SALUS Controls: Heating controls, metering plugs and connected relays

SALUS Controls combines heating automation with Zigbee plugs and relays. Compare the exact model, electrical interface and supported gateway generation.

Summary

Best for
Heating and appliance-control projects that need a documented combination of field devices and gateway.
Less suited to
Assuming a relay measures energy or that every older SALUS device supports every newer gateway.
Deployment
Model-specific Zigbee devices with the documented SALUS gateway or a separately verified integration.
Data in
Appliance energy from metering products; output states and heating data from their respective devices.
Pricing
Regional distributors supply individual controls, gateways and installation components.

Overview

SALUS Controls combines heating controls with connected devices for switching and monitoring household loads. Its SP600 datasheet describes a metering smart plug, whereas the SR600 product page describes a relay for lighting, heating or appliances. The distinction is practical: measuring a load and switching a load are separate requirements, even when both devices appear in the same smart-home system.

Start with the physical connection and the information the project needs. A plug-in appliance can suit a metering socket, while a permanently wired control circuit may need a relay and an installer. Neither choice establishes the communications path until the exact model and gateway generation are checked.

Offering

The SP600 datasheet specifies a UK smart plug with a 13 A rating and 2.4 GHz Zigbee communication. It describes energy monitoring and scheduled control through the SALUS system, and states that the product must be used with the SALUS Smart Home gateway for that documented app experience.

The SR600 is a different installation format: a compact relay powered from 230 V with a stated maximum output current of 16 A and volt-free switching. Its current rating should not be transferred to the SP600 or treated as proof that the relay provides energy measurements. The selected load, contact arrangement and installation instructions determine whether it suits the intended circuit.

Products and platforms

  1. UG800 Universal Gateway

    Smart-home gateway

    Zigbee 3.0 gateway with Ethernet and Wi-Fi; controlled through SALUS Premium Lite.9

  2. SALUS Premium Lite

    Smart-home software

    UG800 app for remote operation and OneTouch rules.9

  3. SH-BAS

    Heating control pack

    Smart Home Heating Starter Pack for single-zone heating.8

  4. SH-TRV

    Radiator control pack

    Thermostat and Smart Radiator Control Pack for two-zone heating.8

  5. BAT-INV-5000W-3P

    High-voltage battery

    Battery family identified by SALUS for hybrid-system compatibility.7

  6. BAT-INV-5000W-1P

    Low-voltage battery

    Battery family identified by SALUS for hybrid-system compatibility.7

  7. Elypso

    Smart thermostat

    Thermostat presented for room-by-room control within the SALUS ecosystem.10

  8. SALUS Sense

    Heating optimisation software

    Feature in SALUS Premium Lite described as learning heating usage to refine operation.10

Technology

SALUS's generation guide separates the iT600 range from newer Zigbee 3.0 products and provides a named compatibility list. It includes SP600 and SR600 among the older devices supported by the newer protocol, but does not extend that statement to every older thermostat or accessory. Preserve the model identifier when checking compatibility.

The SR600 manual distinguishes gateway-based online and offline arrangements. That provides useful installation context, but it is not a general guarantee for a third-party coordinator. Such an integration should verify discovery, output state, commands and recovery behaviour on the exact firmware. For a metering plug, add measurement units, scaling and accumulated-energy persistence to the acceptance check.

Integrations and interoperability

  1. AWS IoT

    Manufacturer-described cloud integration

    UG800 page names AWS IoT support. Public API access, customer account configuration and third-party connection procedures are not established by that page.9

Markets

The company overview places smart heating and energy control at the centre of the brand. A useful project might combine heating schedules with appliance-level observations, but those data streams answer different questions. The SP600's documented energy-monitoring function can help investigate a connected load; a relay's state only indicates its switching condition.

For residential or small-building retrofits, the generation compatibility table is particularly useful when retaining existing equipment. It avoids replacing an entire system merely because a newer gateway is available, while also preventing an unsupported mix from being assumed compatible. Check the specific retained devices and the required features before committing to that migration path.

Company

The official SALUS history traces the parent Computime Group to 1974, the SALUS brand launch to 2000 and the UK company to 2004. Those are different milestones; the founded date here refers to the brand. SALUS's headquarters relocation notice identifies its UK base in Rotherham. The profile therefore does not use the parent company's older founding date as the age of SALUS itself.

For buyers, current device documentation and the generation support guide are more useful than portfolio-wide claims. They identify which equipment can be retained, which gateway is relevant and which function a product actually provides. Regional electrical formats and the exact ordered model remain part of the specification.

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References

  1. SALUS about (opens in a new tab)
  2. SALUS address (opens in a new tab)
  3. SALUS plug (opens in a new tab) (PDF)
  4. SALUS relay (opens in a new tab)
  5. SALUS manual (opens in a new tab) (PDF)
  6. SALUS generations (opens in a new tab)
  7. SALUS batteries (opens in a new tab)
  8. SALUS smart systems (opens in a new tab)
  9. SALUS ug800 universal gateway (opens in a new tab)
  10. SALUS blog (opens in a new tab)

This profile does not imply a commercial relationship with SALUS Controls and may contain inaccuracies.