esp8266_milight_hub VS adaptive-lighting

So, I have a few proprietary RF smart lights all around the house. I control these using an ESP project I found in Home Assistant. The problem I'm running into is kids turning off the lights from the switches. I figured the solution would be running relay switches for the smart lights since I want to install some for the dumb lights either way. I read up somewhere that you can run some relays in something called decoupled/detached mode, which allows them to send their state to home assistant, which can toggle the smart bulb.

Using this hub, they work well for controlling WLED (or non WLED) lights, but do take a bit of configuring getting all the buttons configured.

Alternatively, you can DIY a MiLight hub that connects to HA via MQTT, and use any of the MiBoxer/MiLight remotes if they fit your needs.

The easy option is to just get a Zwave or Zigbee remote. With a hub running Zigbee2MQTT or Zwave2MQTT, you can translate the button presses to MQTT and trigger your Tasmota devices. Alternatively, you could set up a Milight hub (which also translates button presses to MQTT topics) and use any of the commercially available Milight remotes as inputs.

The controller puck uses a 2.4GHz RF signal to control the light. I'm just guessing, but I would imagine you should be able to pick up the RF signal from a Milight hub like this. (I use a few Milight RF remotes connected to a DIY hub to control lights through HA.)

(These do require a 2.4GHz RF gateway. You can buy the standalone gateway, build your own, or buy a premade version.)

Anyone have any suggestions? I would prefer Zwave or 433MHz RF based (I have dongles for both attached to my HA box), but open to Wifi or Zigbee for the right solution. Anything cloud based is a hard pass. Same with BT, unless there is a cheap hub, or something I can DIY. (I already have a few ESP32 BT proxies running Tasmota or ESPHome.) IR is less than ideal due to line-of-sight restrictions. I was thinking about setting up this on an ESP8266, paired with one of these Milight remotes, but before putting in an AliExpress order and waiting weeks for delivery, does anybody have any other suggestions? Would this or this work with my 433MHz SDR running RTL_433? The giant antennas were a little off-putting.

I also looked at milight hub with an esp board.

If someone could specifically confirm/deny that the Gledopto bridge works with White bulbs would be great. People have created custom controllers for the White bulbs/remotes (e.g., here) - so I assume the protocol is known or the same.

Before binning off the Milight controller perhaps try this open source hub: https://github.com/sidoh/esp8266_milight_hub

I use Home Assistant for doing most of what you're asking for. This integration works great for adjusting light level and temperature: https://github.com/basnijholt/adaptive-lighting.

My home has an ERV and I use a couple Shelly relays (one for power and the other to boost airflow) integrated into HA to modulate the amount of fresh air I bring in, currently based on indoor/outdoor temperature and humidity. I don't have an air quality sensor, but if I had one I could easily integrate that into my automations.

Philips Hue lub Ikea Tradfri spięte z home-assistant.io, do którego zainstalowany jest dodatek https://github.com/basnijholt/adaptive-lighting

Are you using any sort of home automation system (Google, Alexa, Siri, other) or just using the Kasa app? I use Home Assistant along with the Adaptive Lighting integration with my bulbs and LED strips, which works on circadian rhythm and does exactly what you're wanting to do.

My home has never felt this "smart" before. Every time my lights turns on I find the color and brightness to be perfect.

[1]: https://github.com/basnijholt/adaptive-lighting

If you're starting from scratch with a new build, I would recommend Home Assistant with the Adaptive Lighting Custom Component.

Personally, I use this Integration within my home automation hub. It took all of 5-10min to set up, didn't require any additional hardware, works with all of my existing bulbs and strips with CT and/or brightness control, updates my lights every 90s, and slowly transitions to the next setting over a 45s period. Any time I make manual adjustments to any light, it holds that setting until I turn the light off.

Probably not the solution you're looking for, but I use Adaptive Lighting with Home Assistant. Doing it at the hub level (instead of the bulb or app level) means you aren't restricted to a specific brand/protocol. As long as the light has dimming and CT controls, it just works. (I use it with several different LED strips and several different smart bulbs.)

I think the best method to do this is with this home assistant integration: https://github.com/basnijholt/adaptive-lighting

Any CCT capable light will be able to achieve this, but the level of automation will depend on the app/hub you pair them with. Inovelli, Ikea, and Philips have some good options, but will all require an appropriate Zwave/Zigbee hub. Personally, I run Home Assistant in conjunction with the Adaptive Lighting Add-On to handle the CT automations.

HACS Adaptive lighting