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> A managed switch will allow you to power on/off specific ports. As somebody that's looked into this... yes, but. The contemporary light switch is instant. Wi
by baby_souffle 1y ago
> A managed switch will allow you to power on/off specific ports.
As somebody that's looked into this... yes, but. The contemporary light switch is instant. Within a few nanoseconds of your brain feeling the "click", you see the light. There's a noticeable latency from an API request to the switch's control plane which then talks to the power control which then turns power to the port off and then the light goes out. You have the additional delay of poe negotiation for the "turn on" operation, too.
- somat 1y agoThat is how I managed to talk myself out of investing in a home automation setup, none of the incompatible systems felt good and more importantly, they were all worse than having a physical switch I can toggle.
- doubleg72 1y agoLutron offers a variety of styles that work near instantly. I’ve been using them for years.
- lazide 1y agoIt really isn’t- 20-30ms minimum for most switches/lights, on average. Incandescent likely a bit more. Which is still ‘instant’, but with some non-ridiculous implementation, also easy to do with a ‘smart home’. Of course most implementations are pretty ridiculous, so there does that idea.