Questions tagged [smart-lights]
For questions regarding lighting units with Internet connectivity.
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Mixing physical wall switches with IoT HA controls
I have just started my journey into IoT / Smart Home and I currently run a Home Assistant (HA) green with Zigbee/Matter extension.
One of my devices is a classical ceiling light array (5 bulbs), for ...
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How to control smart bulbs using both the wall light switch and using voice?
I want to be able to turn my smart lights on by using Alexa and my voice and the wall switch. Example like I turn it off by voice and then be able to turn it on by the switch and vice versa
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Using a smart-relay or a smart-switch to automate smart lights
I have a couple of smart bulbs in my living area. I have a couple of presence sensors (with lux sensors) in the same room as well. I want to be able to automate the lights so that when someone walks ...
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Multi-admins/fabrics in Matter protocol
I am a newbie Matter protocol developer.
I am trying multi-admins/fabrics features. Could you please tell me how many ways to add a new admin into a node? Is the way to add without re-open the ...
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Smart bulbs do not turn on when mounted in a spot bar
I have bought 4 Philips Hue smart bulbs with an E14 socket.
I have tested each of the 4 Philips bulbs separately in a single socket fixture, and each bulb individually is working, detected by/...
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Dim bulb on timer, even after physically switching off and on
I have a pretty simple use case - at least so I thought.
I want a bright light outside my kids' room, that dims on a timer after they've gone to bed, say 11pm. I bought a Philips Hue bulb that's ...
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Phillips Hue lights return to full brightness seconds after dimming. No power cut
I have multiple Phillips hue light bulbs - the white ambiance 1100 model. I am using a model 2.1 bridge. Whenever I attempt to dim them, they do respond, and then about two seconds later, return to ...
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Turning on a floor lamp with a regular wall switch with the lamp connected to a different outlet that is not controlled by the switch
I've a floor lamp in my bedroom which was connected to an outlet that was controlled by a regular in-wall switch near the door. I used to turn it on with that switch as I enter the room. Now we had to ...
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How to configure WS2812B adressable LED strip with RPI?
I hope this is correct place to answer this kind of question.
I know this might be a basic question and yes there are a lot of tutorial out there.
Purpose: To make dynamic ambilight effect behind my ...
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Different message payload for two debug nodes from single output
In NodeRed, I am seeing a different message payload sent to two debug nodes that are connected to the same output.
Here is the debug output. Take note of the identical message id, and the different '...
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How to make Sengled Zigbee bulbs more reliable
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I have a bunch of Sengled Zigbee bulbs that I use in plug-in lamps, with a Samsung SmartThings hub controlling them.
The ones that are in the same room as the hub work 99% of the time, but ...
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Which smart bulbs support configurable power on bahaviour?
I just learned that Philips Hue now supports configurable power on behavior. The user can choose between off, on at default values or the last known setting.
This sounds very good because my wife is ...
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Alexa won't turn on/off my lamp anymore
I used to be able to say "Alexa, turn on my lamp" to get Alexa to turn on my room's smart lamp. However, sometime last week, this command stopped working. Now, when I try it, Alexa says &...
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Controlling Alexa Group with Smart Switch
I recently installed a Gosund smart switch for my living room lights. The smart switch works great for turning on and off the outlet that's connected to the switch, and I can tell Alexa to turn it on ...
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Do two way communication smart ZigBee switches exist?
Previously posted on Home Improvement however it received no responses.
I have "smart" ZigBee lightbulbs throughout my home, as we like being able to change their colour using Alexa. I also ...
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