Smart home technology has changed the way we control lighting, but the wall switch remains one of the most natural ways to interact with a home.
At Repenic, we wanted to bring that familiar physical experience into a modern Zigbee smart home without limiting the switch to simple ON/OFF control.
Our Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches are designed to offer multiple ways of working with smart lighting and connected devices, making them a flexible addition to a Hubitat-based smart home.
More Than a Smart ON/OFF Switch
In a conventional installation, a wall switch controls the electrical load connected to it.
With Repenic Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches, you can also connect the physical control to your wider smart home through Zigbee.
In standard smart-switch operation, the switch can control the connected lighting load while communicating with your Zigbee hub.
This means you can continue to use the switch naturally from the wall while also bringing the device into your smart home system.
But that's only one way to use it.
Use the Switch as a Wireless Smart Home Controller
Repenic Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches also support Remote Control Mode.
In this configuration, the switch works as a wireless controller rather than directly switching the connected light.
This opens up a different approach to smart-home control.
Instead of the physical switch being tied to one electrical load, it can be used to create automations with compatible smart devices.
For a Hubitat user, this means a familiar physical Toggle or Rocker can become a convenient control point within a wider automation setup.
The switch can remain on the wall where you naturally expect a light switch to be, while its wireless commands can be used as part of your smart-home routines.
Direct Smart Bulb Control with Find & Bind
Repenic Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches also support Zigbee Find & Bind.
This is particularly useful for smart-bulb installations.
The switch can be paired directly with compatible smart bulbs that support Find & Bind, allowing the physical Toggle or Rocker to control the bulb without treating it like a conventional switched load.
This provides a practical solution to a common smart-lighting problem:
How do you keep a smart bulb available to your smart home while still giving everyone a physical switch?
With Find & Bind, the wall switch can provide that familiar physical interaction while the smart bulb remains part of the connected lighting environment.
For Hubitat users, the smart bulb can continue to participate in the wider Hubitat ecosystem while the Repenic switch provides direct physical control.
Remote Control and Find & Bind Can Work Together
One of the more flexible aspects of Repenic Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches is that Remote Control Mode and Find & Bind can be used simultaneously.
This makes it possible for one physical switch interaction to control multiple connected functions.
For example, a Repenic Smart Toggle could be configured to control a smart bulb through Find & Bind while also being used as a wireless controller for another compatible smart device.
When the switch is operated, both functions can respond together.
This creates a useful concept for Hubitat users:
One physical interaction → Multiple smart-home responses
Rather than installing a separate controller for every automation, the wall switch itself can become part of the smart-home interface.
Designed Around the Way You Actually Use a Home
Smart homes often offer multiple ways to control the same device:
- Physical controls
- Smart-home automations
- Apps
- Voice control
- Scenes
We don't believe these methods need to replace one another.
A physical Toggle or Rocker can remain the simplest way to control lighting when you're in the room, while Zigbee connectivity and Hubitat provide additional possibilities when you want your home to respond automatically.
This is particularly useful for homes where different people interact with the lighting in different ways.
You don't need a phone to turn on the light.
You don't need to remember a voice command.
You can simply use the switch.
And behind that familiar interaction, the smart home can do much more.
Smart Toggle, Rocker and Dimmer
Repenic Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches are designed for neutral-wire installations, providing a familiar physical control with Zigbee smart functionality.
Our Smart Dimmer takes a different approach, with no-neutral installation and variable lighting control.
Instead of simply switching lighting ON or OFF, the Smart Dimmer adds brightness control, making it suitable for smart lighting scenes where different brightness levels are required.
Together, they provide different approaches to bringing smart lighting into British homes while maintaining a consistent Repenic design language.
Smart Functionality Without Losing the Physical Switch
We believe smart-home technology should enhance the way people interact with their homes, not make everyday interactions more complicated.
That's why Repenic Smart Toggle and Rocker Switches are designed around a simple idea:
Keep the physical switch. Add more possibilities behind it.
With standard smart-switch operation, Remote Control Mode and Find & Bind, the same familiar Toggle or Rocker can play different roles depending on how your smart home is configured.
For Hubitat users, that means more flexibility in how physical controls, smart bulbs and connected devices work together.
Familiar at the wall.
Smart through Zigbee.
Flexible throughout your home.
That's the role we believe a modern smart switch should play.