Chapter 2
ZigBee Smart Home Demonstration
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2.4 Controlling the Light
Once you have set up the ZigBee Smart Home Demonstration, as described in
and
, you can control the Dimmable Light from inside and/or
outside the ZigBee WPAN:
Control from the Dimmer Switch within the WPAN is described in
Control from a PC outside the WPAN is described in
2.4.1 Controlling the Dimmable Light from the Dimmer Switch
The Dimmer Switch node can be used to control the Dimmable Light node:
The controlled lights are the three white LEDs (D1-D3) on the Lighting/Sensor
Expansion Board.
The four buttons SW1-SW4 on the Generic Expansion Board are used to
control the lights, as follows:
Caution: The LEDs on the Lighting/Sensor Expansion
Boards are very bright at maximum intensity. To avoid
damage to your eyes, do not look into them directly for
an extended period of time.
Button
Action
SW1
Switch on lights
SW2
Switch off lights
SW3
Increase brightness of lights
SW4
Decrease brightness of lights
Table 2: Button Usage on Dimmer Switch