ᐅ LED dimmer with motion sensor – is this available in the EU?
Created on: 24 Jan 2018 11:19
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Changeling24 Jan 2018 11:19I would love to have almost no light switches to operate manually in the house and to have "soft" lighting instead. That means: motion or presence detectors (infrared?) are installed in the room, and as soon as someone is nearby, the light gently fades up. Once no one is in the room anymore (+ about 1 minute), the light gently fades down.
In the USA (120V), there is a switch called the "Lutron Maestro LED Dimmer Switch with Motion Sensor." It can do all that and even remembers the last dimming level set. Does anyone know of something similar for European mains power that isn’t extremely expensive?
I have considered building something myself using Arduino & co., but dimming LEDs at 240V is not exactly straightforward.
In the USA (120V), there is a switch called the "Lutron Maestro LED Dimmer Switch with Motion Sensor." It can do all that and even remembers the last dimming level set. Does anyone know of something similar for European mains power that isn’t extremely expensive?
I have considered building something myself using Arduino & co., but dimming LEDs at 240V is not exactly straightforward.
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Changeling24 Jan 2018 11:43Addendum: Devices like so-called automatic switches, for example the "Peha Automatic Switch D 891-2 AS O.A.," go in this direction. However, in my opinion, these cannot be manually operated when needed, and they are purely motion detectors (meaning they turn off if you don’t move while reading on the couch).
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Changeling25 Jan 2018 09:46Thanks for the tip. I looked into Philips Hue in detail last night. It has a bit too many features, so I’m limiting myself to Philips Hue bulbs. For me, it’s only about the touchless dimming effect; I don’t need anything else like colored lights, schedules, etc. Also, I would rather not have to replace all my existing bulbs, which are already dimmable LEDs and were not cheap. That’s why I’m considering the solution via the switch.
Is Z-Wave (or another solution) more effective here, or do these systems all follow the same approach?
Is Z-Wave (or another solution) more effective here, or do these systems all follow the same approach?
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