Need Some Advice around Installation of New Zigbee Enabled Lights

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  Jimothy Wongingtons on 03/06/2024 - 12:40

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  if the light switch is in the "off" position?

  You are right. The power needs to be on.

  In a way the switch would always have to be active if you want access to the zigbee control 24/7
  off is via the zigbee control…

  Assuming this kind of defeats the purpose of having the LED driver itself ZigBee enabled.

  Well you can turn it off via zigbee command?

  however I'm a bit at a loss at the moment as to how we would be even able to reach the button once the driver is mounted in the wall cavity on the 1st level.

  I've seen many builds (not all smart enabled builds) where they have an access hatch , in one build I recently visited they located all the transformers in a hatch in a cupboard..not ideal for ventilation of transformers but great idea for access for transformers seeing as the whole house was trimless recessed profile and no downlights.
  I'd suggest a similar situation even for upstairs. So much easier than rooting around in a ceiling cavity.

  And unfortunately the company producing the lights and drivers hasn't been super helpful so far as we are still waiting for some installation instructions about 3 weeks later.

  Assuming that's brightgreen, yes thats classic brightgreen. lmao. They were ok to deal with maybe 10 years ago. Now getting a straight answer from them is practically impossible unless you know someone further up in the chain than a rep.

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  Spunky on 03/06/2024 - 13:29

  Thanks so much, that was very helpful! I didn't even think of having an access hatch, but that's such a clever idea and is definitely an option (such as inside the cupboards).

  Good point around sending the "Off" signal via ZigBee. I was kind of under the impression that all drivers (as in electrical wiring) had to have physical "on/off" switches, so we couldn't just hard-wire the driver and leave it running 24/7 (even if its state is "off" via ZigBee command). But maybe the "on/off" switch could simply reside inside the access hatch and the light switches (dim remotes) would then be paired to the respective ZigBee circuits and send the "on"/"off" signals.

  You are spot on with Brightgreen. They were very quick to put together a lighting plan and finalise the sale (I'm not complaining, we got a good discount), but we have now been waiting over 3 weeks for an updated lighting plan and some basic installation instructions. I know it will all come together in the end, but just don't like not knowing what to do.

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  spaij on 08/08/2024 - 14:52

  I'm in the same boat, looking at the Brightgreen switches / dimmers like this and this

  It looks like they can be wired to properly (mech/elec) switch a circuit, but that they will also send a zigbee command.

  If you really need to have the power on/off, I guess you could install both of them: The switch not wired except for power, so it will only send zigbee commands. Then the dimmer wired to provide the on/off. Ordinarily people wouldn't push the dimmer on/off they would just rotate it, which is sending zigbee commands.

  Has anyone got any real world experiences with these?

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  spaij on 19/08/2024 - 22:00

  Answering my own question…. The Brightgreen smart dimmers/switches are zigbee receivers. So you connect them to normal (perhaps dimmable) lights and the lights then become smart.

  They also sell zigbee drivers for lights, but you won't need or want to have both connected together, as the switch will kill the power to the light. I guess the OP should have the switches installed on another light so he can get more smart lights.