Documentation Index
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Intro
With Zendo, you can control all your lights, including smart light bulbs, wall switches, dimmers, and relays. You can turn lights on or off, adjust the dimming level, change colour, and monitor the battery level of portable lights in the Batteries section of the app.Add lights to the floorplan
Lights are essential in every automated property, and a room often has multiple light sources. To keep control simple, please add a light room accessory that controls all the lights in the room. This gives you quick, easy control. You can turn off all the lights in the room with a single tap.Automatic grouping
This is the recommended setup. Before you start, please link each Zendo room to the matching Home Assistant/Homey room/area. When the rooms are linked, select “All lights” when you add the light room accessory. Zendo will automatically create the group for you, and keep it up to date when lights are added or removed from the room.Manual selection
If you’d rather pick a specific light (or a light group from Home Assistant/Homey), select “Let me choose” when you add the light room accessory. This is handy when you already have a group in Home Assistant/Homey (for example, a Philips Hue room/zone). Or if you have a single wall light switch that controls all the lights in the room.Control individual lights in a group
Zendo automatically detects grouped lights and displays an option to control individual lights within the group. This is the best of both worlds. You can:- Control the entire room at once.
- Control individual lights within the group when you need it.
Add individual lights to the floorplan (optional)
Some lights are better as individual accessories on the floorplan, especially lights you often control individually. For example:- Task lighting, such as a desk lamp or a reading light next to a chair or sofa.
- Bedside table lights.
- Kitchen under‑cabinet lights.
Setting the mood
The room feels different with the right light. Bright for getting things done. Warm and soft for slowing down. With Zendo, you can bring up mood scenes for each room right from your floorplan. Tap “Wake up”, “Relax”, “Party”, “Sleep”, or any mood you’ve set up in Home Assistant/Homey, and let the room shift to match the moment. It’s an easy way to make each space feel just right, with a single tap. Here are some examples of mood scenes created for Homes:- Wake up: Start your day gently with wake‑up lighting that helps you feel refreshed.
- Work from home: Need to focus? This mood helps you concentrate and stay productive.
- Housekeeping/cleaning: Sometimes, you just need everything bright to spot the dust or focus on the ironing.
- Relax: When your day is done, it’s time to wind down.
- Party: Celebrate any occasion, big or small, in style.
- Sleep: Drift off as the lights transition to a warm tone and dim.
- Meditate: Put both your mind and body at rest.
Troubleshooting
Sockets as lights on Homey
On Homey, some devices are classified as “socket” even though they are physically lights (e.g. a smart plug controlling a lamp, or a relay wired to a light fixture). Zendo uses the device type set in Homey to decide what is a light, to stay consistent with the official Homey app. If a device is not marked as a light in Homey, it can’t be used as a light in Zendo.How to fix it
- Open the Homey app.
- Go to Devices and find the device in question.
- Tap the device, then open its Settings (gear icon).
- Under “Plugged in”, change the device type from “Socket” to “Light”.
- Save the changes.