The Nous E1 is a Zigbee gateway equipped with both a Zigbee Tuya chip and a Wi-Fi chip, compatible with the Tuya/SmartLife smart home app. It is used to integrate devices equipped with a Tuya Zigbee chip (such as switches, sensors, relays, etc.) into the Tuya smart home system.
It supports up to 128 Zigbee devices, including smart sensors, lights, switches, and sockets. It also supports Tuya-compatible Bluetooth devices.
Thanks to its practical design, it can be installed directly into a socket, requiring no power supply, cables, etc., for installation.
What is the Tuya / SmartLife smart home platform and app?
Tuya is a popular cloud-based smart home platform that offers integrated solutions for various smart home devices and applications. The platform allows quick and easy pairing of devices, remote control, and management through a single app interface. Tuya, also known as SmartLife, provides users with a comprehensive smart home ecosystem, including devices from numerous manufacturers.
It supports voice control, remote access, and automated processes (scenes). The Tuya platform integrates with a range of other smart home ecosystems, such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and SmartThings, enabling Tuya devices to be used on these platforms as well. Tuya - similar to the global eWeLink platform - is also a cloud-based system, but the quality of available Tuya devices can vary significantly.
In the Tuya lineup, the European brand Nous offers stable quality Tuya devices. Their devices can be used with the Nous app or the standard Tuya app.
Main Features:
- Remote control: Can be controlled with a smartphone app or voice commands (e.g., Alexa and Google Assistant)
- Scenes / Automations: Conditional (IF - THEN) automations, such as bedtime scenarios.
- Protocols: Tuya Zigbee, Bluetooth
- Communication standard: WiFi IEEE 802.15.4/WiFi, 802.11 b/g/n
- Local cache: Stores scenes locally, allowing local automations to be executed even in offline scenarios without internet.
- Network range: Wi-Fi: up to 50 meters (depending on the router and environment/walls), Zigbee: max. 160 meters (in open space)
- Material: ABS
- Certifications: CE, RoHS
- Size: 56x56x23mm
- Operating temperature: -10℃ to +50℃
- Operating voltage: 90V-250V (EU)
- App: Nous or the standard Tuya
