This is the digital setup instructions for the Blue Series Smart Fan Switch (Ceiling or Exhaust) on the SmartThings platform.
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Please click on any of the sections in the Table of Contents to get started. We recommend working your way down as it follows an intentional flow that is user friendly and hub/gateway specific. As always, any questions, please see the Additional Resources links section or submit a ticket, we’re happy to help.

Follow these if you have already installed the Fan switch before and are just looking for some quick pairing instructions. If this is your first time installing the Fan switch, please skip this section and work your way through the various sections below starting with the Prerequisites.

This section assumes the following:

Let’s begin:

If your LED bar refuses to pulse blue, then please hold down on the top of the paddle as well as the config/favorites button for approximately 20 seconds until the LED Bar turns Red and then let go. The LED Bar will blink red three times to confirm as shown in the video below.

The only prerequisite to pairing this switch is the following:

While this switch will also pair without it, for full functionality, you’ll want to install the Edge Driver.

To install the Edge Driver, please follow the instructions below:

Now when you pair your switch, it should automatically pick up the Edge Driver. Feel free to move onto the next section of the Setup Instructions below.

Before setting up your switch within SmartThings, you will have to manually install your switch in the wall and have it powered up. In order to do that, you (or your licensed electrician) will need to follow our Wiring Instructions which can be found below:

Blue Series Fan Switch Wiring Instructions
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The below instructions assume you have installed the Edge Driver prior to pairing.

Once your switch is successfully paired, check to make sure you have basic functionality of your switch by turning it on/off.

If you'd like to change your switch to a ceiling fan switch or need to program it to work in a multi-way setup, please move on to the, "Switch Configuration" section below.

In this section, we will help you change your switch mode (ie: Exhaust or Ceiling) and type (Single-Pole, 3-Way Aux).

To change your Blue Series Fan switch from an Exhaust Fan to a Ceiling Fan or vice versa in SmartThings, please follow the instructions below:

To program your Blue Series Fan switch to operate in a Single-Pole or Multi-Way Aux in SmartThings, please follow the instructions below:

This switch is packed with features and most of them come directly from this community. They've been debated back and forth, added to wishlists, and talked about over the course of 4+ years (as this switch builds on our Red Series lineup).

Below we will provide a link to all the parameters and show you how to change them from within SmartThings and then we'll go into some of the advanced features and explain how to set them up in SmartThings.

You will need to install an Edge Driver prior to accessing any of these features from within the app. Instructions can be found here: Edge Driver Installation

A parameter is a setting within the switch firmware that allows you to change how the switch operates. For example, you want to change how fast your fan turns on, the color of the LED bar, minimum speed level and much more -- all with a few clicks within the app.

To access your parameters, please follow the steps below:

For a list of the most up-to-date parameters and the firmware version they are associated with, please visit the Blue Series Fan Switch Parameter Page

Animated notifications are used when you want to have a visual cue on your LED bar notify you of a certain event. A few examples would be:

These notifications are accomplished by using, "Routines" within the SmartThings App.

For more information about Animated Notifications as well as some examples of how to set them up, please visit the following article: Setting Up Animated Notifications • SmartThings

Scene control, in this context, refers to activating a scene from your light switch via a tap sequence (ie: double-tap, triple-tap, favorites button, etc). This is not to be confused with setting up scenes in your SmartThings app, which is different.
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To learn how to setup multi-tap scene control, please visit the following article: Setting Up Multi-Tap Scene Control • SmartThings

Smart Fan Mode is a special mode that allows you to use your Inovelli smart switch to control smart fans. Rather than cutting power to your smart fan, Smart Fan Mode tells the switch to send a digital signal to your fan or your hub to turn on/off or change speeds.

There are a few different methods we can use to accomplish setting up your switch to work with smart fans and it will depend on the type of a smart fan you have. If you have a Zigbee fan, you can use either Zigbee Bindings and/or Multi-Tap Scene Control. If you have anything other than Zigbee (which is most likely the case), you'll need to use Multi-Tap Scene Control.

Please see the diagram below to better illustrate the differences between Zigbee Bindings and Multi-Tap Scene Control.

Our recommendation is to use Zigbee Bindings whenever you can as it provides the best user experience in terms of speed and also it best mimics a normal, "dumb" switch and fan. However, we also are not aware of any Zigbee fans out there at the moment.

Please ensure your fan can also connect to SmartThings.

Zigbee binding is when two or more Zigbee products communicate directly with one another without the need to communicate with a hub. There are two main benefits of utilizing Zigbee binding: speed & local control.

From a speed standpoint, cutting out the middle-man (hub) can save precious milliseconds or even seconds depending on your cloud and/or processing power off your hub. Whereas from a local control standpoint, if your hub goes does down and cannot communicate, your products can still talk to each other.

To setup Zigbee Binding with your SmartThings Hub, please see this article: Setting Up Zigbee Bindings • SmartThings