Hue Play Color LED Bar

[didymus]

I have a Hue Play (color led bar) paired directly to Hubitat (no Hue hub).

It seems I must issue a On command before the led will accept a color command. This means the led will briefly start up with the wrong color, before it can be changed to the proper color.

Does anyone else have this issue? I’m using the generic signee RGBW light driver and color prestaging is enabled.

Is it really the case that an On Command must be issued before a color command can be accepted?

[Ryan780]

@didymus

and color prestaging is enabled.

That is EXACTLY what color prestaging does. Setting the color and then setting the level prevents the light from coming on at the wrong color briefly when you set the color. So, with prestaging enabled, I would set the color, and then set the level you want. The light will come on to that color and level. Try disabling prestaging and you'll be able to see the difference.

[didymus]

I'm familiar with color prestaging. I use it successfully with some Sengled bulbs.

But with this Hue Play, it's not working. I have to issue an On command, and then adjust the color.

Could there be a difference with this Hue Play, which is a light bar, and the standard Hue bulbs, which causes this problem?

[Ryan780]

Absolutely. I would turn Color Prestaging off and see if it works correctly. Or pair it to a Hue Bridge and see if it works better with the hue integration.

[didymus]

I have a rule that when any one of several doors is opened, lights turn on to a certain color. The lights are Sengled color bulbs and Hue Play (a led bar). The hue Play devices are paired directly to Hubitat.

According to the logs, once the door is opened, it takes almost four seconds for all the lights to turn on. If I remove the hue lights from the rule, it takes about two seconds.

Since all of this is local, shouldn't the response times be faster, both with the Hue and without the Hue?

Here's my rule:

[Ryan780]

I can't answer that one for you, other than to say that your rule is very, VERY complex. There might be an easier way to get where you want to be. Personally, I would make it much, much simpler. This is what i would recommend.

Triggers:  Doors opening:

Action:  
If Mode is not Off and Virtual Switch is off then
     Capture All lights that will be included in the alert
     Set color to orange
     Set level to 100
     Delay actions by 5-10 seconds (not cancelable) 
     Restore lights
End-IF

I think that will get you to where you want to be, the lights coming on orange a lot faster. But as far as why one takes longer than the other...do you notice a difference in reaction times if you change them on the edit device page?