The Game Changer MINI — compact, pro‑grade control for remote spots

What you gain the moment the MINI powers on

• Remote control, solved: perfect for greenhouses, garages, gate pillars, pergolas, pool houses, attics, and remote rooms.
• Snap‑in modular control: 4 PCIe‑style ports for SIMO.io relays, dimmers, and binary sensors.
• Two digital interfaces on board: host a full DALI lighting line or a tidy I2C sensor bus.
• Flexible power: onboard 100–240 V AC, PoE over Ethernet, or 12 V DC—choose what the site gives you.
• Resilient by design: prefer Ethernet/PoE when present; otherwise power from mains and connect over Wi‑Fi for minimal, decisive installs.
• Service without rework: swap modules in seconds—no re‑pairing devices or rewriting automations.

Where the MINI shines

• Greenhouse: I2C temperature/soil sensors drive irrigation valves and fans; DALI for grow lights; relays for zone control.
• Gatehouse/driveway: relays for motor/strike, inputs for contacts, DALI for bollards or pathway lighting.
• Garage/workshop: door operators, task lights, extraction fans, leak sensors—tidy, centralized, serviceable.
• Pool house/pergola: pumps and lights via relays; environmental I2C sensors; a DALI line for architectural fixtures.
• Late adds/retrofits: where Ethernet wasn’t pulled, power from mains and connect via Wi‑Fi—no wall tearing, no messy PSUs.

Modular I/O and dual‑use digital ports

The MINI has four PCIe‑style I/O ports (IO1–IO4). IO1 and IO2 are dual‑purpose: they can host standard I/O modules or be reassigned as digital interfaces for DALI or I2C.

• When IO1 or IO2 is used as a digital interface (e.g., I2C on IO1), it is occupied by that bus. The remaining ports (e.g., IO2, IO3, IO4) are available for modules.
• Module options: relay modules (switched loads), dimmer modules (lighting), and binary sensor modules (dry contacts).
• Digital bus options: DALI module (addressable lighting with groups/scenes) or I2C module (multiple sensors on a tidy bus).

Power and networking (choose what the site gives you)

• Onboard mains: 100–240 V AC input lets you deploy a MINI in remote spots without external PSUs—minimal and decisive.
• Preferred when available: PoE over Ethernet for one‑cable power + data and UPS‑ready resilience.
• Alternative: 12 V DC input is supported if that’s the local standard.
• Networking: Ethernet (LAN) when you can pull it; Wi‑Fi where LAN is absent—this is the typical MINI scenario.
• Best practice: keep your SIMO.io hub and router on a UPS (back the PoE switch too, if used) so the system keeps working through outages.

Setup

1. Mount the MINI on DIN rail at the edge location (greenhouse, garage, pump room, etc.).
2. Power it via 100–240 V AC (onboard), PoE, or 12 V DC.
3. On boot, the LED flashes blue—Bluetooth onboarding is ready.
4. Open the SIMO.io app → Colonels → select the waiting device → name it → choose LAN (PoE/Ethernet) or Wi‑Fi → Connect.
5. Snap in modules; assign IO1/IO2 as DALI or I2C if needed; build scenes and schedules in the SIMO.io app.

Built under SIMO.io Smart Home Supremacy

• The MINI serves SIMO.io with discipline. Pair once, manage centrally in the SIMO.io app.
• For local control, advanced automation, and offline resilience, run a local SIMO.io hub (open source). Minimal setups can use a virtual SIMO.io smart home instance in the SIMO.io cloud (internet required).

Specs (for confidence)

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