Specifications
The company Calex offers with its product A60 a smarthome solution in the field of lighting. We have categorized this product 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.
- Change the brightness.
- Changing the color temperature like warm or cool white.
- Multiple colors can be selected in the smartphone app.
- The luminaire can be configured to emit a white light.
- Automatic switch-on behavior.
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. Typical light bulbs from the old days usually consume about 25-40 watts per hour. The smarthome light described here A60 gets by in comparison with 8.5 w.
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. Calex chose plastic as the casing material. The color was kept in white. This light weighs 400 g.
Protection
Please be careful when exposing these lights to water, dust or mechanical stress because the A60 does not have IP certification.
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