I am waiting on an answer from hopefully the seller, I can't find an app that even works with them...only the wall switch. I may have to use their gateway;
(Amazon.com) , to get it to work, try connecting to it maybe. I can always return it if that doesn't work. Suppose to be here tomorrow.
Hmmm... Reading over the controller installation it looks like these bulbs may only be designed to work their controller. Don't see any way to easily control them with anything outside of that. Given enough time and determination you might be able to do some packet captures and determine a method of using them without the controller, but it won't be quick.
I finally heard back from seller. They said they do need their wifi hub to work with their app/alexa/gh, etc. Suppose I will find out once it gets here. Wasn't a good investment I am finding out. Thx for the replies BTW
Didn’t Paul Hibbert do a video on the Zigbee version? Cant remember if he mentioned Hubitat or not?
Found the link: https://youtu.be/6CFpGRGGHDQ
Yes, he did, love his videos. That's how I found them. But he didn't go into any detail on setting them up, other than with the wall switch. I am suppose to get their hub today, hopefully that will do it.
Oh let us know how you get on, would be interested to know your thoughts on it
Had my primary HDD die, been dealing with it most of the day. I got the hub today, it installed fairly easy. The app wouldn't install on older tablets though. It does allow you to use the app, the wall switch as well as Alexa (including color changing). But I have yet to try to set it up with HE. Most likely will have to set it up as virtual. The setup offered up to 4 zones, not sure what I might be able to do with that, as the device is only using a single IP? It might be above my head.
Will post more after I start tinkering with it.
I got it working fine with Alexa and wall switch, but can't figure out how to get it into HE (for my dashboards and working without the net)
I have the IP and MAC of the hub device, that's it
With some Alexa Routines using the new Custom Actions options, you can add virtual devices into HE to
trigger the corresponding Alexa Routine. It's a hack but should work.
Will this code work with RGBW lights, they are not motion sensors. If so, would I add to the Apps Code or Drivers Code?
You install it in Drivers. The code is simple. It's just a trigger that converts a switch to a motion sensor. Alexa responds when a motion sensor has been triggered in an Alexa Routine.
Alexa does what you tell her to, so yes it will work with RGBW lights connected to Alexa. If the lights are Zigbee or Z-Wave, they can likely be paired with Hubitat Elevation.
Well, I was told they were Zigbee, but I don't think they are, as HE will not discover them. I installed the code, then tried creating a virtual switch using it. I don't understand how I am to get them to see each other with HE
If you have bulbs joined to Alexa, they are not going to ever be "seen" by HE. What you are doing is exposing the Virtual switch that acts like a motion sensor triggering, and the Alexa Routine then does an action you specify in the routine. You need to have the Amazon Echo Skill app for HE installed, and then you add the Virtual Switch as Motion sensor to the Amazon Echo Skill app in HE.
It should immediately pop up on your phone as available in the Alexa app.
I'll also refer you to my post that references a new ability for Alexa to not only control bulbs, switches, dimmers, fans and thermostats, but also pretty much anything that Alexa normally allows control of by speaking to it, except you are writing what you would have verbalized. Granted, that post assumes you are already familiar with how to expose HE devices to Alexa and how to create routines in the Amazon Alexa app.
Thank you @SmartHomePrimer. I have been able to get a test working. I really appreciate you taking the time to assist me. I assume this solution is not going to work without internet connection though, correct? Will I also have to create a new Virtual Motion Switch for each action I wish to use; I.E. turn on lights, turn lights off, turn lights blue, turn lights red to be able to use this method in my dashboards?
I sure wish I had caught the"WiFi" part. These may be great for folks that rely totally on the cloud, but I strive for off-cloud use with the ability to use cloud as an option. Again, I want to say thanks.
You can adjust the code so the Virtual Motion as Switch stays on if you want. That way you would only need to create two routines, and only one Virtual Motion as Switch device.
In my dashboards, I have a button for turning on, but it doesn't turn them off, What am I doing wrong?
If you’re talking about the method above, there has to be an Alexa routine for when the Hubitat virtual motion as a Switch “detects motion” (Turn on the WIFI bulb), and one for when “no motion is detected” (Turn Off the WiFi bulb).
Awesome, many thanks once again SmartHomePrimer
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