Do not turn on/off power

[Guest Iggy]

Hi everyone. I just installed a Single Switch 2 and want to use it with my smart bulbs. Instead of turning off power completely, I just want to send a scene to turn off the lights without disconnecting them from the network. Unfortunately, I could not find any configuration options for this.

 

The relevant part of my setup is:

Wall switch (toggle switch) <-> Fibaro Single Switch 2 (S1 terminal) <-> Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 <-> Raspberry Pi running OpenHAB2 <-> RaspBee Hue Gateway <-> Hue light bulbs (which are connected to the wall switch)

 

* I could manage to register and react to a scene of the Fibaro Single Switch 2

* I could manage to control the light bulbs with these scenes

 

Only piece missing is: When I press the switch (toggle switch), I do not want the Fibaro Single Switch 2 to turn on/off power of the bulbs. Instead, I want to have it on at all times.

 

Is there a way to configure the device accordingly?

[AutoFrank 372]

Hi

Do you have a model number for the 'single switch2'

 

Could you expand on when you say ' switch off bit not disconnect from the network" 

I'm not sure how much you know about smart switches but when you switch them off, the device itself stays on but the source ( light bulb, gate, etc) gets switches off .. 

 

Thx 

[Piotr Bojko 27]

In fibaro switches changing input state will always change the output state. 

 

Connect your bulbs not to the output of fibaro switch but directly to the mains. In this way  you will use inputs from fibaro switch but not outputs.

Edited February 24, 2020 by Piotr Bojko

[Guest Iggy]

I was afraid that connecting the bulbs directly to the main power (and ignoring the switch output) was the only way to achieve that. It's a pity that the switches don't offer such a configuration. Thank you!

17 hours ago, AutoFrank said:

I'm not sure how much you know about smart switches but when you switch them off, the device itself stays on but the source ( light bulb, gate, etc) gets switches off .. 

 

I'm using this mode for non-smart bulbs, too. However, I thought there was a way to configure the switches to only send a command (z-wave scene) digitally and not switch the output. Seems like I was wrong.