Smart outdoors too: Clever technology for your garden, balcony and terrace

Getting the lighting mood right

When you're planning on enjoying the warm summer evenings outdoors for as long as possible, you need some suitable lighting. Unfortunately though, the switch for the outdoor lights is often located indoors. It's often the same with outdoor sockets. They too only work when you flip a switch inside the house.

That means: If you want to switch on a light or socket, you first have to enter the house. But if the lighting and socket are integrated into Homematic IP via actuators, you can control them at any time using your smartphone or a remote control .

For the outside lighting it's also often good to use a combination with a motion detector, particularly along the paths to the building. In the evening for example, the light comes on automatically when there's movement and switches itself off again after a short time so as not to consume electricity unnecessarily. Motion detectors also help to protect against intruders: For example, a light that switches on automatically is often enough to deter criminals trying to tamper with the patio door.