[RELEASE] Fibaro Dimmer 2 (US)

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Fibaro Dimmer Module 1 vs Module 2

Hello chaps, Dimmer 2 succeeds and replaces Dimmer 1; Dimmer 1 is discontinued but many retailers hold residual stock. Dimmer 1 utilised a triac to dim and thus only supported leading edge loads; Dimmer 2 is adaptive (supports leading and trailing edge loads). When you connect a Dimmer 2 it runs through a range of tests to determine what kind of load it is connected to, and calibrates itself accordingly. Dimmer 1 was Z-Wave; Dimmer 2 is Z-Wave Plus (“series 500”). That means better encryption, increased range, over-the-air firmware updates and slightly reduced power consumption from the radio (the latter point is pretty negligible though really). Dimmer 2 has active power monitoring built in (reports the power consumption of the attached load to 2DP). Dimmer 1 allowed you to declare a…