Lightwave RF is a UK smart home company based in Birmingham, with its own wireless lighting, power and heating range. The current Smart Series covers dimmers, switches, sockets, relays, sensors, heating and energy monitors, all managed through the Lightwave app and a Link Plus hub.
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Lightwave devices use Lightwave's own wireless protocol and talk to a Link Plus hub that is cabled to the home router. The app, remote access and the voice assistant and platform links on Lightwave's pages (Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home, SmartThings, IFTTT) all rely on that hub, which appears to Apple Home as a HomeKit bridge.
That suits UK homes that want to replace wall switches and sockets with smart versions and still use Alexa, Google Home or Apple Home. It is weaker if you want Matter or a hub-free setup, because we found no Matter support and every device needs a Link Plus. The older Connect Series is discontinued and has a more limited feature set.
Source: Lightwave integrations page
The main app for Smart Series. It sets up the Link Plus hub and devices, groups them by room, and handles scenes, schedules (including sunrise and sunset), energy monitoring, notifications and remote access. The App Store listing is named Lightwave Link Plus and is published by LightwaveRF Technology Ltd. Lightwave's own page shows an Android badge, but the page does not expose a link and we could not verify a Google Play URL.
A browser version of the app. Lightwave's support site describes it as an alternative to the mobile app for Connect Series, and the Smart Series API announcement refers to a Smart Series Web App for creating access tokens.
For the older Connect Series with the original Link hub. Lightwave says it is not on Google Play for the latest Android devices and offers a direct APK download instead. Lightwave recommends the Link Plus app for a mix of Connect and Smart devices.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
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| Connection | |||
| Link Plus hub and Lightwave wireless | Yes | Smart Series needs a Link Plus hub. The current L2 works with Smart and Connect products, while the earlier LP2 supports only Smart. The hub connects to the router with an Ethernet cable and allows remote control over the internet. Lightwave describes a proprietary LightwaveRF wireless protocol developed in-house. Smart devices use two-way communication, so the app can show their state. | What do I need? Smart and Connect Series Lightwave our story |
| Wi-Fi | Not mentioned | Lightwave pages describe the hub as connected to the router by cable and do not describe the devices as Wi-Fi devices. We could not confirm Wi-Fi on the devices themselves. | What do I need? |
| Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not mentioned | None of these are mentioned on the Lightwave pages we read. | Smart and Connect Series |
| Connect Series (869 MHz, older range) | Not mentioned | Lightwave calls the Connect Series discontinued but still supported. Three Connect devices (LW921, LW922, LW934) use 869 MHz two-way communication and are HomeKit compatible. Other Connect devices use one-way communication. | Smart and Connect Series |
| Matter | Not found | No Matter announcement, product or setup guide found on Lightwave pages or in our search. | Searched, no source |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Google Home | Official | Lightwave lists Google Home and Google Assistant as fully compatible, with voice control of lights, sockets, heating and scenes without opening the Lightwave app. | Lightwave integrations Voice control page Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Lightwave lists Smart Series and heating devices as fully compatible with Alexa, including dimming lights, changing heating temperatures and switching sockets by voice. Connect Series devices also work through the Link Plus. | Lightwave integrations Smart and Connect Series Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Official | The Link Plus acts as a HomeKit bridge for Smart Series. Setup is done by scanning the HomeKit code from the hub or its packaging in the Home app, after which devices can be used with Siri. Of the Connect Series, only three 869 MHz devices are HomeKit compatible. | Apple Home setup Smart and Connect Series Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Official | Lightwave published an article saying its SmartThings integration is finished and that all Smart Series products are compatible. The article carries no date and lists no models, so the current state is unconfirmed. Lightwave's support site also says Connect devices can be controlled from SmartThings through the Link Plus. | Lightwave SmartThings article Smart and Connect Series SmartThings supported devices |
| Philips Hue | Official | Lightwave's support site says Hue bulbs can be added to Lightwave scenes and automations, which needs a Hue Bridge. It advises controlling the bulbs from the app rather than electrically dimming them with a Smart Series dimmer. | Using Lightwave with other brands Works with Philips Hue |
| Sonos and Honeywell Home | Official | Sonos works directly with Lightwave with no extra hub and can be used in scenes. A select range of Honeywell Home smart heating can be added to Smart Series systems. | Using Lightwave with other brands Lightwave integrations |
| IFTTT | Official | Lightwave lists IFTTT on its integrations page. IFTTT carries a LightwaveRF Lighting service with two triggers (light switched on or off) and six actions, such as dim, turn on, turn off and lock a light. | Lightwave integrations IFTTT service page |
| Control4 | Official | Lightwave's voice control page lists a Control4 driver made by Chowmain Software and Apps. It is third-party, uses the Link Plus and controls dimmers, sockets, relays and heating. An ELAN driver by IntrinsicDev is also listed and uses the Link Plus through Lightwave's cloud. | Voice control and integrations |
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| Home Assistant | Yes | Home Assistant has a built-in Lightwave integration that the vendor does not maintain. It is legacy, community maintained and covers only Connect Series WiFi links (lights, switches and radiator valves), not Smart Series. For Smart Series, Lightwave's own support article points to the Lightwave Smart custom integration installed through HACS. It needs a Link Plus (L2) hub and a Lightwave account login, and Lightwave says it is community driven with limited official support. | Home Assistant integration Lightwave setup article Lightwave Smart repository |
| Homey | Community | The Lightwave Smart Series app in the Homey store is by a community developer, not Athom or Lightwave. It needs a Link Plus and does not work with the older Link hub. The store page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and says most devices need a Homey Bridge, with every device listed as Cloud technology. A forum post says cloud compatibility was removed in version 3.1.1, so the Homey Cloud claim is unresolved. | Homey app page Homey community thread |
| openHAB | Community | A community LightwaveRF binding for Gen 1 and Gen 2 (Smart Series) devices is shared as a manually installed JAR on the openHAB forum. Gen 2 support was partly cloud-based, and the last posts we read, from 2022, show open issues. It is not in openHAB's official add-on list as far as we could confirm. | openHAB forum thread |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | No dedicated Node-RED node found. The Smart Series API could be called from Node-RED, but we did not find a ready-made flow or node. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | No Hubitat driver found. IFTTT has a page connecting Hubitat with its LightwaveRF service, so an indirect route may exist, but we did not verify it. | IFTTT Hubitat page |
| Domoticz | Not found | No maintained Domoticz plugin found when we searched. | Searched, no source |
| Lightwave Smart Series API | Official | Lightwave announced a public REST-style API for Link Plus devices. Developers create an access token in the Smart Series Web App and follow the documentation on Lightwave's support site. The announcement covers power, brightness and LED colour and does not say whether access is cloud or local. Lightwave's voice control page also lists an open-source API. | Smart Series API announcement Voice control and integrations |
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Not that we could find. No Matter announcement, product or setup guide found on Lightwave pages or in our search.
Yes, officially. Lightwave lists Smart Series and heating devices as fully compatible with Alexa, including dimming lights, changing heating temperatures and switching sockets by voice. Connect Series devices also work through the Link Plus.
Yes, officially. Lightwave lists Google Home and Google Assistant as fully compatible, with voice control of lights, sockets, heating and scenes without opening the Lightwave app.
Yes, officially. The Link Plus acts as a HomeKit bridge for Smart Series. Setup is done by scanning the HomeKit code from the hub or its packaging in the Home app, after which devices can be used with Siri. Of the Connect Series, only three 869 MHz devices are HomeKit compatible.
Yes. Home Assistant has a built-in Lightwave integration that the vendor does not maintain. It is legacy, community maintained and covers only Connect Series WiFi links (lights, switches and radiator valves), not Smart Series. For Smart Series, Lightwave's own support article points to the Lightwave Smart custom integration installed through HACS. It needs a Link Plus (L2) hub and a Lightwave account login, and Lightwave says it is community driven with limited official support.
Yes, officially. Lightwave published an article saying its SmartThings integration is finished and that all Smart Series products are compatible. The article carries no date and lists no models, so the current state is unconfirmed. Lightwave's support site also says Connect devices can be controlled from SmartThings through the Link Plus.
Yes, through a community-built integration. The Lightwave Smart Series app in the Homey store is by a community developer, not Athom or Lightwave. It needs a Link Plus and does not work with the older Link hub. The store page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and says most devices need a Homey Bridge, with every device listed as Cloud technology. A forum post says cloud compatibility was removed in version 3.1.1, so the Homey Cloud claim is unresolved.
Unconfirmed. No Hubitat driver found. IFTTT has a page connecting Hubitat with its LightwaveRF service, so an indirect route may exist, but we did not verify it.
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