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"HCL" Lighting Products (programmable CCT LED lighting)

I want to light my home with dimmable, high CRI LEDs that are programmed to follow a CCT schedule that starts each morning around 2700K, peaks midday at 6700K, and then goes back down to 2700K around sunset. I've found a number of products that do this, but almost all seem way overbuilt for residential use.

The 2 reasonable options I've identified are:

1. Go fully DIY with a XMC1202 shield and an Arduino, coupled with some high end, tunable LED strips from a company like Waveform. Pros: Will actually do what I want it to, can be controlled in a manner that's convenient, cheap. Cons: Lots of work. Deets: [https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2017/may/controlling-tunable-white-leds-for-human-centric-lighting](https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2017/may/controlling-tunable-white-leds-for-human-centric-lighting) 2. Buy the only residential product that looks like it will do what I want, the Legrand Blanco 3. Pros: Less work. Cons: A single light with controller and programmable switch will set me back $350, not all that high CRI.

Are there options that I'm missing? It seems like HCL light is super trendy right now - so why aren' there easy ways to implement it at home?

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