n8ur9irl Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I have isy set up to turn on my porch and driveway lights (all on the same insteon switch) I would like to dim my porch lights with out dimming the driveway lights. To do that i was hoping to use some type of smart bulbs on my porch (zwave, hue etc) Is that possible or is there a better idea? Link to comment
Bumbershoot Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 That is certainly possible. The only hitch might be that the smart bulbs don't remember their brightness/hue values across power cycles, and it might take them a few seconds to a few minutes reconnect with their controller and change to the desired levels. The smart bulbs that I'm familiar with (Insteon, LiFX and Hue) all return to their previous brightness/hue values with power is cycled, so those should work. Hue, Z-Wave, LiFX, Insteon, etc., all use different wireless technologies, so put some thought into how close your porch is to your controller, or how robust your mesh/wi-fi coverage is in that area. Link to comment
n8ur9irl Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Thanks for the info. Link to comment
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