Fade on/off is far too quick

Fade on/off is far too quick

Fade on/off is far too quick
Fade on/off is far too quick
a week ago
Model: S505D  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.2.3 Build 240821 Rel.094036

Hi, I bought the Tapo S505D because it supported Fade On/Fade Off. The goal being to simulate a sunrise in the morning/sunset in the evening - i.e. exactly the description of the lights fading off as kids go to sleep. The only config setting I can find is limited to 60 seconds, which is not a useful period of time for anyone drifting off to sleep. How do I set the switch to gently increase or decrease brightness over a 20 min period? Thanks Alan

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Re:Fade on/off is far too quick
a week ago

  @am4c130d In the scheduled OFF event, select "Fade Off" and you can select up to 30 minutes. Beware that it is not a smooth fade. There are discrete brightness levels and it's easily visible when the levels change. For example, a 30-minute fade will reduce the brightness by 1% approximately every 18 seconds. You will see the light switch brightness levels every 18 seconds. For me it's almost the same appearance as blinking my eyes.

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Re:Fade on/off is far too quick
a week ago

  @Wipipo thank you for the suggestions. Either I'm completely missing it, or that option isn't available, please see screenshot from my phone for schedule on that switch.

 

Thanks

 

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Re:Fade on/off is far too quick
Saturday

I'm concluding this is not a feature supported by these switches as no one from TP Link has responded/commented. I also tried HS220 dimmer switches, they don't support this feature either. I've reached out to Support/sales to ask which smart switches support this feature, they haven't replied. I now wonder if this is an app feature, not a switch feature, so it will never work if the app doesn't expose it.

 

TP-Link posted this article over 2 years ago https://www.tp-link.com/hk/blog/1245/start-your-circadian-rhythm-with-sunrise-and-sunset-function/ and it doesn't mention any specific model of smart switch (but it does show a KS220m in the images), so I assumed it was broadly applicable.

 

Is anyone using a TP-Link smart dimmer switch to do this with regular dimmable lights? If so, which model worked? Thanks again for any help.

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