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Sync two dimmers (Fibaro dimmer 2)

taminotamino Member
in Questions & Help


Hi!

I've got a small issue that I don't know how to solve. In my appartment I've got two lamps in a hallway. And they have a dimmer and a wallswitch each.
However, I'd like to "pair" them to one unit in my home. 
So if I start one of them, the other should start, and dim to the same level as the first and both wallswitches should be operational.

BR 

Comments

  • taminotamino Member
    Noone? Is this really a impossible thing to do? =( 
  • htilburgshtilburgs Member
    When you use the association group 2 and 3 (S1 On/Off and S1 Dim) you can switch & dim both lamps with 1 wallswitch. Define on both devices the correct association groups.

    I've tested this for you and it works.
    Homey however doesn't react the same. It only triggers 1 device. Maybe you can solve this with a flow.
  • TedTolboomTedTolboom Member
    htilburgs said:
    When you use the association group 2 and 3 (S1 On/Off and S1 Dim) you can switch & dim both lamps with 1 wallswitch. Define on both devices the correct association groups.

    I've tested this for you and it works.
    Homey however doesn't react the same. It only triggers 1 device. Maybe you can solve this with a flow.
    Indeed with the right association groups,  you are able to sync the two devices...
    but this only holds for using the physical buttons on the dimmers...
    the dimmer-2 will not trigger an associated device based on a command received from Homey.

    I needed, you can setup a flow to trigger both devices independently, use the option to switch on or off all lights within a specific room or use the virtual groups app to create a specific group of lights linked to one another 
  • htilburgshtilburgs Member
    edited May 2018
    htilburgs said:
    When you use the association group 2 and 3 (S1 On/Off and S1 Dim) you can switch & dim both lamps with 1 wallswitch. Define on both devices the correct association groups.

    I've tested this for you and it works.
    Homey however doesn't react the same. It only triggers 1 device. Maybe you can solve this with a flow.
    Indeed with the right association groups,  you are able to sync the two devices...
    but this only holds for using the physical buttons on the dimmers...
    the dimmer-2 will not trigger an associated device based on a command received from Homey.

    I needed, you can setup a flow to trigger both devices independently, use the option to switch on or off all lights within a specific room or use the virtual groups app to create a specific group of lights linked to one another 
    Ok, looking a littlebit further, you can use the app "Device Groups" 
    You can combine 2 of the same devices (Fibaro Dimmer 2 devices) and control them as one device.
    Just tested, works nice...

    In combination with the correct association groups, you have the situation you described. 
  • taminotamino Member
    I've tried the accosiation groups before.. But always had the incorrect groups.. 
    So now when i took 2 and 3 it works flawlessly! Thank you for the help! :) 
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