Is this a lights issue or a controller issue?

Post #440,870 by drook 2/11/22 12:58:20 PM 2/11/22 12:58:21 PM Reply	Is this a lights issue or a controller issue? With those requirements, I'd try to have a single controller and all the other pads talk to it. I get the feeling you're looking for off-the-shelf, but would it be hard to just connect to a VM on a base unit from all the remote pads? -- Drew
Post #440,874 by crazy 2/11/22 8:10:42 PM 2/11/22 8:10:42 PM Reply	Currently a lights issue I have a house filled with lights. Six in one room 20 and another etc etc. These lights currently have multiple lights assigned to a single remote remote so each room has a single remote but that remote is very limited functionality and there's only one per room and I want to be able to control individual lights to each side of the couch and individual lights by the corner etc etc. At that point I can use the Android app. The Android app allows me to group the lights as much as I want. But the Android app is on a single phone. I want multiple devices to be running an Android app to be able to control any light in the house. So if I was to use this style of light and application then I assume I would set up a single control unit up on the wall and then remote into it and take control of it. Unless you're telling me I can set up VMs on an Android device which will then run the same application for each of the remotes to operate. Pointer for that please?
Post #440,875 by drook 2/11/22 9:37:06 PM 2/11/22 9:37:06 PM Reply	Off the shelf vs DIY The best tutorial I've seen is this one: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Smart-Home-Automation/ The closest I've seen to buy it is this: https://www.control4.com/solutions/products/wireless-keypads (They also have the smart lights and the base unit.) Pricey, and doesn't use tablets but rather configurable pads. I suspect most consumers don't want the uber-flexible controller, so if that's a must-have then I think you're going to need to build it. -- Drew
Post #440,877 by crazy 2/12/22 4:11:08 AM 2/12/22 4:11:08 AM Reply	Interesting The commercial option is one of those that if you have to ask you can't afford it. No prices listed, call them and engage your project manager. A project manager?
Post #440,878 by drook 2/12/22 9:44:37 AM 2/12/22 9:44:37 AM Reply	Ayup When we were first married Jenn did network installs. Mostly commercial, but a couple residential that included home theater, security, and lighting. Those were big $$$ places on the lake. At least one of them, the work they did would have bought my house. You would think that with Bluetooth and wifi things would be more plug and play by now but there just aren't enough people who really care. "I walk into the room and flip the switch. Why should I pay $20 for a lightbulb that I have to use my phone to turn it on?" -- Drew

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