Specifications
With its product A60 , the brand Calex presents an innovative smart home solution for intelligent lighting control. This product has been categorized as bulb.
Communication
A wide variety of technologies can be used to control the Smarthome light, each of which can have its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, control via Wifi can be integrated into an existing network over longer distances, but consumes more power than, for example, Zigbee or Bluetooth. Wifi is therefore only suitable for devices that are permanently connected to the power grid. A60 supports the following technologies:
- W-Lan (2.4 GHz)
Supported functions
The following features/functions are supported by this device:
- Switch the light on or off via your smartphone or the Bridge.
- Adjustment of the light intensity.
- Adjustment of the color temperature settings to warm or cool shades of white.
- The smartphone app allows you to choose from different shades.
- The lamp can be adjusted so that it shines in a clear white.
- Automated activation function.
Third party integrations
Don't want to use the integration/bridge that the manufacturer Calex specifies? That's not a problem. See the list below for all verified integrations that work with A60 :
- Apple HomeKit
- Google Home
- Alexa Smart Home
Light
The lamp can assume a color temperature between 2200 and 4000 kelvin. The unit lumen is a measurement to determine the amount of light emitted per given time. Conversely, this means that the higher the lumen, the brighter a lamp shines. As a rule, for example, 500-600 lumens per square meter are sufficient to illuminate a bathroom. For comparison, the A60 is given as 806. Calex has defined the power consumption for the devices described here with 8.5 w. However, the specification may differ from the actual power consumption depending on which colors/color temperatures and brightnesses are set. For example, while manufacturers mostly measure lumens at white color and full brightness, the power consumption might have been measured at slight dimming. However, it would also be possible to measure at full brightness, which could lower the power consumption at 8.5 w. In short, this is an approximate guide from Calex.
Design
Unfortunately, in this case, we have to start with bad news regarding the design, because the sustainability aspect was neglected in the light sources installed in the device. The manufacturer did not take the replacement of the bulbs into account, which means that the entire device has to be replaced. The housing is made of plastic and comes in a white color. This light weighs 400 g.
Protection
Make sure that these lights do not come into contact with water, dust or mechanical influences, as the A60 does not have IP certification.
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