A typical LED bulb is ~8-15W so if you’re switching a single LED you will almost certainly need the bypass. Without the bypass, your light will likely flash on/off uncontrollably. If the load you’re switching is less than 25W, you’ll need a bypass.
The power monitoring feature will not work.Ģ. When the “off” button is pressed, rather than cut power to the light, the switch simply sends a wireless message to the hub telling it to turn off the light.Ī couple notes when using the dimmer without a neutral:ġ. The Inovelli switches include a smart mode that allows continuous power to pass through to the smart bulb. You couldn’t have both because turning a smart switch off would cut power to the smart bulb. There was a time when you had to choose between whether you wanted a smart bulb or a smart switch. Similarly, it could be used as sort of warning for kids as their bed time nears.Ĭontrol smart lights with this smart switch That way if I wake up, I have an idea how much time I have left to sleep (because, you know, clocks are sooo last century). I have my LED color setup to change during the night based on the time. I’m not usually looking at the switch, so it might be awhile before I notice any notification. I’ve found that it’s best to use the notifications for low priority things. When the notification is triggered, the LED strip on the Inovelli switch will light up with the parameters you chose. You can choose the color of the LED and also how the LED blinks (slow blink, fast blink, pulse, solid). You can create up to six custom notifications.
#Smart bulb vs smart switch series#
The scenes are an incredibly powerful feature by themselves, but these Red series switches have even more tricks in store. This is a bit more advanced, but I already did the hard work and wrote a tutorial right here. You could even use the switches to trigger any Alexa routine. With the SmartThings hub, you can use a SmartApp called Advanced Button Controller to control all kinds of different smart devices. You can use your Inovelli switch to start any custom automation. You aren’t limited to only controlling lights. NOTE: I’m hoping to discover a magic button sequence that unlocks some super secret bonus level cheat mode…no luck so far. Using multiple click sequences, the Red series switches let you create up to 11 scenes for the dimmer and 13 for the on/off switch.
– double click down turns off only main light double-click, triple-click) as separate commands.įor example, I have three lights in my bedroom: a main light that is connected directly to the Inovelli switch and two bedside lamps each with a smart bulb. The up/down paddle buttons can be setup to register multiple presses (e.g. You might think the switch would be fairly limited in its function because, well, how much can you really do with only three buttons? In addition, there is a color changing LED indicator light. The switches have only a total of three buttons: up, down, and configuration.
Inovelli designed the Red series switch with the home automation enthusiast in mind.
Hub-free control using Z-Wave association.Control smart lights with this smart switch.
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