Smart outlet as “on/off” switch?

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I’m curious if connecting the power supply that’s driving my PB/LED strip to a smart outlet so I can control on and off using Alexa would be detrimental to the hardware long term?

Thanks.

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You should be fine.

I would avoid cutting power to Pixelblaze if it is actively being modified, but writes to the storage only happen through interaction in the interface (or via APIs).

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I’ve been running an art installation this way for a year without a problem. Plug it in directly to wall power before making any code/pattern changes to avoid write corruption.

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I’ve been running several Pixelblazes from smart outlets, both indoor and out. My house exterior Pixelblaze has zwave relays in all the power boxes. No problems at all. It saves a little energy, and a lot of worry about leaving those big power supplies permanently on.