Ikea Tradfri smart lights - Start smart lighting and home automation with a small budget
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- Thought of buying and trying out smart lighting but don't know where to start? Too many smart home automation systems and don't know which one to go into? Start with Ikea's Smart Bulb and Dimmer Switch combo pack, and
expand to home automation systems and mobile app control in future.
In this video, I will show how we can start our smart lighting journey with Ikea trådfri smart lighting. Save by starting with Ikea smart bulb and stand-alone switch combo pack.
When we are comfortable and experience the convenience of controlling lights using a wireless switch, we can then expand into either (1) control Ikea lightings using Ikea trådfri gateway hub for mobile app and away from home control; or (2) expand even further to use with home automation systems using Samsung Smartthings.
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0:00 Introduction
1:10 Difference between Ikea 809 and 1000 lumen bulbs and switches
2:46 Unboxing
3:06 Ikea Tradfri switch
3:35 Pairing Ikea switch with multiple bulbs
5:17 White Colour Temperature Demo
5:46 Turn on Ikea bulb using proximity switch with Smartthings
6:09 Ikea Hub and App
6:49 Smartthings Hub and Ikea bulb
Lumen is the measurement of light output.
White bulb colour temperature is different from colour bulb colours.
Warm white, cool white, daylight which we are familiar with, are called colour temperature.
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Exactly the video I needed to pair this bulb. Thank you!
Hi Mari, thanks for dropping this comment letting me know. Appreciate it! Glad my video helped.
Super clear & helpful video.. thanks very much!
Was looking for exactly something like this to pair a pendant light with 3 bulbs in my dining area.
So glad my video is helpful. You are welcome.
Thanks for sharing this video the battery died in my remote and I couldn’t figure out how to get the remote to work once I changed it this was extremely helpful 😊
Thanks a lot! Successfully paired my kitchen LED lighting with my switch!
Hi, you are very welcome. So glad my video is helping so many of you. Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you so much!
Very happy to know. Glad it's useful.
This is an excellent explainer. Thank you.
Thanks!
god, ur a lifesaver, i ve been trying to reconect the controller to my bulb for the last 5 days 😭
Thanks for letting me know. You have given me an idea to make another video. Thanks a lot.
@@SkyPerspective 🫂 nw men
Thank you for showing how to pair. My was flashing uncontrollably while it was unplugged for quite some time after I moved and didn’t know why it wasn’t responding anymore. Opened it and tried what other videos said which was pressing button 5x (5 times) or the guy with the ikea blinds that wasn’t useful at all. I was able to hold the button the get it to flash or breathe, and was up and running.
Glad this worked for you, and thanks for your feedback letting me know, so I know I can make more videos like this.
Very good! I've never seen someone show the instructions booklet for pausing. Bravo from the US
Hi Troy, thanks a lot for your feedback. Now I know I should do that more often.
@@SkyPerspective u can divide your video in a table of contents by time so you can jump around. That's cool too
Hey @@thetroytroycan I do know we can add chapters and timestamps on to TH-cam video description, but don't know why I didn't think of adding it for this video. Thanks for the reminder and suggestion.
If it's turned off by the remote while the main light switch in the wall is turned does it stay off until you turn it back on by the remote?
Great video. Gets straight to the point.
Have one question. Just want to test out smart lights so I don’t need the gateway up right? I can just get the combo and just control the lights with the remote control?
Yes that's right. The combo comes with the switch and bulb already connected. The switch should just work out of the box.
Very useful video I’m just learning about this smart devices. So I have to check if my lamps work work with LED bulbs before I buy any of those combos?
Hi MusicaErika, no you dont need to check for LED bulbs compatibility. You just need to make sure the socket of the bulb (E27 or B22) will fit your lamp. These IKEA combos are designed to easily fit any light bulb sockets and straight away you can use the remote to control the bulb. Hope this help.
Hi there. Great video. What I was looking for that you have shown that 4 buttons remote pairs with another lamp which came with 2 buttons remote. What I want to know that 2 buttons remote switch can be paired with the bulb which came with 4 buttons remote?
Useful video, I'm looking into Ikea lights at the minute. Can you confirm that they link to the new version of the Smart Things app? I've seen lots of tutorials showing the old version of the app, but not with the new one.
Hi Paul, for your reference the version of my SmartThings App is version 1.7.60.23, is this the old or new version? I have only used one version of the SmartThings app. My setup consists of SmartThing Hub + SmartThings App on Galaxy Mobile phone + Ikea Tradfri LED lights. I can confirm this set up will work.
Very insightful video! First time looking into smart lighting for my student room, and this does help. Do they also have bulbs of a smaller format? I want to switch out the bulbs on my table lamps too but they have a different socket.
Hi Jelle, glad my video helped, and thanks for letting me know. Yes they do have these wireless smart bulbs that comes with smaller bulb sockets. Like this www.ikea.com/au/en/p/tradfri-led-bulb-e14-600-lumen-wireless-dimmable-colour-and-white-spectrum-globe-opal-white-90411568/
Are you in Australia? It's on offer in Ikea Australia right now.
Or the candle light shaped bulb type as well:
www.ikea.com/au/en/p/tradfri-led-bulb-e14-470-lumen-wireless-dimmable-white-spectrum-chandelier-opal-white-50424313/
@@SkyPerspective ah no i live in the netherlands, but thanks for the information! I think ikeas stock is pretty much the same everywhere on earth haha
Oh. Hope those bulbs are on discount at your side too.
Great video! Can you control multiple different bulbs from the app? And can they be different colors if connected to the same control?
Yes, they can.
With the app control, I am using both the Philips hue app and the Samsung smartthings app to control the same set of bulbs. Initially, we need to set up the room and scenes in order to control different (colour) bulbs.
With the Ikea switch control, we can only connect one switch to one bulb for direct connection. Alternatively, we can connect the Ikea switch to the smartthings app to turn on all the different bulbs in any room. It's difficult to explain typing this. Hope it's not too confusing.
I have illustrated a bit more on how I wire up my smartthings system in this video: th-cam.com/video/8lRaxjf-JrI/w-d-xo.html
I have just bought an IKEA smart light and a wireless dimmer remote. So afterall I still need to buy a Gateway to connect them together in order to control through Alexa?
Hi Vinc Tee, I haven't used the Ikea gateway before. Base on my understanding, the gateway is for us to connect the lights to Wi-Fi and internet, so we can use the Ikea mobile app control the lights, even when we are away from home.
I use Google home and Bixby, but have not used Alexa before. If Alexa can add Ikea gateway then it will be compatible, if not, i don't think the gateway will work with Alexa.
What i have done is i connect the Ikea light bulbs directly to my Samsung smartthings hub, without the Ikea Gateway. I can control it using Samsung Smartthings app. Samsung Smartthings can then connect to Google home and Bixby for me to control the lights using Google home and Bixby.
I don't think I have answered your question😁, but I hope this helps.
I hope it's not stupid question, but what is the purpose of the "flatter" m3 sticker? One (the thicker) is for the actual mounting, but what is the second for?
Sorry which sticker do you mean? Can you provide the time location of this video that you are talking about?
Hi, Nice information.Thanks.I haveaquestion: My dimmer connected to 7 LED bulbs and other dimmer connected 6 but oneday i heard a noice and blinkingen on the dimmer switch and no lights came on the bulbs.
After tried switch off main circuuts now both have stopped working but blinkingen and sounding clicks. I tried the bulbs in ordinary contact all worked fine.Now can I connect IKEA dimmer ..if yes how?
Ya might be best to contact Ikea. You can also check if the battery is dead in the dimmer switch. Hope this helps.
what if i have 3 lamps in my living room, And i only want 1 of those lamps on. Does this switch put all 3 lamps on, or is there a way to put only the 1 lamp on ?
If you want to use only 1 switch to sometimes turn 3 lamps on and sometimes turn 1 lamp on, then you will need to connect the lamp and switch to a central hub like Samsung Smartthings. From the Smartthings app, we can program pressing the switch and press and hold the switch as two different commands.
Grear video! With the $29 one can it also change colour apart from white?
Thanks. Glad you find the video useful. No, it only cycle through different temperatures, not different colours.
Can you use without connecting to internet? Just using only phone app?
You can use the physical buttons to control the lights without connecting to Internet. If you want to use the phone app, you got to use a hub like Ikea Tradfri gateway to control using a phone app. Hope this helps.
1. am i able to connect these lightbulbs to voice command via google home without the gateway hub?
2. while two lightbulbs are connected to the same switch, can i turn only one light off and leave one on with the switch?
1. No I don't think so. I am connecting the bulbs and switches independently to my Samsung SmartThings hub in order to use voice command from Google home and Bixby to control the light bulbs.
2. No. If you want to customise and program how each bulb behave when you press the switch or press and hold the switch, you will need to get the bulb and switch connected independently to a system like Google home or Samsung smartthings via a hub like I did.
Hi do I need to buy a hub to make the bulb combo work?
I have a hektor lamp and want to use a smart bulb to switch between white and day light settings. Please can you suggest the products?
Thumbs up from me!
If you only have one lamp and only intent to use one remote with that one lamp, then you don't need a hub. I recommend you get the one with the round remote control. It allows you to change temperature (warm white or day light) and dim the lights and of course has the on/off switch. The bulb should come paired with the remote control out of the box. Hope this helps
Hi. Was it easy to connect these to the smartthings hub? Do you need to install extra edge drivers?
No, it's straightforward and I didn't install any drivers. All I did was set the bulbs and switch to pairing, go to smartthings app and make the smartthings hub add a device. The tricky part is choosing the right brand and device. There are a number of switches and bulb under IKEA in smartthings app to choose from. For e.g. the square swtich is called "Ikea dimmer"
@@SkyPerspective awesome. Thanks for the reply and info.
Nice vidéo thank you for this review, where this proximity sensor come from ?
Thanks. It's the Samsung SmartThings Multipurpose Sensor. You can search for that.
I bought this sensor at a ridiculously low price, 80% discounted off the original price. I would not recommend getting this sensor at the original price.
@@SkyPerspective thank you
Can you have two remotes controlling the same bulb?
You will need a smart home hub like the Samsung Smartthings Hub to program two switches to control any one or set of bulbs. If direct pairing between a switch and a bulb, you can only have one switch.
Can you please help. I want to buy this dimmer kit. I'm just wondering, does it only work when WiFi is on? Thank you for a very clear and straight forward video.
Hi Sandy. No, if you want to simply use this dimmer switch and bulb on their own, you don't need WiFi to be on. WiFi is only needed if you connect them to a hub. You can use this dimmer switch and bulb without a hub. Hope this helps. Glad you like my video. 😀
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yaay! I'm going to buy it now. Thank you so much for your help 😁
@@Irishstuff You are very welcome. Enjoy.
Mine didn’t come with a remote
Yes there is a version that comes with remote and another version without the remote.
Can I turn on different lights seperetly with the same switch. As In I have 2 lamps but only want 1 lamp on at the time. Can the remote control separate bulbs at a time?
Yes, if you connect the bulbs and remote to a smart home system like Smartthings, but it will be complicated. You can use smartthings to program the on button to toggle on/off for bulb 1, and the off button to toggle on/off for bulb 2.
If you connect the two bulbs directly to the switch then that one switch will turn the two bulbs on and off at the same time.
Hope this is not too confusing.
Oh and there are probably other smart home systems that can do the same configuration too. I am using smartthings so I know smartthings can do it.
@@SkyPerspective Ahh so the remote it comes with though can not control different bulbs though. I need another system? Thank you!
@@thebardock6785 Sorry for the late reply. Yes, that's right.
Can I use them without internet/wifi at my home?
Yes you can with the basic set up
So if you just want to turn it on/off by remote you don't need that smart hub ?
Yes. By default the switch controls the bulb it comes with.
@@SkyPerspective thanks, I just ordered one with white tone and intensity + 4 buttons remote. Paid just $5 after a ~$18 IKEA coupon 😎
If you reset to factory reset how do you pair again?
Ikea bulb pairs by close proximity, meaning the controller that is attempting to pair with the bulb needs to be really close to the bulb. So you can take either of the controller, position it really close to the bulb, press and hold the pair button, the bulb will flash and blink indicating it has re-paired with the new controller.
Can you use the light bulb and remote themselves straightaway without connecting to the Gateway or any other similar devices? Thanks.
Yes you can. The remotes can be paired with the light bulbs directly without anything else like the gateway. If you buy the (remote and light bulb) combo pack, they come already paired for you.
@@SkyPerspective thanks. Heading to ikea tonight!
Can you please help me know how to control the same light from two different switches, for example, from the two ends of a hallway? 🤔
You will need to set up your lights and switches using smart home systems like Google Home or Smartthings. If stand alone system, we can only pair one switch to one light. We cannot pair two switches to one light. Hope this make sense.
@@SkyPerspective it's interesting cause I looked it up and Ikea says otherwise in the article "Can I pair two remote controls with one TRÄDFRI light bulb?". Can you please try it out? I want to know before investing in IKEA's ecosystem. Thank you.
Can a singular Samsung SmartHub work with both devices connected in the first or second floor?
Hi Matas, it depends on how close the devices are, like up top of each other across the two floors, or in diagonal rooms across your house. It also depends on whether the second floor is wood or concrete. Many things can disrupt radio frequency, like metal racks. Unfortunately, we cannot be 100% sure until you test it out in your two story building. Generally speaking, devices like Bluetooth, wireless routers, and smart hubs usually have a signal coverage of 10 meters (30 feet). Hope this helps.
Smart things is great in theory. It is terrible in execution. Loose connection with devices, phone or tablet interface terrible to sign in (unless you use a Samsung) and difficulty to pair.
The new Ikea hub and app are easier to use.
One bulb is not pairing
KEEP THE LIFE KEEP THE BULB KEEP THE CLEAN ROUTINE WITH CLEAN WHITE CLOTH THAT IS DRY AND HAT OF COOTON AND COTTON CLOTHES TO SOCKS RUBBER SHOES WITH BOW TIGHT.
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Does the bulb reamin set to the specific temperature or level of light after it was turned of and on again? Does the bulb has some kind of memory?
AVOID THIS PRODUCT.
I have installed two bulbs and one remote. It worked for about a few months and then stopped working. I change batteries in the remote and the full reset several times. The bulbs and the remote control just will not sync.
Avoid this product. Absolute rubbish
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Thanks for letting me know
Get on with it bro. Too much chatting and zero instruction 👎👎👎👎👎
Yeah... that's true, now that I watched this video again. Thanks for your feedback.