If it is a Wiki forum post, then you should be able to edit the first post in the thread. As far as the official list in docs.hubitat.com, that is maintained by the Hubitat Team.
If the compatibility list says Ikea bulbs are supported, then they can be directly paired to the Hubitat hub. Very few other Hubs/Bridges will work with Hubitat using native, built-in Hubitat Apps/Drivers. The exceptions that I know of are Philips Hue and Lutron SmartBridge/RadioRA2.
Building a reliable Zigbee or Z-Wave mesh network requires a bit of a learning curve. Unfortunately, not all Zigbee or Z-Wave devices are well behaved mesh network members. There is quite a bit of information in the forums about how to build a robust Zigbee or Z-Wave network. It mostly comes down to making sure you have enough mains-powered devices that can act as GOOD repeaters. Zigbee Bulbs are sometimes poor repeaters, and are often powered off by a wall switch causing zigbee network issues. That is why Sengled bulbs are recommended so much. They are well behaved and are NOT repeaters by design.
Some users CHOOSE to put their Zigbee bulbs on a Philips Hue bridge to avoid creating issues on their Hubitat Zigbee mesh network. This is not required with Sengled bulbs as they are well behaved. Some bulbs cannot be paired with the Philips Hue bridge as it only support the Zigbee ZLL protocal. Bulbs that only work with Zigbee HA will not work on the Philips Hue bridge.
The only useful ports on the C-4 hub are the Power, Ethernet, and USB ports. The USB ports are only good for connecting Zigbee and Z-Wave radio sticks. None of the other ports is used, nor will they be used. The new C-5 hub doesn't have any of those ports. In fact, it only has Ethernet and microUSB for primarily power. The Zigbee and Z-Wave radios are internal.
My guess is the postal code is primarily for US users. You can enter Longitude/Latitude values, or simply use the map as you have figured out already.
I bought my hub a week ago, so I dont have a C5 I have a C4 ?
These long and lats were already populated without a zip code as the hub had defaulted to where ever the hub location was on the map. Once moved on the map - those and the daylight/sunset times corrected themselves.
This is what I was referring to to be updated, yep.
I googled the zip issue and it didnt seem to be mentioned, so I added it to my post here as reference for future Aus buyers.
Rightio RE the variations in models, it does make sense as international buyers require different radios.
I have no idea, the few us sourced ikea color capable bulbs I have do not work, and it will be some time before they are made to work.
These bulbs are cheap for a reason, one reason being the lack of certain zigbee commands that every other color bulb I have tested already supports.
Currently we have many other fish to fry vs dealing with what I consider to be a sub standard color cluster implementation.
Hey Mike,
Thanks for that. Mine are not the coloured/RGB lights - just white one. Agreed they are cheap for what they are, but here in Australia we are pretty starved for smart home products which tends to drive up the price of the products that do get brought here so having Ikea supply something was a welcome addition.
So would it be worth removing the bulbs from the wiki, since as you said it will be a while before "sub standard colour cluster products" are implemented ?
I am learning the ins and outs of the whole eco-system and just trying to save myself some money from walking down dead-ends with products.
As it is, I can't even find a zigbee repeater in my region that anyone can recommend.
What wiki?, we only have official support for one Ikea bulb, this is listed in our official supported device list. Hubitat doesn't manage nor monitor any other sources of device compatibility other that the one located in docs.hubitat.com
I have also found implementation differences between us and eu versions of the same osram products. Sourcing AU devices for driver development had been problematic as no one seems to want to ship to us. The few devices we do have were sourced directly from manufacturer engineering contacts.
So it's difficult to say if Ikeas AU bulbs are the same as the US versions...
If it's just a plain dimable bulb it should work, theres little in the way of commands that can be skipped there.
I have ikea color bulbs working on ST just fine. I was expecting them to work on HE when I move them but from what you are saying, maybe not.
I just added some unsupported Ecosmart, hue change capable, bulbs and so far they work really well. I was impressed with the speed and ease of pairing. They self selected an RGB colour driver which does the trick. They also work fine on ST.
General comment on Sengled,
A lot of people are recommending Sengled's and they are great but there is a very limited selection. A19 and BR30s is about it, no GU10 or PAR20 is a big issue.
Too bad, I have been working under the false assumption that what works on ST should work on HE.
I also have Tradfri GU10s that work fine on ST. This is going to greatly hamper my migration.
Too late for me but Hubitat need to get some GU10, PAR16 and Par 20 approved. These are the most common bulbs for most people after the A19. I would be willing to bet that most people in newer homes have more GU10 that anything because gU10s are pushed the most in the hardware stores.
Over the next few days I will be trying out the generic drivers for Ikea's etc and will report back.
Are you located in the USA? GU10 is definitely not replacing A19 in my neck of the woods! I find it almost impossible to even find decent quality dumb GU10 bulbs here in the US, let alone smart GU10 bulbs!
I have one bathroom fixture with GU10 bulbs, which I will probably replace as I am sick of trying to find those bulbs!
Interesting, maybe that's it,
I am in Canada.
The average kitchen here has at least 10 GU10s. Also, most pot lights and track lights here are Par20 or Gu10.
Traditionally these lights were halogen which just burned energy, It's nice to be able to replace with LEDs. Huge energy saving!
