Blue Series 2-1 Firmware Changelog | VZM31-SN

[dan.strother]

@epow

Not quite the answer I’m looking for- let me re-phrase: does the choice between on/off and dimmer matter at all if smart bulb mode is enabled? If not, can we use full sine wave with smart bulb mode and have the 2in1 report level changes?

Yes, the choice between on/off and dimmer matters in SBM mode (with respect to determining what waveform the switch supplies to the smart bulbs) - it shouldn’t, but it does. Ideally you’d always get full sine wave in SBM mode (on/off or dimmer), but currently you only get it in on/off mode.

I’ve just written a new post about this:

Trailing edge dimming issues with Blue FW 2.14

Looks like I missed Smart Bulb Mode. SBM should also behave like this - producing the full sine wave when possible, then falling back to the leading-edge dimming waveform otherwise. Crucially, outputMode shouldn’t change what waveform you get in SBM - you should still get full sine wave when possible, even if outputMode = “Dimmer”. Right now, in SBM, the switch generates a waveform as-if it wasn’t in SBM mode (just locked at 100% brightness). Here is the full table of all possible smartBulbM…

@pfak

With 2.14 I have been getting buzzing noises on some of my Hue Ambiance 800 lumen A19 lights :(. Switch has load directly wired to light fixture and they are not 3-ways. Changing 3-way/sine wave, etc. doesn’t make a difference.

Hmm, this is surprising - based on my testing, in SBM, setting switchType = “3-Way Dumb Switch” should get you back to the old leading-edge waveform (which your bulbs should be happier with).