Hello.
I'm renovating the living room and I'm planning the biggest revolution in lighting. There will be several light sources + LEDs. I need a hybrid solution, so classic switches + remote control (separate remote +smartphone).
To start with, I was thinking about Philips HUE. 16 million colours I don't need but changing from warm to cold white would be useful. I would still carry the starter kit but the next bulbs >250PLN is a bit excessive.
Now I'm thinking about Fibaro. And I think that by combining all the elements I could achieve more than I initially expected.
I've read, looked through the instructions, watched videos and I only have a few doubts and a request to people familiar with the Fibaro system for explanations.
Fibaro offers:
- Single/Double Switch
- Relay Switch
- Double Relay Switch
I thought Switch was a switch for lights - single/double depending on which switch you connect to.
And Relay is a relay to control sockets i.e. we control a device that is connected to that particular socket type on/off.
I watched the demo videos on the Fibaro website and, in addition to the applications I mentioned above, they connect both Switch to sockets and Relay to switches and I don't know where the difference is?
What is the difference between their Switch and Relay products?
I'm guessing that the control via Smartphone is only via LAN?
I came up with the idea that by using Relay I could operate the Faac drive for the entrance gate and the Hormann from the garage door. Everything would be in one place.
The z-wave range would probably be ok (each device extends the range) but I don't have the range of my WiFi on the street in front of the gate, so I don't think my idea can be realised? Is it possible to control my control panel also via WAN? How secure is this?
I'm renovating the living room and I'm planning the biggest revolution in lighting. There will be several light sources + LEDs. I need a hybrid solution, so classic switches + remote control (separate remote +smartphone).
To start with, I was thinking about Philips HUE. 16 million colours I don't need but changing from warm to cold white would be useful. I would still carry the starter kit but the next bulbs >250PLN is a bit excessive.
Now I'm thinking about Fibaro. And I think that by combining all the elements I could achieve more than I initially expected.
I've read, looked through the instructions, watched videos and I only have a few doubts and a request to people familiar with the Fibaro system for explanations.
Fibaro offers:
- Single/Double Switch
- Relay Switch
- Double Relay Switch
I thought Switch was a switch for lights - single/double depending on which switch you connect to.
And Relay is a relay to control sockets i.e. we control a device that is connected to that particular socket type on/off.
I watched the demo videos on the Fibaro website and, in addition to the applications I mentioned above, they connect both Switch to sockets and Relay to switches and I don't know where the difference is?
What is the difference between their Switch and Relay products?
I'm guessing that the control via Smartphone is only via LAN?
I came up with the idea that by using Relay I could operate the Faac drive for the entrance gate and the Hormann from the garage door. Everything would be in one place.
The z-wave range would probably be ok (each device extends the range) but I don't have the range of my WiFi on the street in front of the gate, so I don't think my idea can be realised? Is it possible to control my control panel also via WAN? How secure is this?