I would like to also volunteer to beta test this switch. I’m currently testing which i want to use and running these which support zigbee: Hubitat, Home assistant, and i have the new alexa’s as well
Hey there… I’ve got a Hue Hub, Hubitat (primarily Innr Smart Plugs in the mesh), and an Echo w/ Zigbee hub. Let me know if you want another guinea pig. I’ve got a perfect central closet light to play with that won’t annoy my family in the event that something goes wrong.
Thanks - it’s just the native ZHA network map in Home Assistant. It does a nice job showing weak points in the mesh, nice eye candy, but it’s a little unruly imo - could use a few more options like ‘group by location’, save updated layout, etc. The ZW JS2MQTT map swings the other direction - high utility / ugly, all work / no play:
Hey @fatherdoctor - curious, are you running independent Zigbee networks, e.g. Hue lights to Hue hub, Innr to Echo, etc., or is every Zigbee device connected to a central hub? I’m caught waiting on the new / brighter Hue bulbs to drop and have been glancing at Innr on occasion - curious if they play nice in a mixed-vendor mesh…
I’ve got all of my Hue bulbs paired directly with the Hue hub on one channel and anything Innr paired to the HE on a second. The Innr mesh (which also includes some Philips branded buttons and Hue branded dimmer switch remotes) has never caused me a problem, but even keeping the Hue branded items together I occasionally get a bulb that doesn’t receive it’s command.
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Would be more than happy to help with the beta testing from Canada on Hubitat, Hue or Alexa. Feel from to PM me if you would like more information.
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Project Update: We’ve paid the deposit for tooling and engineering fees, and just got the final 3D render with the updated config button. Thanks to all those who pushed back on the design – see, we do listen!
NOTE: Blue config is only there so you can see the difference between it and the paddle.
We should have an official project update in terms of timeline today or early next week.
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My eyes must be failing me, where is the blue config button? Also congrats on getting one step closer to release.
Ha, yeah it’s kind of dark in the picture 
Thanks, we’re pumped!
We also paid for the tooling for the fan too, just waiting on some 3D renders (although it should be the same as this one).
I had no clue what he was talking about with the blue config either! Haha! Had to open it up and zoom in real close.
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Maybe request a config color other than dark blue in the render?
Ha, it actually just comes in plain colors. The program I use (Fusion 360) is where all the coloring takes place. I was just lazy and didn’t feel like adjusting the shading.
I dropped like 4 different colors in there and bc of the shading, they all appeared dark. I didn’t realize it would cause a controversy otherwise I would’ve taken some additional time to make the blue pop more lol
#bluegate
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Hi, just stumbled across this and it looks like a fabulous product. I use Home Assistant myself, and I have a small online store where I sell zigbee coordinators that I make for HA / Zigbee2mqtt users.
Having an intelligent switch that can be used with a smart bulb and keep the attached load live and separate is a great feature!
Looking forward to where this goes, and definitely would be up for beta testing.
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Love fusion 360. Great tool for prototyping in 3D printers too.
Super interested in this project. Very limited options for this today and this switch seems much better than what is out there.
Can you make sure it works well with Conbee II and home bridge? I’d be happy to help out getting it working and validate this if it you are doing a beta.
I’d love to help beta test! I’ve used Z-Wave smart switches with regular bulbs in most places in my home, but I’m about to put in my first install of smart bulbs: 6 Zigbee Sengled flood lights. I want to make sure that they can be controlled through direct Zigbee association, and the Blue seems to be the perfect product. I run Home Assistant.
Would be up to help test as well if we are getting close to that.
About to install another 10 Red Series Dimmers (couldn’t wait!) and have a bunch of zigbee bulbs, sensors and light controllers on Home Assistant.
I’d be happy to test these switches out as long as they integrate with hue. I’ve done non-hue Zigbee in the past - and its just not worth it for lighting.
Maybe if I was running dconz it would be different but with ZHA and home assistant I really am not so into Zigbee … (zwave integration seems better )
Lol, I just commented on a post of yours in the Home Assistant Community (recognize the name and avatar haha). Yeah, I’ll get you on the list!