Everything you need to know about smart camper monitoring — Truma heating control, gas & battery monitoring, Ruuvi climate sensors, MQTT & Home Assistant.
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The Truma Combi sits in almost every caravan — but as standard you can only control it on the panel inside. CampMatic brings the heater, gas bottle and leisure battery to your phone, over WiFi or 4G with no WiFi at your pitch.
Read moreA lot can go wrong in a stored camper over the idle season: frost, a deep-discharged battery, an empty gas bottle. With CampMatic Guard from €59 you keep an eye on all three remotely — over 4G even with no WiFi at the storage site.
Read moreTo see RuuviTag readings remotely you normally need the Ruuvi Gateway for around €200. CampMatic Guard does the same job from €59 — and throws in gas bottle, onboard battery and Telegram alerts.
Read moreThe Truma Combi D6 and D6E sit in many panel vans and in the VW Grand California. CampMatic controls the diesel Combi just like the gas models — on/off, target temperature, hot water and, on the D6E, the diesel/electric energy mix — via app, Telegram and Home Assistant.
Read moreRunning your home or camper on ioBroker? With CampMatic your Truma Combi flows into ioBroker over MQTT (TLS) – heating, hot water, energy mix, status plus gas, battery and Ruuvi appear as data points for VIS, Blockly, JavaScript and Node-RED. No soldering, no removing the CP Plus.
Read moreCampMatic now also reads Ruuvi environment sensors — temperature, humidity and air pressure live in the app and via Telegram. We show what it does for you: from frost protection and fridge monitoring to preventing mould.
Read moreThree questions decide whether a camper trip stays relaxed: Is it warm? Is there enough gas? Will the battery last? CampMatic answers all three in a single app — control the Truma heater, monitor gas via Mopeka and battery via BM2, with one device.
Read moreDo you run Home Assistant at home or in the camper? With CampMatic you integrate your Truma Combi natively over MQTT — including a climate entity, temperature sensors, dashboards and automations. No tinkering, no ESPHome flashing, no removing the CP Plus.
Read moreThe Truma iNet Box is no longer produced and relies on 2G for remote access — yet many motorhome owners still want to finally control their Truma Combi from an app. Which alternatives actually exist, how good are they in daily use, and which one makes sense for whom? An honest overview.
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