Garden lighting with scenes from Homey: in-lite via Matter, or which system can do it?

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Hi all,

We’re about to invest in garden lighting for a large garden (~800 m²) and I want to settle one hard requirement before we commit to a system.

Setup

  • Homey Pro (2023) on Ethernet, the heart of our home automation
  • Planned: in-lite 12V garden lighting with SMART HUB(s) + SMART BRIDGE, linked to Homey via Matter

What I’ve found so far

  • Via Matter the SMART BRIDGE shows up in Homey as one device per lighting group, on/off only (source)
  • Individual lights, dim levels and in-lite scenes don’t seem to come through to Homey

The must-have scenario

When we get into the jacuzzi, Homey (button, sensor or flow) starts a “Jacuzzi” scene that:

  • dims lights at specific spots for privacy, across several zones/groups
  • sets each light to its own dim level
  • starts certain effects

A second scene (“Garden evening”) turns everything back. Routines/schedules don’t need to be in Homey; the in-lite app can keep doing those. Starting scenes from Homey is the must.

Questions

  1. Has anyone managed to start in-lite app scenes from Homey (Matter or a workaround)? Or do in-lite SMART lights (dimmable/colour) show up individually in Homey via Matter, so I can rebuild the scene in Homey?
  2. Does anyone know if in-lite plans to expose scenes or individual lights via Matter?
  3. If in-lite can’t do this: which outdoor lighting system DOES give you scenes or individual dimming from Homey, at garden scale and with quality fittings? Think Philips Hue Outdoor, Casambi-based fittings, Zigbee/DALI dimmers per group, or other brands (Lightpro, Techmar, …). Real-life experience much appreciated.

We’ll only invest in the base installation if this works, so any experience or advice is very welcome.

Thanks!
Nick