Reddit reviews GE Zigbee Smart Switch In-Wall Lighting Control, Neutral Wire Required, Works Directly with Alexa Plus, Echo Show (2nd Gen), White & Light Almond, 45856GE
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ALEXA COMPATIBLE – The smart switch connects to Echo Plus and Echo Show (2nd gen) without a separate hub for voice control with Alexa. It is also compatible with all other Alexa devices through a certified hub.SUPPORTED HUBS – Works with hubs from SmartThings, Wink, PEQ and Logitech Harmony Home Hub Extender as well as home systems by your favorite cable companies, including Cox, Rogers, Comcast Xfinity and Comporium. It is not compatible with Philips Hue (Zigbee Light Link – ZLL).NEUTRAL WIRE REQUIRED – Features space-saving screw terminal and uses existing wiring to upgrade any single-pole or multi-switch installation equipped with a neutral wire. Max load supports 900W incandescent, 1/2HP motor and 1, 440W (12A) resistive.REMOTE OPERATION – Mobile devices wirelessly schedule and control the ON/OFF function of permanently installed LED, CFL, incandescent and halogen lighting. Energy reporting provides valuable information and automations to reduce electrical costs. The wireless range is up to 150feet. from the controller or closest Zigbee device.INTERCHANGEABLE PADDLES – Includes white and light almond rocker-style paddles to match existing décor (black, brown and ivory sold separately) and features an LED indicator to show switch location. Wall plate is not included.
I believe that wouldn't work because those 30 watt drivers output DC power for LEDs, but lamps like you linked are designed to work with AC power. Although the Tradfri bulbs are LED, they are designed to work with AC power and have a small driver built in, where as the panel you linked requires an external driver.
There are a couple ways to approach this:
I'm not sure if the Tradfri hub supports that kind of in wall switch, but if you're interested in a project like this you probably ought to consider larger options. Ikea is just one maker of zigbee bulbs and accessories (Tradfri). There is a whole zigbee ecosystem. If Tradfri won't work with the wall switch, you could get a Wink hub that will work with both your Tradfri bulbs and the switch.
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I know it contradicts a lot of what you're asking for but I thought I would explain the set up that I've just created for my house. I have Arlo cameras and Samsung SmartThing hub that came with a motion sensor. I bought a GE smart switch to replace the light switch that turns the porch light on. The nice thing about the Arlo cameras is that they show up as motion sensors on the SmartThings hub. Now I have a couple of options for my porch.
I've configured SmartThings to activate the porch light (and garden lights) to come on if the Arlo detects and motion. The Arlo will at the same time trigger the recording to start and stay on until all motion calms down. Then I have another SmartThings routine that will turn off the porch (and garden) light if no motion happens for the following X minutes. The problem with this is that the Arlo doesn't react immediately to the motion (maybe routing through their cloud services and back to SmartThings) so I've been using the SmartThings motion sensor to trigger in addition to Arlo.
Overall pretty happy and it's been pretty reliable so far.
PS: I'm no electrician and was easily able to switch out the light switch but if you're worried about doing this yourself you could always just use a smart bulb.
Less demand? Not really sure. You can get Zigbee switches though: https://smile.amazon.com/GE-Wireless-Compatible-Monitoring-45856GE/dp/B019HTH2A0
Then you could get a zigbee switch like this or this and pair it to the Hue hub.
>I'm not by them right now, but memory says they don't have an air-gap reset mechanism.
Looks like some do and some don't. If they don't, they would break building code.
WiFi and Zigbee is the same everywhere. Only Z-Wave uses a different frequency in EU and NA
https://www.amazon.co.uk/45856GE-ZigBee-Switch-Monitoring-Certification/dp/B019HTH2A0/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_60_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0NT17G41XWQQ58WG015F
Oh! I must be misunderstanding, then. When I think of "smart switch," I think of this. We have these all over the house to control the lights we don't need to dim.
What were you talking about?
So the plus just gets you Zigbee control. I have an Echo Plus, but all my smart home devices are wifi, and not Zigbee (except a few hue lights, but I already have the hub for that).
So I'm controlling:
All over wifi.
You'd need the echo plus to control:
This light switch without a hub, but you wouldn't need it for this other switch.
I did some googling, and it looks like no Apple TVs do Zigbee. So the normal echo should be able to do everything it can currently do. The plus just opens the option to directly control Zigbee devices.
edit: as /u/RichardBLine correctly pointed out, Echo Plus supports Zigbee and not Z-wave. I've updated the post and links. Thanks!