Blue Series non-configurable delay before dimming begins

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#1

There appears to be a non-configurable and rather long (IMO) delay before dimming begins when you hold a paddle. My guess is it’s about a second or maybe the default 700ms.

This annoys me pretty much every time I dim my light from the wall. I want to be able to make quick, small adjustments to the lighting as I’m walking into a room.

NOTES:

  • The configuration for double tap delay works but does not appear to affect how long you have to hold before dimming begins.
  • The configuration for dimming ramp rate works as intended. Once dimming begins I can make the lights dim very quickly. However, there is still a large delay before dimming begins.
  • I’m testing a switch that is directly controlling lights, so there’s no hub or automation adding latency.
#2

You can lower the Button Delay which defaults to 700ms as you said. I have mine set to 500ms. It’s a balance between allowing multitap functions and time to start dimming.

#3

It’s waiting to see if you release for multi-tap. You can configure to eliminate the delay entirely (single tap/hold only) or reduce the delay as stu said.

#4

Hi Daniel,
I do agree, I have multi-taps completely disabled, and it still seems like about a second after starting to hold that the dimming starts. Have you set the maximum brightness for these bulbs? If not, this can make it worse - my bulbs appear to reach their maximum brightness at about 75% power. So, if you don’t have the max set, the dimmer spends the first 25% of it’s dimming time reducing from 100% power to 75% - but that doesn’t change the light output so dimming appears not to have started. (Easy test; is it slower to start dimming if you start from full on vs. from 1/2 dimmed)

#5

@stu1811 @kreene1987 as I mentioned in the original post, the multi-tap delay does not affect the dimming delay.

#6

@SandyB my switches have the majority of the range configured so I don’t notice that extra problem. But yea, when I timed it with a stop watch it may actually be more than 700ms, I think it could be a full second.

#7

Can you post your config? It will be easier to diagnose.

#8

Here’s my configuration: { "data": { "ieee": "**REDACTED**", "nwk": 59655, "manufacture - Pastebin.com

Here’s a video showing the responsiveness. I dimmed it to the middle first to remove any concern about what Sandy mentioned. The LED bar matches the response of the lights. I put it in iMovie I can see the detailed scrubber it does appear to be a full 1s delay.

#9

I’m setting up my first Red Series switch today and also noticed this limitation. The delay makes it difficult to make small adjustment to light levels using the switch.