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I have an Aeotec Nano Dimmer, and am trying to understand how to dim lights using an external SPST switch connected to it.

If I toggle the switch the lights go on and off.

If I toggle it and then toggle it back instantly, the light level starts to change, but it seems quite erratic: I can't reliably stop it.

The documentation is silent about it.

anonymous2
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I have received the following answer from Aeotec support:

Standard Toggle Switch using 2-state Mode: - Toggle once - toggles last dim level / OFF.

Standard Toggle Switch using Momentary Mode:

Just to note, you must control the 2-state switch as if it were a momentary push button where tapping a momentary button is much like toggling a 2-state switch 2x times quickly, or pressing and holding is like flipping the switch once, then flipping the switch again is like releasing the momentary push button.

  • Toggle twice quickly - toggles last dim level / OFF.
  • Toggle once - Acts like press and hold, ramps light up and down
    • Toggle one more time - Acts like you are releasing a push button, stops the ramping

For the second use case, you must force set Nano Dimmer to see the toggle switch as a momentary switch.

dottedmag
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The existing answer isnt quite correct in its conclusion. You cant make the dimmer see a toggle switch as momentary. Sure, you can configure it to be momentary, but it's still a toggle switch. And the problem just changes, it does not go away.

The solution is to use a momentary switch.

  • Every time the switch is pressed, it toggles the light.
  • If the switch is held down, the light intensifies. And you release it at the desired brightness The next time it is held down, the light dims.
  • If the switched is pressed twice the light goes to max brightness.
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