Hello all. I have multiple 12V LED strips (pre-installed in various lights) that are dimmable and dual-white (CCT, the warmth of white can be adjusted). All these LED strips are connected to controllers/drivers that only have remote controls or proprietary apps, no Zigbee
I am looking to replace these controllers with Zigbee drivers/controllers, but I am unable to find any that would be suitable for a 1-channel CCT LED strip. By 1-channel I mean I have 2 wires: (+) and (-). All controllers I have seen (and even ordered and tried) so far, have 3 outputs: (+), CW, WW. So I can dim the LED strip, but I am unable to change the warmth of white, it is always stuck on warm white.
I’ve spent hours and hours researching how 1-channel CCT LEDs work (Digitally addressable lighting interface - DALI) and searched for controllers, but found nothing Would anyone be so kind to put me on the right track?
I finally found the solution! I was only able to find a single driver on the market that can control a 2-wire CCT LED with Zigbee, the MiBoxer LC2-ZR. I was able to connect it to my Philips Hue app and control the lights from there!
Actually I am so happy with it, I ordered 4 more of those and I am replacing all my “dumb” LED lights with remote controls to use this driver instead so it’s all integrated in HA and I can throw out those annoying remotes.
I haven’t tried connecting it to ZHA directly, since I wanted it on my Philips HUE app, so I connected it to the Hue app through the hub first. But I cannot see why not - it uses standard Zigbee protocol, so if it’s able to connect to Philips hue, then should definitely be able to be picked up by ZHA!