Dimming Hue Lights with Inovelli Switch

  1. you can't dim both Hue and incandescent bulbs on the same circuit. Hue bulbs must be powered at 100% always. So you could have a scenario where Hue bulbs are dimmed as desired while incandescent are at 100%. But cutting the power to smart bulbs creates other user experience issues.

  2. Make sure you dimmers' firmware is at 1.48.otz and 1.47.bin.
    https://support.inovelli.com/portal/en/kb/articles/firmware-change-log-lzw31-sn-dimmer-switch-red-series

  3. I'd suggest using the Inovelli device drivers as opposed to the built-in drivers. You can install them manually or via the Hubitat Package Manager app.
    https://support.inovelli.com/portal/en/kb/articles/hubitat-device-drivers

  4. Besides setting parameter 52, also make sure to set "Disable Local Control" to "Yes". That keeps the power going to the circuit. You need that for smart bulbs.

  5. When you set up the dimmer to control smart bulbs the dimmer becomes a big button device. Hubitat, not the dimmer, is directing the lights based on the buttons you push. So you have to program each button tap/hold in a Hubitat app. You can do it via a basic "Button Controller" app or use a button device in Rule Machine. See:
    [HOW-TO] Hubitat: Setting Up "Scenes" in Rule Machine - Hubitat - Tips & Tricks - Inovelli Community

Here is a hard to see Rule Machine setup for my kitchen lights

  1. I suggest using CoCoHue app/drivers for your Hue lights. It has more features than the built-in app including Hue scenes.
    [RELEASE] CoCoHue: Hue Bridge Integration (including scenes!)