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Supported hardware

Devices that work with hunhu.

Some features need devices in the house: a camera to watch the gate, a plug to switch the heater. These are common ones you can buy in South Africa today, to give you an idea.

Example devices. The final supported list may change. Updated 4 November 2026

Cameras

hunhu watches the picture on the box and tells you who or what came by.

  • RTSP · ONVIF

    Hikvision ColorVu 4 MP mini bullet (DS-2CD2047G2H-LI)

    Network cable, which powers it too

    What it does
    An outdoor camera that gets power and network from one cable, and sees in colour at night.
    For you
    hunhu tells you when a person, car or dog is at the gate.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet
    • Keep its firmware up to date, and never open it to the internet.

    R2,529 at Tech.co.za · incl. VAT, EFT price (card R2,580)

    View at Tech.co.za(opens in a new tab)

  • RTSP · ONVIF

    TP-Link Tapo C320WS

    Wifi, from a normal power point

    What it does
    An outdoor camera that joins your wifi and plugs into a power point.
    For you
    Where no cable runs, hunhu still sees the driveway and tells you what came by.
    Safety
    • Needs a TP-Link account once, in its app, to switch on its local stream
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    R1,099 at MiRO · incl. VAT

    View at MiRO(opens in a new tab)

Plugs and switches

hunhu switches things on and off, and measures what they use.

  • ESPHome

    SmartPad ESPHome smart plug, with power metering

    Wifi, in a South African wall socket

    What it does
    A plug that goes between the wall and an appliance, switches it, and measures its power.
    For you
    hunhu tells you what the fan or the heater costs, and switches it off when you ask.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    R360 at SmartPad · sale price (was R400); the page doesn’t say whether VAT is included

    View at SmartPad(opens in a new tab)

  • MQTT

    Shelly 1 Mini Gen3

    Wifi, behind a light switch or at the gate motor

    What it does
    A switch smaller than a matchbox, fitted behind a light switch or on a gate motor’s button input.
    For you
    hunhu switches the stoep light, or presses the gate button for you once you confirm.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • Wired into the mains: an electrician fits it
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    R390 at ComX · incl. VAT

    View at ComX(opens in a new tab)

Sensors

hunhu knows when a door opens, someone moves, or a room gets cold.

  • Bluetooth · BTHome

    Shelly BLU Door/Window

    Bluetooth, through a relay; a coin battery

    What it does
    A small two-part sensor that sticks on a door or window and notices when it opens.
    For you
    hunhu tells you the back door was left open, or opened at night.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    R399 at ComX · incl. VAT

    View at ComX(opens in a new tab)

  • Bluetooth · BTHome

    Shelly BLU Motion

    Bluetooth, through a relay; a battery

    What it does
    A small battery sensor for a room or passage that notices movement and how light it is.
    For you
    hunhu tells you something moved while you are all away, or lights the passage at night.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    R600 at Audico · the page doesn’t say whether VAT is included

    View at Audico(opens in a new tab)

  • Bluetooth · BTHome

    Shelly BLU H&T ZB

    Bluetooth, through a relay; a battery

    What it does
    A small sensor that measures the temperature and humidity in a room.
    For you
    hunhu tells you the baby’s room got cold, or the garage is damp.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet
    • hunhu uses its Bluetooth. Its second radio, Zigbee, comes later.

    R550 at Audico · the page doesn’t say whether VAT is included

    View at Audico(opens in a new tab)

Bluetooth relays

Battery sensors speak Bluetooth, which reaches a room or two. A relay hears them and passes it on.

  • ESPHome

    M5Stack AtomS3 Lite

    Wifi, powered from a USB charger

    What it does
    A tiny board, about the size of a stamp, that hears the Bluetooth sensors near it.
    For you
    hunhu hears door, motion and temperature sensors in rooms far from the box.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    Price not checked at RS Components · the seller’s page could not be read today, so no price is shown

    View at RS Components(opens in a new tab)

Power

hunhu shows what the house uses each day, in kWh and in rand.

  • MQTT

    Shelly Pro EM-50

    Wifi, in your distribution board

    What it does
    A meter clipped into your distribution board that measures the whole house, and one more circuit.
    For you
    hunhu shows what the house uses each day, and what the geyser costs.
    Safety
    • Works at home, no cloud account
    • Wired into the mains: an electrician fits it
    • South African approval (ICASA, NRCS): not confirmed yet

    R1,989 at Tech.co.za · incl. VAT, EFT price (card R2,029)

    View at Tech.co.za(opens in a new tab)

The pool

A pool sensor that tells you when the water moves is planned for this first version. It is still being tested, so none is listed here.

The words on this page

RTSP · ONVIF
the standard way a camera shares its video on your own network.
ESPHome
open software for small devices, so they talk straight to the box.
MQTT
a simple, common way for devices to send messages on your own network.
BTHome
an open format that Bluetooth sensors use to say what they measured.
ICASA · NRCS
South Africa’s approvals: ICASA for anything with a radio, the NRCS for goods on mains power.

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Where these facts come from

Every price and claim was read on the page below on 4 November 2026. Prices change; the seller’s page is the one to trust. hunhu doesn’t sell these devices, and these are plain links.