Notes from the workshop
Release notes and updates on FusePlan, plus posts on electrical engineering topics.
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Two Shelly Pro Dimmers in the board, four push buttons in a hall and a living room. A small example to try out how buttons, dimmers and lights connect.
Read more : Dimming lights with push buttons and a Shelly Pro Dimmer in the board
A small flat to try out: where the network cables run, what happens in the network cabinet, and how walls and band change the Wi-Fi.
The FusePlan app puts your plan on your phone: an installation checklist with box positions, notes, rooms in 3D, the board and the circuit list.
The new room planner plans the supply out to the garden shed and the cable routes through the zones. It works out voltage drop and estimates Wi-Fi coverage.
Electro Planner and FusePlan both plan circuits, board and floor plan in the browser. Price, limits, standards and who each suits, as of October 2026.
myElectricPlan and FusePlan both plan outlets and the board in the browser. Price, free limits, account, parts and who each suits, as of October 2026.
Panelworks and FusePlan both put real breakers on a DIN rail in the browser. Price, account, parts, outputs and who each one suits, as of October 2026.
Plan an electrical renovation for free: draw your rooms, place outlets in the DIN 18015-3 zones, group circuits and hand your electrician a PDF.
From AC to B+: what separates the six RCD types and when type B stops being enough.
What actually separates B, C and D breakers: the magnetic trip threshold, not overload protection. With a trip curve and some of the math behind it.