Lutron Pico Remotes in HomeKit! (Homebridge Required)
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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Today we're discussing how to use Lutron's Pico Remotes in HomeKit, thanks to a Homebridge plugin called Lutron Caseta Leap. These Pico Remotes can now be used to control any of your HomeKit accessories.
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0:00 Pico: Best Smart Button For HomeKit?
0:51 About Lutron Caseta Pico Remotes
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This is phenomenal Shane we have an entire Lutron Caseta home, this will make it even better. Thank you for creating this video and figuring out the Pico HomeKit tie in well done!
Awesome, I'm glad it's helpful. Thanks for watching!
As a member of your channel, I learned about this Homebridge plug-in from Brad also (membership has its privileges 😀.) It is an awesome tip. Thank you for bringing it to your channel Shane. I had a couple extra PICO remotes sitting around that came as part of a package. I didn’t have a need for one of them with my Lutron gear, but it is an awesome five button switch for me now that fits right in my existing wall plate! (I did have to go to Home Depot and pick up a Caseta pico wall plate adapter for about seven dollars.) I almost bought a Wemo for this, but then I saw how super quick they run out of batteries .😞This is an excellent alternative that works great and looks super nice because it fits in with your existing switches.
It was that pico video from over two years ago that first got me tuned into your channel. Now I’ve been using this plug-in for several months and it is great. I’m using “convert to shortcut” to turn the up-and-down buttons into dimmers. The developer is very responsive too.
Very cool! Thanks for wactching (still)! 😃 Would love to hear more about how you setup the shortcut dimmer functionality.
Cool use of the two Shanes for the Sponsorship ad. Eve should take note. I usually don't like adding too much battery stuff to my home and like wired solutions as much as possible. All of my Lutron Caseta switches are wired switches including all of my three-way switches (no Pico remotes). But you have made a great use case for using the Pico remote to control other non-Lutron devices and that would keep all of the wall switches looking the same. I really like the idea of replacing the Flic switch with a Pico Remote and then using a three-gang switch plate to cover all three switches. Food for thought.
I always appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos and the clever ways you present the content and ads. Keep up the great work.
Thank you sir! I appreciate the support.
Regarding batteries... I think the Pico Remotes are said to have a 10 year battery life, or something crazy like that. So if you're gonna use battery devices, it's probably a good one to choose.
Awesome self cameo Shane, very creative and funny 😄. Being able to configure a Pico remote this way is going to be a game changer for our household. Thanks so very much as always!!
Thanks!!
I did this with the Hue remote and it’s amazing for my family to use around the house.
Very cool use of these remotes and great summary, Shane. I wish I knew about this before getting two of the Wemo Stage devices as I use both of them with the wall socket home. Still, I have two Pico remotes where the middle button is unassigned and now I can think about uses for these!
Great video Shane! And so timely as I’m currently converting all my switches to Lutron. Now I can finally have an in wall switch for my bedroom to control all my hue lights in stead of the aurora dimmer 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Awesome! Glad the video was helpful!
Very nice, we have lutron caseta everywhere in our house for lighting & shades. I've used Hubitat to bring in Pico buttons to control other devices. I'm not a homekit user yet (I've got a Samsung phone) but it sure does look like a nice interface
Hey Shane,
I actually contacted Lutron to recommend that they should update their bridge firmware to add this functionality internally for the picos! I’ve always thought it would be the smartest move they could ever make. Since their bridge already supports HomeKit, you would think it would be pretty easy for them! If enough of us write to Lutron about this maybe they’ll get the point. And I hope they see this fantastic video and take it to heart! Great Great job!👍
Great idea! Thanks for watching!
@@TheSpiv
Then I’m glad the Homebridge solution is working great, except for double and long press, and they will probably work that kink out.
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Also, I doubt Flic buttons have two way comm. It simply isn’t needed for a button. Saves battery life.
Another great one, thanks Shane! I have a few of these and can now put them to use.
I have Pico remotes all over my house. Through HASS, I set up single-press, double-press, and hold for most of the buttons. On the 5-button dimmer remote, that is 15 different functions in this $20 remote. I used automations to use each function for different lights/scenes. For example, I use the center "favorite" button to cycle through colors of RGB lights. Yes, non-Lutron. These little switches are the best, most cost effective buttons out there
I like what you did with the ad read
Another great video Shane. I had to laugh at the '2 Shanes'...good stuff.
- We are probably due for another cameo from the 'Door-to-Door Salesman Shane'. That guy should make another visit. :)
Another cool thing about the Pico remotes is they can be installed just on a wall plate...I have several around the house that I simply put in place by swapping the existing wall plate with a bigger one. Super easy & very functional.
Thanks for the content as always!
Haha thanks Brad! And thanks for yet another great tip!
Great video! The two Shanes were amazing….Brad rocks!
Thanks! Brad is the man!
Great find Shane. Thanks!
Yep. I have an unused 3rd switch in the master. I’ll use this to power on lamps on the night stands.
Hoobs gets even more valuable. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks for watching Jeff!
Have you actually got it working on Hoobs?
That’s awesome Shane, thanks!! Much better than the Weemo remote. I’ve got at least 7 of these picos remote now put to good use
You should check out the the "Homebridge Pico" plug in far superior in my opinion since you can do a single, double or long press for each button on the Pico. I use this extensively throughout my house. One of my favorite is long pressing on my pico at the stair case to turn off the whole floor as I go up to bed.
Thanks for the tip! I found you can actually access the single, double, or long press using the mentioned plugin also, but only in 3rd party homekit apps like the Eve app.
Just got my first eve product.. (many more to come) the eve motion sensor is AMAZING, super super fast reaction (probably because my 900mbps WiFi. But still the sensor is very fast to react and has good range
awesome find Shane. I'm using homebridge in a docker on my unraid server (it's always on so why not?) As soon as you showed it was a homebridge app I paused and went and added it to my HB! Now to figure out what I want to do with the two pic remotes I have.....
Perfect! I’m sure you’ll find a good use for them. Thanks for watching!
This video was awesome and perfect! Thanks so much!
Fun episode! I wonder how many retakes you had to do for the Eve sponsorship part. Well done!
haha thanks! Surprisingly not too many! 😂
You can also get the Lutron lamp controller, that plugs into the wall….it is homekit compatible and IFTTT compatible. Since it is a dimmer control it can be set from 1%-100%. So if you use it….don’t plug it into any lamps….you can have an IFTTT for each setting…so when you hit a button it sets it to 10%…for example….then you set homekit so when it changes to 10%, an automation runs….then resets it to 0. You can do different automations for each % setting.
This is brilliant! Just wish I could do this within the amazon ecosystem.
06:27 Whats better than a Shane video? A video with TWO Shanes!
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Is there a way to get the middle button to turn something off AND on? Like switch between the two with each press?
I will give this a shot! I tried the Wemo stage controller, but it is a hit or miss. It works for a couple of days, but then it doesn’t work.
Hahahaaa great video, Shane. Very well done. Very funny. Love it. 👌🏽 I’m also very interested in the product.
Thanks Tom!
i Shane Love your Channel, learn something new every time. In this one i am not sure why but i am using RA2 System and when I added the Caseta bridge and loaded some picos everything worked well for a while and after the apple kit app stopped working and wont load my accessories anymore until i turn off the Caseta bridge,not sure what is costing this problem and if anyone else has it. Keep up you great work, Cheers Alessandro
Thanks and I appreciate the support! I’m not sure about your issue. You mentioned using the RA2 system so I wonder if you are using the other Lutron Bridge (not the Caseta). The plugin only mentions support for the Caseta bridge. Might be worth reaching out to the plugin developer.
Is there a WAY to interlink HOME LINK with these other protocols you mention in this video, which is still available in various cars consoles buttons, (meant to open garage doors, and turn on exterior home lights, etc.)
Do you need the more expensive Lutron “Pro” bridge (L-BDGPRO2-WH) for this to work or will the standard Lutron “Smart Bridge”?
I really like this!
Will this work with habitat and Lutron bridge? no home bridge
Shame these are not available in Europe, seems like a very nice product 👍🏻 thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
The Pico’s are available in Europe, but expensive. I’ve got them paired with the Lutron RA2 Select hub. Tested with the same plugin and it works great!
You missed a pretty big application for this - HomeKit Adaptive Lighting with physical wall controls (fam friendly). You could have a bunch of smart bulbs that support HKAL that are controlled by something that installs/looks/operates similar to a conventional lighting control.
This was only possible previously within the Philips Hue ecosystem. Not sure if you could use a Brilliant controller to do similar but that’s even pricier than Hue.
Now if we could get Nanoleaf to release a BR30 and/or some recessed inserts….
WiZ br30 bulbs now can use a pico button with a HomeKit SSH shortcut for exact control over all features including the built-in WiZ scenes for the bulbs.
Does it also work with homeassistant?
Does it still work. I connect with homebridge but it’s not showing in HomeKit
Does this work with the v1 of the bridge?
I have the same leather watch band as you!
Hi Shane, thanks for the video. very interesting. Any idea how to create a timer with Lutron? I use the lutron caseta for bathroom fans but ideally want them to turn off after 45min. Have not found a solution for this. thanks!
There's not a great way to do timers in homekit natively. The best solution is for those using Homebridge or Hoobs. You can create virtual switches, or timers, that can be utilized in automations.
Love your videos! I’m learning so much!! But I’m still learning…so if I have the Lutron bridge, do I still need the Homebridge?
Thank you! To simply use the Pico Remote to control your other Lutron light switches (as it is intended), no, you do not need HomeBridge. However, if you want to use your pico remotes in homekit to control other (non-Lutron) homekit devices, you need HomeBridge.
@@ShaneCreates I use my Pico remote to control Insteon switches with NO Homebridge. However, I do use the Lutron Pro hub.
@@ShaneCreates So getting homebridge is just as simple as downloading the app to your phone or computer desktop, right?
I wish I was a part of one of your 3way switch set ups
2;years later. Does it still need Homebridge to work with homekit?
Great video. Thanks for saving me $50 (for buying the Wemo Stage controller) 😅
Thanks for watching!
You can do this with the Hue Switches too. No hacking or anything required. It’s just built into HomeKit
Yea there are a number of smart buttons that work in HomeKit. But there's no good way to integrate Hue switches into existing switch plates with other light switches like you can with these and the Wemo Stage.
Great idea. I have a stand-alone pico remote that I use to raise the blind and open draperies, I wanted to raise the blind 50% but the pico does not let me do that. open or close is the only function. will the Hoobs plugin allow me to use the pico remote to raise the blinds 50% instead of %100 open or close?
Are you using the Pico to control Lutron Blinds? If so, you can program the favorite button (circle in the middle of the pico) to set the blinds at any predetermined position.
Otherwise, yes, you can configure the pico to control any HomeKit accessory (if setup through homebridge or hoobs as discussed).
True these are the best switches for US home (110v) but also you need Neutral wire. other regions like UK and Middle east we have 220v electricity and no Neutral wire in the switch box, this will allow only one product to work in our region which is Aqara switches (no Neutral required) UK or Chinese versions (they are different price and quality)
This is AWESOME! You do manage to find all the good ideas. Thanks for what you do. Can you set it so one button sets the device at 25% or something like that? Does this work with HOOBS too?
I’m guessing you can. Set up a scene that makes a device 25% and attach that button to that scene.
Set up the pico to use a button automation shortcut instead of a scene.
No need to have a HomeApp scene crowding up your screen real-estate.
Yes, you can setup the buttons to do anything in homekit. No need to create a scene unless you want to. You can directly make the button turn at the light to 25%. Yes, it should work in hoobs too.
Can I set up the raise and lower buttons to work as dimmers? That would be the perfect solution.
@@m.j.r.technologyreveiws1075 I don’t use shortcuts much because they seem to be personal. No one else in the family can use them. Am I setting them up wrong? Is it possible that everyone can use them? How?
Hey! I have and want more Nanoleaf lights and also have Aqara. Not quite ready to add Lutron to my home, so wanting advice on what would work better. Do Aqara smart switches only work with the items plugged into them as an on/off and timer? If so, should I look into an Aqara smart button or Wemo Scene controller for on/off plus some customization of color or with other accessories?
Wanting as much Aqara (for zigbee) or Thread as possible to not need additional hubs and stay off wifi and bluetooth
Aqara light switches control the hard wired light fixture that they are wired to. If you want something to control any homekit accessory, you need to look at smart buttons/scene controllers. The Aqara wireless mini switch is a very fast, reliable option if you already have an Aqara hub. The Wemo Stage is also a good option, although the battery life isn’t as good.
Shane - I have Homebridge running on a Synology drive and seems to work well, I have downloaded the Lutron Caseta Leap pluggin and it is working correctly. However, when I use homekit to program a PICO remote after I have saved the configuration I can not get it to control the Philips hue light strip I want it to. I was hoping you could help. Thanks
If the Pico is showing up in HomeKit as a button, and you program that button in HomeKit to control the Phillips Hue light, it should work. Sorry, it's hard to say what the problem is without know more info.
Shane, do you know which plug in is best for hoobs. I tried searching and got three options but not sure if any of those actually work for the Pico remotes.
Same plugin. Called Lutron Caseta Leap. Should be this one: plugins.hoobs.org/plugin/homebridge-lutron-caseta-leap
Shane do you know if you need the Smart Bridge PRO (L-BDGPRO2-WH) or will this plugin work with just the Smart Bridge (L-BDG2-WH)? Thanks!
Hey Marc, it works with just the regular Lutron Bridge. No need for the PRO.
How well does this work with Hoobs? Sorry if I missed it in the video
I can’t see to find info on how to get the cert, authority, or private key
Does it still work? I just installed Homebridge paired a new Pico with Lutron hub, added the Caseta Leap plugin and configured it, restarted, and although I can see the individual pico buttons in Homebridge, they never show up in Apple’s Home app. What then?
I noticed this too, it’s kinda hiding in HomeKit. Whichever room you added the pico too in the Lutron app, click on the arrow beside the same room in HomeKit. That opens that room in HomeKit and the pico switch is there. You can than add to Home view.
Maybe I missed it; does this work with the regular Lurton hub? Or is the pro hub required?
It will work with the regular Lutron hub.
Does this still work today? I installed the plug in, it finds it in the homebridge log, as a pico3 remote, but cannot find anywhere in home app
Add the plugin as a child bridge. I had the same issue until I did this.
Doesn’t the Pico automatically set the “favorite” button when paired to a dimmer to 50%. Is there a way unpair that?
Plug-in author here. It does, but the scene action will take effect after the light adjustment, so it looks like a subtle flicker (assuming the scene includes the light it’s paired with).
Is it possible to use this as a dimmer switch for non Lutron lights? I have a mix of Sylvania and Hue lights. Hue has a similar switch with dimmer buttons, but it won’t do the Sylvania lights. I use Homebridge to bring the Sylvania lights in to Home Kit. I can’t believe increase and decrease light amount isn’t standard in home kit. Am I missing something??
You can use shortcut automations to step to the next brightness settings for each button press.
-- SHORTCUT ACTION --
If light is 100%
Set light to 75%
Stop Shortcut
End If
If light is 75%
Set light to 50%
Stop Shortcut
End If
If light is 50%
Set Light to 25%
Stop Shortcut
End If
If light is 25%
Set Light to 100%
Stop Shortcut
End If
Set Light to 100%
Plug-in author here. HomeKit doesn’t have any concept of “more” or “less”, just values, so there’s no HomeKit-native way to use stateless buttons to control dimmer function.
It can be done through a Shortcut automation, but it's an exhausting process. I used ranges (e.g., if Light brightness is between X% and Y%, set to 5% lower than Y%) so you can still use your phone or Siri to set it to any value and have the buttons work. Not using ranges (e.g., if Light brightness is 75%) wont trigger if the brightness is 72%, for example. I can try and take a screenshot of my Shortcut if you'd like to take a look.
I’ve only seen this work if you have the Pro bridge from Lutron. So this works with the basic consumer bridge? Can you set light levels with the up and down arrows?
Yes you can use this with the regular Lutron bridge (not the pro). You can configure all the buttons I. HomeKit including the up and down arrows.
@@ShaneCreates amazing! Thank you. I love the videos. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Scott!
Is it possible to call a Shortcuts by pressing that small button?
You can use "convert to shortcut" when setting up the button press automation. Can't run "personal" automations because that requires a personal device (like iPhone, etc.) and these home automations run on your homekit hub.
Are you gonna review Schlage encode plus?
Yes. Stay tuned!
UPDATE: I received a reply from HOOBS support. They did a fix so anyone looking to use this in HOOBS, remove the Lutron casita leap plugin, clear the hub cache from the hub settings menu and then install the plugin. When you go to the configuration screen you'll be greeted by the pair your Lutron hub page in which you'll have 30 seconds to press the button on the back of the hub. Once you do that, save it and restart your HOOBS instance. Get it into HomeKit and enjoy!! Thanks Shane Whatley for bringing this plugin to our attention!!
Can confirm this fix as well. Kudos to HOOBS for getting this fix out.
Not working for me.
not working for me
Make sure your instance of HOOBS is on the latest version. I know a couple of folks that got theirs working after updating to the latest version.
I couldn't get it to work on HOOBS, but setup a virtual Debian system and loaded homebridge. Then loaded the plugin and viola it finished setup, I then copied the JSON config file for the plugin and pasted to the bridge in HOOBS, cleaned it up so it didn't it would not reference my temporary Homebridge, saved and rebooted. Setup the bridge on the HOME app and now it is all working. this is better than sliced bread. Setup my first pico. I am so happy/
So if I just want this remote to control third party HomeKit accessories all I need to buy is the pico remote and the regular hub right?
Yes, as long as you are running Homebridge.
@@ShaneCreates ok cool, I have hoobs so this should work good for me, thanks
Shane, I bought a Lutron Casetta dimmer switch. Is there any way to set it so when you turn the lights on the dim level is remembered from the last dim setting? Every time I turn on the living room lights with the switch they go full brightness.....really want the switch the remember the last dim setting.
Not possible?
Been looking for a similar fix but I don’t think it’s possible. Very frustrating since even the cheaper dimmers can perform this function.
I'm not sure about that. The closest thing is probably just setting that middle button as the favorite to whatever level you prefer.
@@ShaneCreates how?
I saw u have the abode alarm on your wall , are u satisfied with it?
Yes I'm pretty happy with it overall. It's not perfect regarding it's homekit integration, but it's probably the best with native HK support and all the options that I wanted.
@@ShaneCreates always appreciate your quick reply ! Cheers
Hey Shane,
I'm using Hoops, and it looks very different and I can not get it to work. I can install the "Lutron Caseta Leap" plugin, which creates it's own bridge automatically. But there is no "associate" option. Can you elaborate on this, please?
Same for me!
Hey David. Try to clear your hub cache from the hub settings in the top right menu then reinstall the plugin. You should then see the appropriate configuration screen. Hope that helps
@@ShaneCreates I’ve gone through this multiple times. I’ll try waiting a couple of days. Maybe the app is propagating?
@@ShaneCreates , thank you so much for replying to my question. I tried clearing the hub cache and reinstalling the plugin, but it does the same thing. I've made a screen recording of it. If you have time, can you take a look it for me, please? ruclips.net/video/1QCG2dyPERc/видео.html
@@magicmime I'm not sure, but I would uninstall the plugin. Delete the LutronCasetaLeap Bridge in Hoobs. Clear the Hoobs Cache. Reboot Hoobs. Then try reinstalling it.
Doesn't the Caseta Pro bridge work with HomeKit??
Yes but pico remotes aren't exposed to homekit. You can only use them with other Lutron accessories unless you use something like homebridge.
@@ShaneCreates Shane,
I’m confused.
This is from Lutron:
The Caséta Smart Bridge and Apple HomeKit compatible devices can make your connected home even smarter, allowing you to remotely monitor and control everything from the locks on your doors to the lights in your rooms, plus more than 50 other devices, all from your iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod and iPad.
So it seems that the pico remote should be able to control any HomeKit device. No?
I also found this:
Lutron Integration
Since you were wondering if Lutron Caseta uses ZigBee or Z-Wave, perhaps you were looking for ways to integrate Lutron with your home system.
To integrate Lutron Caseta with other home automation systems you will need the Smart Bridge Pro. Do not confuse the Pro version with the non-pro Smart Bridge, as this does not allow third-party integrations.
Once you have the Lutron Smart Bridge Pro setup, you can integrate with a whole host of popular smart systems, including IFTTT, SmartThings, Wink, and the all three of the big Voice Assistants. Given these integrations, you can create just about any home automation you desire.
Did you test it hoobs? 😉
For sure I’m having issues tried to install it quickly appears I’m going to have to do some digging
Hey SportzSpaz appears it doesn't work with Hoobs just hangs up
@@theflyer007 I know. It doesn’t work in hoobs. He forgot to test it. However, if you download homebridge, you run it temporarily, get the json code and copy it to hoobs.
@@sportzspaz6303 you are a genius worked like magic lol thankful I have a random computer to install that onto
I've just been using it in Homebrige and assumed it would work in HOOBS (it should). I would contact HOOBS support so they can get this plugin working. I'll reach out to them also.
Homebridge Pi sitting on the same vlan as the Lutron bridge. Plugin installs great. Locates the Lutron bridge and connects. I reboot Homebridge and all my Picos show up there. But Homekit is a ghost town. None of the Picos show up on any devices' home app. Reinstall plugin, same results. Bounced Homebridge and Lutron bridge. I'm out of ideas.
Nevermind. It was a Pihole issue :) Good stuff Shane !!
Mine just spins forever :(
If only you were able to program the inner buttons to act as dimmers, this would be huge for Hue bulbs.
Plug-in author here. Unfortunately, there’s no concept of “more” or “less” with HomeKit buttons, just target values.
Some people have done this using "convert to shortcut."
Shortcut with nested if’s. Not very elegant but it works. Trying to find another way.
How Many Homekit Zigbee Hubs in your home ?
I've got more than a few.
@@ShaneCreates Which zigbee hubs are your recommended for start zigbee ecosystem ?
8:24 you should have said I am you.
I saw this and I thought this would be so awesome. But for some reason I am having a really hard time getting this to work in HOOBS. I've talked to the developer of the plugin but he says he's never used HOOBS and can't offer any help. Only with Homebridge. I'm at the point now to where I'm seriously considering switching to homebridge but kind of put off by having to set everything up again. When I try to use the plugin with HOOBS, it installs with no error messages, I go to configuration and I get 4 fields to put information into but no description of what information its looking for or how to obtain it. The log files indicates an error and the bridge doesn't start either. I really would like to have this plugin working in HOOBS so if anyone got it going in HOOBS, let us know the secret please!! Thanks Shane for the awesome vids you do and to anyone that might be able to help with the HOOBS side of this plugin!!!
Hey Jody, yea I realized there are some issues when using it in hoobs. Read through the comments here, as some others have also been working through this and may have found a workaround.
I would also reach out to HOOBS support. I have reached out to them as well so hopefully they can provide some guidance and help to get it working.
@@ShaneCreates Thanks Shane, I appreciate the tip there. I did send in a support ticket to HOOBS, and also to the gentleman that gave a trick to try for more information. Thanks for being so helpful and I do apologize for having to ask for help but I am pretty green to the HOOBS thing. Have a good one!!
@@TechJB65 Did you find a fix? I can't get it to work on Hoobs either.
Did you get a workaround that you can share?
@@theharplayer2036 I filed a bug report with HOOBS and they answered back that they had fixed it in their end and that all I had to do was uninstall the plugin, clear the main hub cache, reinstall the plugin and configure it to add my lutron bridge. That’s pretty much what I did and it worked for me.
this does not work on HOOBS.
It does now.
Idk if the best “Homekit” switch is a switch that is not Homekit lol.
It is! And, it is HomeKit, because the Caseta Bridge, Homebridge software and plugin are HomeKit!
@@m.j.r.technologyreveiws1075 that’s like saying “Ring” is the best Homekit doorbell.
@@BMar1andonly
No. Because Ring isn’t the best any kind of doorbell. But it does work with HomeKit pretty good, thanks to the Homebridge plugin.
Bring back mini me Shane
These switches are only 110v. So much for globalism. No 220v support.
The pico remotes referred to in this video are battery powered.
Fun video Shane. Enjoyed the twist and new style.
Thank you!
Hey Lutron! If your listening, grant OUR 3 Wishes! - 1.Update the Caseta bridge to allow this HomeKit Scene functionality. - 2. Allow Single, Double, and Long press. - 3. Release a Blank 5 Button Pico with some nicely designed Button Stickers thrown in the box!
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I'd be happy if Lutron would just remember it's previous dimming state. Ridiculous that they always power on to 100%.
@@dnoland77
Agree! It is annoying that the Caseta dimmer switch itself has no favorite button.
Doesn't the Caseta Pro bridge work with HomeKit??