sensor and body sensor, which are far better than the latter in terms of combined play and function.

Generally speaking, there is not much difference between the two in appearance except that the kitten has two more sensors; However, in addition to the same functions of socket power on/off, WiFi amplification, electricity statistics, and night light, Kitten and K also have many personalized functions that K does not have, such as intelligent human body sensing, remote video monitoring, intelligent linkage, universal remote control, voice control, and advertising shielding.

Detailed explanation of disassembly

Such an intelligent and multi-functional kitten, the intelligent butler, makes Xiaobian feel a little itchy, and still can't help taking it apart to find out. However, there is no screw structure on the surface of the smart socket. It is troublesome to pry open the back cover with a sharp blade. After disassembling, it can be seen that the inside is composed of power circuit board and control circuit board. It can be clearly seen that the socket piece adopts an integrated structure, while the traditional patch board mostly adopts wire welding. In contrast, the integrated structure has greatly increased the cross-sectional area, the maximum current carrying capacity allowed to flow has also increased accordingly, and there is no solder joint, which reduces the occurrence of heating and ensures the safety of use.

From the sensor display on the control circuit board, we can see that the part with the cap removed is a photoresist element, which changes the resistance value by sensing the change of light intensity, and then changes the current size. Combined with the smart IC chip and WiFi module, it is transferred to the mobile phone APP or directly controls the switching on and off of the night light and socket. The human body sensor on the other side is unable to remove the cap. Its basic working principle should be thermoelectric effect for monitoring moving objects, or to detect through the wavelength of infrared thermal radiation energy. It is not possible to guess which kind of small device is.

The capacitance, resistance and other components on the circuit board are highly integrated. The connection with the control board adopts a PIN layered structure, which greatly saves space and resources.

The black small block is a mechanical relay. The coil side of the control end is switched on and off through the change of high and low levels, and then the magnetic force is generated to pull on the coil at the controlled side to power on the socket. Xiao Bian thinks that it would be more perfect to replace this mechanical relay with a solid state SSR if possible. Not only would there be no noise during use, but the service life would be greatly extended.

The solder joints of various electronic elements on the control circuit board are quite good, but the material of the board is slightly rough.

After disassembling the braid, the braid was also powered on and tested, and two light-emitting LEDs could be seen. If you have no electrical experience, it is still not recommended to dismantle the machine to power on. After all, there is a small danger.

Introduction to multi-functional APP

The kitten smart housekeeper with such powerful functions also needs to show his talent with the help of mobile phone apps, scan the QR code of the manual or directly search the "Moha Smart" app in the app store for installation. The introduction of the "Ten Versatiles" has basically been mentioned. Next, we will look at the specific application with mobile phone software.

First, you need to configure the network of sockets. Like many intelligent electronic products, you can connect the products to WiFi through mobile phones. There will be a detailed description of the steps and changes in the indicator. If there is a connection error, you can press the side key for 4 seconds to reset.

After the connection is successful, we can see that the main interface of the software has many functions. Let's introduce them. The most common is the power on/off control of the socket, which can be realized remotely by using the mobile phone directly.

The kitten smart socket can also provide power statistics, real-time power viewing and other functions. Through the APP software, we can clearly observe the power consumption of the connected kitten device in a day, or the statistics for a longer time; You can also set the delay time to automatically control the power on/off mode of the kitten socket.

The human body sensing function is an intelligent alarm mode that uses sensors to detect the surrounding moving objects and then send reminders to mobile phones; The ambient brightness uses a light sensor to monitor the ambient brightness in real time, so as to control the night light or socket power on.

In addition to directly turning on/off the mobile phone mode control of the night light, there are intelligent and automatic control methods. I think the above intelligent night light is more practical. Especially when I get up at night to go to the bathroom, it is very convenient to detect that the night light automatically turns on when the human body moves.

The mobile APP can perfectly replace many traditional remote controls in the home. With the powerful learning function, it can copy the instructions of TV, set-top box, air conditioner, projector and other electrical appliances to the kitten, and can also control the intelligent home appliances with voice control. Because I have evaluated many universal remote controls before, I feel that this function is not very popular, perhaps because I usually use less remote controls.

Another powerful function of the kitten is to use it as a wireless WiFi relay amplification. The device has a built-in 300M wireless relay to amplify the WiFi signal at home. At the same time, it has a visitor exclusive mode, which is very user-friendly. Watching videos online through kitten's WiFi hotspot can block the ads before the videos, and there is no problem in editing and testing Tencent videos, Youku, LeTV, etc.

WiFi In the strength test after signal amplification, the WiFi hotspot at home before Xiaobian was red HIWIFI, which clearly showed that the hotspot provided by Xiaomao was much better in terms of strength, but there were several offline cases during use, which was not very stable.

The camera monitoring function is to connect the drive free camera through the USB interface for remote monitoring. It can set the picture definition, frame rate, monitoring time period and other information. When an alarm occurs, it can send an email reminder to the reserved mailbox.

The option of intelligent control task is the embodiment of the combination of kitten socket playing methods. Users can combine multiple action modes to form intelligent control tasks, which are really fun and easy to use.

Voice control is the main reason why Xiaobian likes this smart socket. Whether it is a switch socket, a night light, or a remote control electrical equipment, it can be achieved by voice input through mobile phones; The sensitivity and recognition accuracy are also high, which once again highlights the intelligent side of kittens.

The final user guide and FAQ summarize the usage and problem solving methods of kittens. Users can query according to their own needs.

summary

There will be some things that are not detailed or the evaluation is not comprehensive. Please give more criticism and correction. In general, this product kills many similar products in the market because of its beautiful appearance and outstanding functional effects; However, during the evaluation process, Xiaobian also found several shortcomings of the product, which are summarized as follows. I hope the manufacturer can consider the suggestions of Xiaobian.

1、 It is recommended to replace the position of the socket night light to the front of the fuselage shell, so that its irradiation area can be larger.

2、 It is recommended that the LED status indicator of the socket be integrated with the side switch. The current LED light prompt is not very obvious.

3、 It is hoped that the center of gravity of the connector at the bottom of the socket can be placed in the middle to prevent the connector from toppling when inserted on the wiring board. Of course, this is also related to the kitten positioning its product use scene on the vertical wall.

4、 USB When charging mobile phones and electronic products through the interface, it is hoped that an intelligent identification chip can be added to automatically adjust the charging current.

5、 It is recommended to replace the relay inside the socket with a solid-state relay with a longer service life and no mechanical sound.

6. Two semicircular grooves are added on the side of the outer package of the product, which makes it easier for users to open the outer package.