Controlling Zigbee Lights with Pico Remote via Lutron Pro Bridge

I've got 5 Zigbee Downlights in my kitchen that I historically used a Lutron Connected Bulb Remote via Wink to control.

Since moving over to Hubitat I've been stuck trying to figure out how to control the lights via my Lutron Hub.

The lights are not on a switch and are "Wired Hot" - I would like to use a Pico Remote via my Lutron Pro Hub to turn them on/off and dim them...

I have set up the Lutron Integrator via Hubitat but am now not certain what to do next...

Any advice on next steps?

That Pico should now show up in your device list and you should be able to use it as a Button Controller to turn the lights on and off.

It does show up...any thoughts on how I can assign this to a group of lights as an on/off and dim etc?

I am an absolute noob here - Day two of Hubitat

You are a former Wink user I'm guessing? The Lutron Connected Bulb Remote doesn't work directly with Hubitat Elevation.

How many do you have? If it's only one, then I'd suggest just moving on to a different controller. If you have many, you can use them in combination with a Hue bridge to control lights. The Hue bridge won't know about them like it does its own button controller, but it won't boot them off and they won't "steal" the device pairing away from the bulbs if done right.

However, that method doesn't let you use them as button controllers like you could do on Wink. There is a way to do it, but it means adding another hub. Not sure how important they are to you. I don't want to overwhelm you with the options, so if you'll give a little more information about your setup and what you want to achieve, I'll try to offer the best advice I can.

Gotcha.

To get started you probably want to install the built-in Button Controller App from the Apps page.

Does that make sense or do you need step-by-step?

I have a few pico Remotes and a Pro Bridge as part of my previous system...

Yes, guilty as charged - Wink to Smartthings to Hubitat...I feel like i am finally home!

LOL. Same path as you.

You need to install the button controller app as @Eric.C.Miller described.

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SmartHomePrimer makes a good point - do you have a Lutron Connected Bulb Remote or did you get a "real" Pico? The LCBR won't work.

https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=Button_Controller

So, if you have a "real" Pico, the Button Controller will allow you to make that a 5 Button Controller with specific actions you can program for each of the buttons.

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There is even documentation!

:sunglasses:

Not there yet. He's on day two :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Yes, it is a Pico Remote, not the LCBR - I have the Picos and the Pro Bridge.

I installed the button controller app and have gotten on and off working fine...Struggling a little on Dimming up and down.

Honestly, I don't know how to do that. I have almost all my Picos associated with Lutron dimmers so they work just like the dimmer (this doesn't require Hubitat at all).

It's in the doc.
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=Button_Controller#Configuring_held_and_released_actions

Held for start raising (the up button), and Released for the stop changing action.
then
Held for start lowering (the down button), and Released again for the stop changing action.

Make sure you don't have it configured as Fast Pico, otherwise you don't get the Held action you need for that.

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I assume that you are intending for me to make these changes inside of the device (Kitchen Pico Remote)

Sorry to be dense and I did look at the Documentation and still am not getting it.

No, you do in in the Button Controller app. Did you install it? They're in the hub platform, but you install the apps you want to use. They don't give you everything to start.

Yes, I have the app installed - I have buttons 1 and 5 as on and off - want two to be raise and 4 to be lower

Just not seeing the hold and release activities?

The device page nice for seeing current states (not really all that interesting for buttons, though), but as mentioned above, you'll need to use an app to create automations. But I can see from that page that you're using the "regular" Pico driver instead of the "fast" Pico driver, so you'll want to make sure to switch that so you get the pushed event instantly and the released event when expected--assuming you want to use the device in the fairly intuitive manner where you can dim while holding the button. I'd switch the driver there and also go into your Lutron integration app and change it so they match (less confusion), but only the driver here really matters.

EDIT: And this explains what you posted right above as I was typing, too. :slight_smile: Nevermind, I always forget that the "regular" Pico driver still sends "released" events...

Ok...SmartHomePrimer had suggested NOT to use the fast as it would impact the hold ability.

If I change the driver to fast i will get one dim or increase per button push? Would be nice to push and hold button two for up and push and hold button 4 for down.