These types of systems can be a bit overkill for a single room, but if you ever want to get into full-house automation/control it is a good starting point. Some of these product lines are quite extensive, offering a mix of plug-in modules, bulbs, controllable outlets, replacement switches/dimmers (which can be controlled remotely as well as control other devices), wall-mount keypads, handheld remotes, motion sensors and smart-phone interfaces.
These can range from wireless remote-based products (some of which also have smartphone controls), to actually replacing your existing switch with a keypad. There are also a number of ways to remotely control power to the lamps, so you use the existing bulbs. You can leave the existing switch in the room controlling overall on/off (though if turned off, you can't turn lights on from the remote), just not use it at all, or replace it with a blank faceplate.
Nice thing about these is you can get a remote switch that can be mounted to the wall, and have multiple switches if you want. Some are IR (with a remote that needs line-of-sight), others are RF (no line-of-sight), and you can also get Wifi and Wifi/RF hybrids. There are a lot of bulbs that are controllable via wireless. I use the app to adjust the color every now and then, but mostly I just use the switch on the lamp they're in to turn them on or off (and it's only me that uses them). I do have some of these in my office at work. The benefit is they're very cheap - there are 100's of "brands" of a couple dozen distinct models available from China. Personally I think this is of very limited use - touching a switch on the wall as I leave/enter the room is more convenient than getting my phone out of my pocket, unlocking it, finding the light control app, waiting for it to load, then adjusting the light. There are many that are smartphone-controlled. Some are simple on/off, some can control bulb color/brightness, and some have "scene" capability (where you press a single button to set all lights to a preset brightness and/or color). There are a number of products on the market (specific product recommendations are something we don't do here) depending on what you're looking for. I'd instead skip all that, and go with "smart" bulbs. The hot and neutral terminals on each fixture are spliced with a pigtail to the circuit wires which then continue on to the next light. The source is at SW1 and 2-wire cable runs from there to the fixtures. It's also a bit strange to have multiple switches controlling multiple plugs, so it's not really something that would appeal to future owners (and in fact, may be looked at as a negative). This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights. (Not sure why anyone would want to do it differently.Changing the switch itself involves changing the wiring, and depending on how the room is setup and wired (which you may not fully know until you start opening walls) could be quite a fair amount of work. I want to be able to not only have the switch control the bulbs, but i want to be able to control the switch via homeseer and have those actions impact the bulbs in the same way. I've basically created a conventional switch arrangement. It's like the switch and bulbs are no longer "grouped". When i go to control the switch via hstouch or an event or via the homeseer web interface, changing the state of the switch has no impact at all on the state of the bulbs. This is great because the switch controls the two bulbs equally and instantly just like it's hardwired to the lamps! Success, only not really. I have successfully configured the switch to control the bulbs by adding the two bulbs to a "group" on the switch's zwave config page. I have two zwave light bulbs (the Ge/Jasco ones) and zwave switch (basically just a remote, doesn't directly control load).
#2 lights one switch code
Simple situation but i can't seem to crack the code here.
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