Smart Plug Compact [+M]: The Smart Solution for Your Home
The Smart Plug Compact [+M] seamlessly integrates your traditional electrical appliances into your Bosch Smart Home System or Matter ecosystem, while also boosting the wireless signal for other smart devices. With its sleek, compact design and an affordable price of €44.95 each (or €169.95 for a set of 4), it’s the perfect addition to any smart home setup.
- Sleek, space-saving design
- Continuous energy monitoring thanks to the built-in energy meter
- Easy control via app, manual button, or voice assistant
- Compatible with high-power devices up to 3680W
- Wireless signal booster to extend your smart home range
Plus, it integrates perfectly with heating services like “Sustainable Ventilation” and “Heating Pause & Cooling.”
Balcony Solar Power System: Displays the power output and energy yield of your balcony solar setup, letting you create automations based on your solar production.
The smart plug also enhances your home security. When you’re leaving, one tap lets you switch off all connected devices at once. The “Presence Simulation” feature controls your lights with a realistic random pattern so your home appears occupied—an effective deterrent against unwanted visitors.
How It Stacks Up Against Its Predecessor
The Smart Plug Compact [+M] brings several upgrades over the previous model:
- Matter compatibility in addition to ZigBee 3.0 support
- Thread protocol support for extended range
- A new power-saving mode for devices on standby
- Detection of current flow direction for better balcony solar system interaction
- Expanded LED color options (green, red, orange, blue instead of just green and red)
- Lighter weight (115g versus 126g)
Packed with Features and Benefits
The Smart Plug Compact [+M] offers a wide range of possibilities: It smartens up non-smart appliances, helps you save energy, and extends the reach of your smart home network. Thanks to the built-in timer, you can easily schedule devices to turn on or off, while the integrated energy meter constantly tracks power consumption.
What makes it especially flexible is its Matter compatibility. You can use it with the full Bosch Smart Home feature set or with the current Matter standard features—and you can switch between them anytime, giving you complete freedom over how you use it.
Control is a breeze through multiple options: a tap in the app, voice commands via assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, or Siri, or directly on the device itself. The multicolor status LED keeps you informed at a glance and can be dimmed manually.
Smart Energy Management
The Smart Plug Compact [+M] actively helps you save energy and cut your electricity bills. With its standby detection, it senses when connected devices enter standby mode and switches itself off automatically. You can customize the power threshold (1–50 watts) and the delay time (1 second to 30 minutes) before it turns off.
Pro tip: Skipping standby mode could save a three-person household up to €150 a year. The plug’s minimal own power use when off is much lower than the energy drawn by devices in standby.
Integration with balcony solar systems is especially handy. The plug continuously measures the feed-in power and automatically detects the direction of power flow (whether you’re producing or consuming energy). You can set up automations so certain devices turn on automatically once your solar power hits a specific threshold—perfect for making the most of your self-generated solar energy.
Note that for outdoor use, the plug has an IP20 rating and can operate down to -5°C. If you want to use it outside, we recommend a proper protective enclosure.
Versatile Use Cases
To tailor the smart plug’s operation to fit your needs, you can assign it different modes:
Standard: Control via manual operation, schedules, scenes, or automations.
Lighting: Turns regular lamps into smart lights, enabling integration with the “Motion Light” service and cross-room control through the “Room Light” favorites tile.
Heating: Allows temperature control of electric heaters via a room thermostat.
Product page link: Bosch Smart Home Smart Plug Compact
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