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 For example, with Hubitat, you could create a set of rules that would dim your lights from 100% to 30% over the period of a half-hour at sunset or 8 PM (whichever is later) and then bring the lights back up slowly at sunrise or 6 AM (whichever is later)—all without any cloud interaction. This will even work if your internet goes down. SmartThings and Wink can’t reach that level of complexity, especially while relying only on local control. For example, with Hubitat, you could create a set of rules that would dim your lights from 100% to 30% over the period of a half-hour at sunset or 8 PM (whichever is later) and then bring the lights back up slowly at sunrise or 6 AM (whichever is later)—all without any cloud interaction. This will even work if your internet goes down. SmartThings and Wink can’t reach that level of complexity, especially while relying only on local control.
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 +**NOTE:** *"Be sure to consider the First Alert smoke detectors.  They have built-in Z-wave, and some are powered with batter backup.  This eliminates the need for the EcoLink Firefighter device, as well as frequent battery changes).  This may be particularly important for harder-to-reach locations such as basements."*
  
 ## Links: ## Links:
 * [Hubitat Elevation Product Home Page](https://hubitat.com/) * [Hubitat Elevation Product Home Page](https://hubitat.com/)
 * [Hubitat Tutorials](https://hubitat.com/blogs/home-automation-tutorials) * [Hubitat Tutorials](https://hubitat.com/blogs/home-automation-tutorials)
 +* [Hubitat Forums / Community](https://community.hubitat.com/)
 +* [List of Compatible Devices](https://docs2.hubitat.com/en/devices/list-of-compatible-devices)
 * [VIDEO(2019): Review of Hubitat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44olrmMPxw4) * [VIDEO(2019): Review of Hubitat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44olrmMPxw4)
 * [VIDEO(2020): Integrating Z-Wave Devices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf-Fldjb0to) * [VIDEO(2020): Integrating Z-Wave Devices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf-Fldjb0to)
 * [BLOG(2019): Objective Article Reviewing Hubitat](https://www.howtogeek.com/407582/should-you-use-hubitat-to-automate-your-smarthome/) * [BLOG(2019): Objective Article Reviewing Hubitat](https://www.howtogeek.com/407582/should-you-use-hubitat-to-automate-your-smarthome/)
 +* [Z-Wave vs Zigbee](https://www.smarthome.com/blogs/buyers-guides/zigbee-vs-z-wave-which-is-the-best)
 +* [Zigbee Smoke Alarm Discussion](https://community.hubitat.com/t/heiman-smart-smoke-sensor-hs1sa-zigbee/43170/39)
 +* [Hubitat Smoke Alarm Discussion](https://community.hubitat.com/t/hard-wired-ac-z-wave-or-zigbee-smoke-co-detectors/77732/17) *(discusses EcoLink Firefighter device)*
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 +**NOTE:** *"Install regular hardwired smoke detectors and use an Ecolink FireFighter to be able to trigger on the detectors going off."*
  
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