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Circadian vs “dim to warm” (self.homeassistant)

submitted 1 year ago by AA5B to c/homeassistant

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I just read a great article about a company wanting to do Circadian lighting on the International Space Station! It was very inspiring, so now I want to look into automating that. Up until now, my priority has been smart switches (both Zigbee and Z-Wave) and voice control, but I also have an automation to dim when it’s bed time.

Can anyone compare Circadian vs “dim to warm”, by how happy you are with results, cost, complexity? I guess I’d have to get all new bulbs either way, but I’d have to rewire and reconfigure switches for smart bulbs to do Circadian and I’d have to actively automate, vs “dim to warm” would just do it

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Personally, I have colour-capable bulbs in my bedroom (paired with a smart switch). Using Adaptive lighting (https://github.com/basnijholt/adaptive-lighting) was a breeze to setup and offers more capabilities than I even need.

[–] ryantown 4 points 1 year ago

I can vouch for Adaptive Lighting. I use it in every room and it was very easy to set up.

It can be a bit tricky when working with scenes though – that's maybe the only downside I've come across.

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