Individual LED Notifications Not Obvious

[mikebridges77]

I’m having a difficult time figuring out how to use individual LEDs for notifications.
They are too blended to truly be used as individuals.
I have some HomeSeer dimmers that have a 7 LED strip, but they are distinct LEDs, unlike Inovelli that also has 7 LEDs, but are blended to appear as one LED strip.

Here’s a pic of my HomeSeer dimmer with LED 1 set to green and LED 2 set to cyan.
And a pic of my Inovelli Blue Smart Dimmer with the same settings.
With the Inovelli dimmer, I can’t tell what the individual colors are; it just blends to an overall ugly appearance. With the HomeSeer dimmer, I can clearly tell LED 1 is green and LED 2 is cyan.

This blended LED bar will take some creative color selections to be useful.

[MarkTr322]

I haven’t tried this - I use the entire strip for my notifications - but I’m guessing the best way to create separation is to put unlike colors together. It wouldn’t be the most appealing appearance but at least you can tell the difference between teal and orange at the bottom and green and red at the top.

[Bry]

The diffuser is causing the issues with individual LED notifications. Inovelli spoke of possibly making a different diffuser available, but that hasn’t been discussed in some time.

@adamkempenich was prototyping a solution. Thread below.

Blue Series Diffuser Options?

I’m wondering if there are options to reduce the diffusing of the leds on blue series switches and make each led more distinct. I have a want to use individual leds for some notifications with a different color than the normal color but because of all the diffusion it just does not look great having the two color bleed into each other.

LED Diffuser Update

@Eric_Inovelli, @adamkempenich I saw 2 years ago there some great advancement on the switch LED diffuser to make individual LEDs easier to see. The last comment I could find was Eric stating he was still using the test diffuser - “I haven’t taken it off bc I love it so much”. You were looking for feedback. I am just seeing this now so YES! please provide these as accessories. I have Homeseer switches with distinct LEDs and for multiple notifications it is a must. Your switch looks better for …

[PJF]

Yes, the diffuser hurts the usability a lot. LED1 or LED7 turned on at 99% will light up half the bar with the brightness fading as it gets to the middle. You can use LED 1 and 7 and see the colors clearly. Adding LED4 also isn’t too bad. 2 of the LED side by side is pretty much useless as you’ve found.

Don’t forget, when you do a notification on one LED the other LEDs are still potentially on and those still being on can also muck up the visibility.

[davidski]

Agreed. I’ve largely given up on individual LED color notifications because of this issue.

[ViggS]

Also for me there’s no way to clear it easily for some reason.

Help Blue Series Zigbee Smart Dimmer "Notification Single LED" not clearing

Hello, Trying to work with the Single LED notification, I am able to set the notification and an effect but it doesn’t seem the clear. The only way I’ve been able clear it is by taping the “aux” button twice. Here is an example of my set notification and clear notification. Setting [Screenshot_20250119_141145_SmartThings] Clearing [Screenshot_20250119_141046_SmartThings] Thank you.

[Mike_Leonard]

I am interested in doing the same thing. I opened up one of my switches, and the diffuser is just a flat small piece of translucent plastic. I’m thinking I could 3D print a replacement that is the same size and shape but has light pipes, alternating translucent and opaque filaments for the individual LEDs and the spaces in between. It hasn’t been a priority for me yet, but looks and sounds simple enough to do.