Option 1 · Lutron
Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
Last updated October 2026
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- Status Led (features): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — Yes (Green status LEDs show the load level and glow softly as a night light when the load is off); NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — No.
- Wireless Switch Mode (features): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — No (The dimmer is wired to the load it controls; the wire-free half of the system is the separate Pico remote); NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — Yes (Wireless and battery-free: each press harvests its own energy and sends a Zigbee Green Power command (four buttons, primary channels 15, 11, 20 and 25). No wiring and no mains load is switched.).
- Capacitive Load (power): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — Yes (Dimmable CFL up to 150 W, per Lutron's in-wall dimmer specification submittal 369804c); NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — No.
- Inductive Load (power): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — Yes (Dimmable LED rated for 120 V~, up to 150 W with LED+ forward-phase dimming); NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — No.
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- Zigbee (connectivity): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — No; NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — Zigbee Hub required (Zigbee Green Power (Generic Switch) transmitter, so it needs a Green Power capable coordinator such as Zigbee2MQTT. ZHA does not handle Green Power. | Zigbee Green Power device, not a Zigbee router.).
- Switches (features): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — 1; NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — 4.
- Alexa (integrations): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — Lutron Hub required (Lutron lists Amazon Alexa among the platforms Caseta works with, through the Lutron Smart Hub); NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — No (Scene controllers are not Alexa endpoints: the button presses are handled by the Zigbee gateway and only the devices they control show up in Alexa).
- Apple Home (integrations): Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch — Lutron Hub required (Lutron states the smart hub itself contains Apple Home technology, so Siri controls the lights once the dimmer is paired to it); NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch — No.
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Option 2 · NodOn
NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
Last updated October 2026
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Apple Home
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer SwitchLutron Hub required
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall SwitchNo
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Home Assistant
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer SwitchLutron Hub required
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall SwitchPartially
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Connectivity
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
Catalog note
The dimmer talks to the Lutron Smart Hub, Pico remotes and motion sensors over Lutron's own Clear Connect RF technology instead of Wi-Fi, which is why the lights keep responding when the router is down
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note
Zigbee Green Power (Generic Switch) transmitter, so it needs a Green Power capable coordinator such as Zigbee2MQTT. ZHA does not handle Green Power. | Zigbee Green Power device, not a Zigbee router.
Features
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
Catalog note
Lutron documents the LED behaviour on this model as fixed, with no brightness setting or off option (the newer Diva line uses an adjustable light bar instead)
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Scenes, schedules, geofencing, Smart Away and timers from the Lutron app, plus up to 10 Pico remotes or motion sensors paired directly to the dimmer
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Power failure memory: if power is interrupted, the control returns to the level it was set to before the interruption
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Green status LEDs show the load level and glow softly as a night light when the load is off
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- 1
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- 4
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
Catalog note
The dimmer is wired to the load it controls; the wire-free half of the system is the separate Pico remote
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Wireless and battery-free: each press harvests its own energy and sends a Zigbee Green Power command (four buttons, primary channels 15, 11, 20 and 25). No wiring and no mains load is switched.
Integrations
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Lutron Hub required
Catalog note
Lutron lists Amazon Alexa among the platforms Caseta works with, through the Lutron Smart Hub
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
Catalog note
Scene controllers are not Alexa endpoints: the button presses are handled by the Zigbee gateway and only the devices they control show up in Alexa
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Lutron Hub required
Catalog note
Lutron states the smart hub itself contains Apple Home technology, so Siri controls the lights once the dimmer is paired to it
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Lutron Hub required
Catalog note
Lutron lists Google Assistant among the platforms Caseta works with, through the Lutron Smart Hub
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
Catalog note
Not compatible with Google Home.
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Lutron Hub required
Catalog note
The core Lutron Caseta integration talks to the Lutron Caseta Smart Hub (L-BDG2-WH) and exposes wall dimmers as lights
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Partially
Catalog note
Compatible with Home Assistant through Zigbee2MQTT only. ZHA does not support Zigbee Green Power, which this switch uses.
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
Catalog note
The CSA certified-product database holds no Matter certification for Lutron (only two Zigbee 3.0 Aurora dimmers), and Lutron's own Caseta compatibility page never mentions Matter
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Lutron Hub required
Catalog note
Lutron publishes a Caseta page for Samsung SmartThings: lights and shades are controlled from the SmartThings app once the Lutron Smart Hub is connected
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
Power
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- 120V
Catalog note
Operating voltage 120 V~ 50/60 Hz
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Dimmable CFL up to 150 W, per Lutron's in-wall dimmer specification submittal 369804c
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Not recorded
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- 150W
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Dimmable LED rated for 120 V~, up to 150 W with LED+ forward-phase dimming
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- 1.25A
Catalog note
Amazon's Product Information lists the dimmer's current rating as 1.25 A
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- 150W
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
Catalog note
Two-wire dimmer designed for retrofit, so no neutral wire is needed in the wallbox
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Yes
Catalog note
Incandescent and halogen loads, 25 W minimum and 600 W maximum when not ganged
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- No
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- Not recorded
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- 600W
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not applicable / unspecified
Safety Features
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not recorded
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not recorded
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not recorded
- Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch
- No
- NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch
- Not recorded
| Specification | Lutron Caseta Original Smart Dimmer Switch | NodOn Battery-free Zigbee Wall Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity | ||
NoCatalog noteThe dimmer talks to the Lutron Smart Hub, Pico remotes and motion sensors over Lutron's own Clear Connect RF technology instead of Wi-Fi, which is why the lights keep responding when the router is down | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | Zigbee Hub requiredCatalog noteZigbee Green Power (Generic Switch) transmitter, so it needs a Green Power capable coordinator such as Zigbee2MQTT. ZHA does not handle Green Power. | Zigbee Green Power device, not a Zigbee router. | |
| Features | ||
NoCatalog noteLutron documents the LED behaviour on this model as fixed, with no brightness setting or off option (the newer Diva line uses an adjustable light bar instead) | Not applicable / unspecified | |
YesCatalog noteScenes, schedules, geofencing, Smart Away and timers from the Lutron app, plus up to 10 Pico remotes or motion sensors paired directly to the dimmer | Yes | |
| No | No | |
YesCatalog notePower failure memory: if power is interrupted, the control returns to the level it was set to before the interruption | Not applicable / unspecified | |
YesCatalog noteGreen status LEDs show the load level and glow softly as a night light when the load is off | No | |
| 1 | 4 | |
NoCatalog noteThe dimmer is wired to the load it controls; the wire-free half of the system is the separate Pico remote | YesCatalog noteWireless and battery-free: each press harvests its own energy and sends a Zigbee Green Power command (four buttons, primary channels 15, 11, 20 and 25). No wiring and no mains load is switched. | |
| Integrations | ||
Lutron Hub requiredCatalog noteLutron lists Amazon Alexa among the platforms Caseta works with, through the Lutron Smart Hub | NoCatalog noteScene controllers are not Alexa endpoints: the button presses are handled by the Zigbee gateway and only the devices they control show up in Alexa | |
Lutron Hub requiredCatalog noteLutron states the smart hub itself contains Apple Home technology, so Siri controls the lights once the dimmer is paired to it | No | |
Lutron Hub requiredCatalog noteLutron lists Google Assistant among the platforms Caseta works with, through the Lutron Smart Hub | NoCatalog noteNot compatible with Google Home. | |
Lutron Hub requiredCatalog noteThe core Lutron Caseta integration talks to the Lutron Caseta Smart Hub (L-BDG2-WH) and exposes wall dimmers as lights | PartiallyCatalog noteCompatible with Home Assistant through Zigbee2MQTT only. ZHA does not support Zigbee Green Power, which this switch uses. | |
NoCatalog noteThe CSA certified-product database holds no Matter certification for Lutron (only two Zigbee 3.0 Aurora dimmers), and Lutron's own Caseta compatibility page never mentions Matter | No | |
Lutron Hub requiredCatalog noteLutron publishes a Caseta page for Samsung SmartThings: lights and shades are controlled from the SmartThings app once the Lutron Smart Hub is connected | No | |
| Power | ||
120VCatalog noteOperating voltage 120 V~ 50/60 Hz | Not applicable / unspecified | |
YesCatalog noteDimmable CFL up to 150 W, per Lutron's in-wall dimmer specification submittal 369804c | No | |
| Not recorded | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| 150W | Not applicable / unspecified | |
YesCatalog noteDimmable LED rated for 120 V~, up to 150 W with LED+ forward-phase dimming | No | |
1.25ACatalog noteAmazon's Product Information lists the dimmer's current rating as 1.25 A | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| 150W | Not applicable / unspecified | |
NoCatalog noteTwo-wire dimmer designed for retrofit, so no neutral wire is needed in the wallbox | No | |
YesCatalog noteIncandescent and halogen loads, 25 W minimum and 600 W maximum when not ganged | No | |
| Not recorded | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| 600W | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Safety Features | ||
| No | Not recorded | |
| No | Not recorded | |
| No | Not recorded | |
| No | Not recorded | |
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