I would like to be able to press a wall switch and have a group of lights transition to an on-level which changes based on the time of day. In other words, I would like to schedule the on-level for a light or a scene, but have the trigger for actually turning it on be a switch.
For example, between 8am and 6pm, I would like the on-level for a scene to be set to 100%; between 6pm and 9pm, I would like the on-level for that scene to be set to 50%; between 9pm and 8am, I would like the on-level for that scene to be set to 10%. However, I don't want the scene to come on at 8am, 6pm, or 9pm - I want the scene to be triggered by its assigned controller (in this case, a wall switch). When the switch is flipped on at 10am, all lights in the scene transition to 100%; when the switch is flipped off, the lights go off; when the switch is flipped on at 7pm, all lights go to 50%; when the switch is flipped on at midnight, all lights go to 10%; when the scene is already on when transitioning from one time block to the next, all lights move to the new intensity.
I know that it is possible to accomplish this effect by using scenes controlled only by the Hub App (have a scene called "Daytime", one called "Evening", one called "Bedtime"), but the app is often slow to start up, and I don't always have my phone on me when I walk into a given room. It would be nice to just hit the wall switch by the door and have it turn on the desired lights to the desired intensities based on what time of day it is.
The reason for this request: I have a hard time falling asleep in the evening after having bombarded my retinas with max-level, full-spectrum light (which makes sense, because this releases cortisol, which is what causes you to wake up in the morning when the sun comes up). During the day, after having just come in from outside, I need the lights to be bright enough to see with restricted pupils and no visual purple. But during the evening and approaching bedtime, I need the lights to be much dimmer - in fact, I use different lights with lower (more orange) color temperatures in the evening.
For example, between 8am and 6pm, I would like the on-level for a scene to be set to 100%; between 6pm and 9pm, I would like the on-level for that scene to be set to 50%; between 9pm and 8am, I would like the on-level for that scene to be set to 10%. However, I don't want the scene to come on at 8am, 6pm, or 9pm - I want the scene to be triggered by its assigned controller (in this case, a wall switch). When the switch is flipped on at 10am, all lights in the scene transition to 100%; when the switch is flipped off, the lights go off; when the switch is flipped on at 7pm, all lights go to 50%; when the switch is flipped on at midnight, all lights go to 10%; when the scene is already on when transitioning from one time block to the next, all lights move to the new intensity.
I know that it is possible to accomplish this effect by using scenes controlled only by the Hub App (have a scene called "Daytime", one called "Evening", one called "Bedtime"), but the app is often slow to start up, and I don't always have my phone on me when I walk into a given room. It would be nice to just hit the wall switch by the door and have it turn on the desired lights to the desired intensities based on what time of day it is.
The reason for this request: I have a hard time falling asleep in the evening after having bombarded my retinas with max-level, full-spectrum light (which makes sense, because this releases cortisol, which is what causes you to wake up in the morning when the sun comes up). During the day, after having just come in from outside, I need the lights to be bright enough to see with restricted pupils and no visual purple. But during the evening and approaching bedtime, I need the lights to be much dimmer - in fact, I use different lights with lower (more orange) color temperatures in the evening.
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