Why not just get a ELAN g1 to control your lutron and any other smart device you have? A bit pricey but so much nicer in the end and a LOT less work
Control your lights, shades, music and TV's all in 1 spot On Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 3:49 AM Jason McKemie < [email protected]> wrote: > Esp8266's are cheap and flexible. Part of me still wants to have > everything hard wired though. Especially since I still need to run power. > > On Sunday, January 28, 2018, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm putting ESP8266's on everything in my house right now, with >> arduinos and relay boards galore. Then those get connected up to a >> private Blynk.cc server, so I can control them from my phone. >> >> I think I have an addiction. :( >> >> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 7:31 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Have three switches on a circuit in master bedroom running 7 can lights >> in >> > ceiling. >> > >> > Some of the last convert to LED. >> > They make some nice PAR38 reflector LEDS with a color temp equivalent to >> > tungsten. >> > Finally. >> > >> > So have thought of a dimmer on this for years. 3 switches. Could put a >> > dimmer in one place that would control the whole circuit but that would >> not >> > be good if you dimmed it then wanted to control from another location. >> So >> > went all googly and came up with a Lutron product. Has to be a >> particular >> > product that will work for LEDS. And has to be the RF version, not IR >> > remote. >> > >> > The master dimmer uses one of the travelers as a data circuit to talk >> to the >> > other dimmers and come to agreement as to the level that is wanted. >> > >> > Can dim from any location. You can put any number of dimmers/switches >> on a >> > circuit. Has a preset dim button too. >> > Gotta make sure to only have ONE master dimmer on the circuit. They >> all get >> > unhappy if more than one is the master. This detail is very hard to >> find in >> > the instructions. >> > >> > All of the switches have the dimmer controls. Only the master has the >> RF >> > receiver. Have as many remotes as you want. >> > >> > Too several purchasing misfires (and one factory packing error), two >> very >> > light at night tech support calls to Lutron (native American English >> speaker >> > that actually knew his stuff). Blew some sparks when jamming all the >> wires >> > into one of the outlet boxes (everybody does residential electrical >> work hot >> > right, else how would you know of you blew a circuit breaker when >> jamming >> > all those wires back in that little box). >> > >> > All the switches are finally in the wall, the grounds are even >> connected and >> > the coverplates are on. This after about a month of bloody ended wires >> > hanging out of the wall in three places and touching wires together to >> turn >> > the lights on and off... >> > >> > I would recommend this system now that the pain of learning the >> different >> > components and the wiring scheme is over. Two touches up and full >> > brightness. One touch up and preset dimming. Turning them off makes >> them >> > ramp down to a nice soft finish. >> >
