Hi.
I have a couple of Sylvania zigbee smart bulbs. and I have them on a smart switch with multiple other dumb lights.
I was wondering if there was a rule that would automatically turn the 2 smart bulbs off as soon as they powered up from the smart switch.
Basically I used that branch circuit to add a dozen 4 inch leds under my eaves and while I would like to keep the br30s as flood lights I can control them from a pico when I need them.
Is it as simple as a rule to send a power off to the bulbs any time the zwave switch is turned on?
Regards
Mac.
OK. Ive answered my own question..thought i'd leave the post in the event it helps someone else.
Was simple to set up.
Created a rule where the trigger is the smart switch for my eave lights on and the action is Sylvania bulb off. I've been testing it on a smart plug vs the zwave switch as i dont have all the wiring complete for the eave lights but i suspect it should work just as well.
After setting it up, I tested it multiple times and about one in 10 times after i turn the smart plug on, the light would fail to turn off. Went and edited there action and put in a 1 sec delay and it seems to be more stable.
Considering that the zigbee radio in the light is not powered until the switch is turned on, that 1 sec delay seems to give the light enough time to power on and connect to the hub to be able to accept the power off command.
Now just need to connect to a pico...OR i just bought this awesome switch from Zooz (zen 32) that has 4 buttons underneath a standard on/off switch. Might just connect it to one of those buttons for controlling independently when the rest of the circuit is powered.
just one more question if anybody knows. I believe these lights are dimmable. I would have to assume that even when fully dimmed from a switch that the zigbee radio is still getting enough power to control the bulb?
Cheers
Mac
