So the HS220 (Light Switch, Dimmer) can't function with groups of smart lights?
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So the HS220 (Light Switch, Dimmer) can't function with groups of smart lights?
Model : HS220
Hardware Version : 1.0
Firmware Version : 1.4.8
Hello,
I recently moved house and as someone who was pleased with my previous Kasa Smart Home setup, I decided to go all out on TP-Link Kasa products.
What I purchased was two HS220 Light Switch Dimmers, three LB130 Smart Bulbs, and three LB230 Smart Bulbs.
The setup which I was anticipating was pairing an HS220 to function with three LB130s,
and pairing an HS220 to three LB230s.
What I imagined that the Kasa would do is if you hit the "dim up" button, the paired smart bulbs would go up about 17% brightness (1/6), and hitting the "dim down" button would make the smart bulbs go down 17% brightness. Hitting the main switch would turn the smart bulbs off / on in the app. Basically I thought the switch could function as quick functions for paired "Kasa" devices, if desired. An example of what I had in mind was hitting the switch to turn off the associated lights, but then asking Alexa to turn on "Corner Light 2", and that particular bulb would still turn on, because the switch doesn't actually remove power. It just does quick functions for paired devices.
I sincerely assumed that these devices would already do this, because I saw that LED Bulbs were supported, and I just assumed that TP-Link would make their devices work together, especially things branded with Kasa.
However, it seems that TP-Link does not support their own products to work with each other. The HS220 switch is treated as a seperate device on Kasa, and attempting any dimming functions only makes the smart bulbs flicker. This is because it is not programmed to dim with the Kasa functions, but rather the traditional method of reducing power. Which makes sense, because this switch supports incandescent bulbs. But when I saw LED Bulbs were supported, I blindly assumed that there was also an alternative Kasa functionality with the dimming. I even accidentally reset some of the bulbs because they would flicker on and off repeatedly.
Dear TP-Link Kasa team.. are you going to support something similar to what I thought the HS220 would do?
I just spent $690 dollars on this current setup, and none of these products are flexible to work well with eachother. Should I try to get a refund?
Maybe I presumed too much what TP-Link Kasa could do, but honestly I find it disappointing that Kasa can't do this.
Hardware Version : 1.0
Firmware Version : 1.4.8
Hello,
I recently moved house and as someone who was pleased with my previous Kasa Smart Home setup, I decided to go all out on TP-Link Kasa products.
What I purchased was two HS220 Light Switch Dimmers, three LB130 Smart Bulbs, and three LB230 Smart Bulbs.
The setup which I was anticipating was pairing an HS220 to function with three LB130s,
and pairing an HS220 to three LB230s.
What I imagined that the Kasa would do is if you hit the "dim up" button, the paired smart bulbs would go up about 17% brightness (1/6), and hitting the "dim down" button would make the smart bulbs go down 17% brightness. Hitting the main switch would turn the smart bulbs off / on in the app. Basically I thought the switch could function as quick functions for paired "Kasa" devices, if desired. An example of what I had in mind was hitting the switch to turn off the associated lights, but then asking Alexa to turn on "Corner Light 2", and that particular bulb would still turn on, because the switch doesn't actually remove power. It just does quick functions for paired devices.
I sincerely assumed that these devices would already do this, because I saw that LED Bulbs were supported, and I just assumed that TP-Link would make their devices work together, especially things branded with Kasa.
However, it seems that TP-Link does not support their own products to work with each other. The HS220 switch is treated as a seperate device on Kasa, and attempting any dimming functions only makes the smart bulbs flicker. This is because it is not programmed to dim with the Kasa functions, but rather the traditional method of reducing power. Which makes sense, because this switch supports incandescent bulbs. But when I saw LED Bulbs were supported, I blindly assumed that there was also an alternative Kasa functionality with the dimming. I even accidentally reset some of the bulbs because they would flicker on and off repeatedly.
Dear TP-Link Kasa team.. are you going to support something similar to what I thought the HS220 would do?
I just spent $690 dollars on this current setup, and none of these products are flexible to work well with eachother. Should I try to get a refund?
Maybe I presumed too much what TP-Link Kasa could do, but honestly I find it disappointing that Kasa can't do this.
