ᐅ How to Achieve Lighting Atmosphere and Lighting Scenes in a New Build?
Created on: 8 Jan 2023 18:28
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Marc240
Hello, we are planning a new build and would like to have a smart lighting control system. Our idea is to have spotlights and additional light sources distributed throughout the house. I will describe an example based on the kitchen/dining area to explain what we have in mind:
Spotlights distributed in the kitchen and dining area, plus a pendant light over the dining table. Indirect lighting (e.g., kitchen plinth lighting), along with other light sources such as table or floor lamps.
All lights should be individually switchable (on/off) and dimmable (bright/dim), with adjustable color temperature (cool/warm white). It should be possible to set and save multiple lighting scenes, for example:
Cooking scene: all kitchen lights bright with cool white
Cozy dining scene: dimmed kitchen lights, pendant light warm white and dimmable up to bright, indirect lighting warm white and bright
+ additional lighting scenes
The whole system should be controllable via a switch (including scene selection) and through voice control or an app. Even in the event of a system failure (wireless), it should still be possible to turn the lights on using the switch.
Which system do you recommend for implementing this?
What costs can we expect?
Spotlights distributed in the kitchen and dining area, plus a pendant light over the dining table. Indirect lighting (e.g., kitchen plinth lighting), along with other light sources such as table or floor lamps.
All lights should be individually switchable (on/off) and dimmable (bright/dim), with adjustable color temperature (cool/warm white). It should be possible to set and save multiple lighting scenes, for example:
Cooking scene: all kitchen lights bright with cool white
Cozy dining scene: dimmed kitchen lights, pendant light warm white and dimmable up to bright, indirect lighting warm white and bright
+ additional lighting scenes
The whole system should be controllable via a switch (including scene selection) and through voice control or an app. Even in the event of a system failure (wireless), it should still be possible to turn the lights on using the switch.
Which system do you recommend for implementing this?
What costs can we expect?
allstar83 schrieb:
At first, it’s just about lighting, not a full smart home system with everything included.
Capacity? In my opinion, a decent switch with Wi-Fi is sufficient.
Reception? Anyone who doesn’t consider this in a new build and relies solely on access points is making a mistake.
If the internet goes down, or for example, any gateway in Homematic or Loxone Miniservers, problems are always to be expected. I think this is something to be aware of. Why? Loxone works perfectly fine even without internet; I’m not sure how much Homematic depends on an internet connection.
Wi-Fi today simply isn’t the same as Wi-Fi, especially in new builds with underfloor heating, etc. Just one wall can cause interference. However, this applies to any wireless network; with Wi-Fi it’s just that laptops, smartphones, and sometimes streaming components rely on it.
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allstar8312 Jan 2023 13:39Patricck schrieb:
Why? Loxone works perfectly fine without the Internet, but I’m not sure how much Homematic depends on Internet connectivity. I meant in case the Miniserver stops working.
allstar83 schrieb:
I meant in case the Miniserver does not work. That is exactly the big advantage: Loxone does not require internet access.
Internet is needed only for remote access, weather service, and notifications. Otherwise, no internet is necessary.
For functions via Air and Tree, not even a network connection is required.
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