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Zigbee Compatibility: Lighting Controls

By Andy Jenkinson | 10:04 AM GMT, Fri November 20, 2020

In this the second article in my mini Zigbee compatibility series, I thought I would cover the specific topic of the different types of lighting controls.

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ZigBee switches and remotes explained

By Andy Jenkinson | 6:01 PM GMT, Thu November 19, 2020

After a few years of my addiction to interest in home automation, the issue that I have found most problematic for users is that of compatibility. This causes a lot of confusion, and unforunately affects even devices using "standards" such as ZigBee, which in theory should facilitate multi-vendor compatibility. One of the areas of most divergence is that of ZigBee lighting controls, so I thought I'd collate what I know to try to explain what works, what doesn't work, and why.

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Pairing IKEA Tradfri plug with Hue bridge

By Andy Jenkinson | 12:38 AM BST, Wed June 19, 2019
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IKEA Tradfri 24V transformers work with Hue

By Andy Jenkinson | 11:09 AM BST, Fri April 06, 2018

I was out shopping in IKEA this week (Milton Keynes, UK) when I happened across a few new additions to the Tradfri range of smart lighting: LED drivers!

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Using IKEA Tradfri remote or dimmer with Hue

By Andy Jenkinson | 7:17 PM GMT, Sat November 04, 2017

There are a number of articles around the web about how to use the (cheaper) IKEA Tradfri bulbs with the Philips Hue hub after a firmware update. However, after doing this they will no longer be controllable by any Tradfri equipment. I have not come across anybody who has been able to use Tradfri remotes and dimmers with the Hue hub (or any lights paired with it).

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IKEA Tradfri colour bulbs now available

By Andy Jenkinson | 7:58 PM BST, Tue October 10, 2017

IKEA have now made their new "colour and white spectrum" bulbs available to buy more widely. They have been available in some locations around Europe, but now they are available online. At the moment they are only available in a dimmer set containing one E27 bulb and one remote control. They were on display but out of stock in the Reading store today, with more due to arrive next week.

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