Product recommendation needed - Local Knob/Button to control dimming of lights

  1. You can get local integration with a hue bridge, and then through that bridge Get local integration with a couple of different buttons if that’s of any interest. Some use rotation, some use press and hold. The official hue integration doesn’t do it, but there is a communitycreated edge Driver which does:

I’m not sure exactly which models it can bring in through this method. @blueyetisoftware is the author, so should be able to say more.

1a) the new 2022 Philips Hue Tap button offers control by rotation, but again, I don’t know if it works with smartthings integrations or if it just serves as a parallel means of control.

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Hue-Switch-Installation-Free-Exclusively/dp/B0B6LLKHTM/

1b);At our house, we use the Lutron Aurora rotating dial buttons with a hue bridge and are really happy with them, but since we don’t have a smartthings hub, we can’t use edge drivers. So for us, they are a parallel means of control for devices connected to the hue bridge, and they also show up in Apple home. Very intuitive for guests. But again, I don’t know if they are included in that particular edge Driver, they don’t show up in the official SmartThings/Hue integration. :thinking:

https://www.amazon.com/Lutron-Aurora-Dimmer-Philips-Z3-1BRL-WH-L0/dp/B07RJ14FBS/

  1. IKEA used to have a rotating dial button that worked with smartthings, but they discontinued it in favor of a press and hold type. So I don’t know if that works for you or not. It does allow you to control dimming, but it may not be as intuitive for guests.

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What country are you in? The device selection does vary somewhat, although a Zigbee Device should work in most regions. But the warranty might not be valid.

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