Firmware update: Third Reality Multi-Function Night Light firmware update

[lairdknox]

@brad

The fact that the device settings don't allow you to prevent the light from turning on automatically for motion at night is a huge miss... a bit of a dumb smart device.

There isn't a setting but if you control the light directly it will disable the nightlight for 12 hours. Playing around with the driver I see that if you change the hue it changes but doesn't turn on the light, The next time you turn it on it is at the new hue.

So I just setup a simple rule to test if this is enough to keep it from activating.

It runs three times a day. Samples the current hue and tells the device to set that hue. This way if it is on it won't change color. Two things: I don't know if just setting the hue is enough to keep it from going back to auto mode. Even if that works I don't know if setting it to the current value will work.

At this point I won't know until tomorrow if it works. I suppose a good test would be to leave the rule off and wait for it to go into auto mode. Then wait for the light to turn off, set the hue in the driver, and then trigger the motion sensor. I think I'll left the rule off for now and wait for the light to reset and do the manual test.

[JB10]

@brad

well. The fact that the device settings don't allow you to prevent the light from turning on automatically for motion at night is a huge miss

You can manually turn off the local routine with a short press of the reset button. Short press with a green light means the local routine is on. Short press with a red light means the local routine is disabled.

Also, the local routine is for folks who buy this device but never connect it to a hub. It works as a motion sensing nightlight automatically.

[lairdknox]

Ah yes, I forgot about the reset button toggle. Even if you have it turned off it comes back on if you don't trigger it for 12 hours (or there about). That's what triggered the rule above.

[brad]

@lairdknox

There isn't a setting but if you control the light directly it will disable the nightlight for 12 hours.

@JB10

You can manually turn off the local routine with a short press of the reset button.

Thank you! I suppose this info was in the user manual, but I guess I'm not accustomed to reading those and expect the ability to control the features of a smart device from the device settings. For those who have also disposed of the instruction manual, the link on Third Reality manuals site is broken, but I extrapolated the location from the other links, and you can find it here:

Multi-Function-Night-Light.pdf