[RELEASE] Philips Hue Zigbee Driver (not using Hue Bridge)

mato.vavrek · November 25, 2023, 2:02pm

Firstly thanks for driver!

While trying to build automation I realized that driver is reporting level changes even when bulb is being turned on/off. Not sure if it would be possible to workaround this in driver, but I have a feeling that NO is an answer.

So I disabled state reporting and run into the problem, when level of bulb is not being polled properly.

[dev:16](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)2023-11-25 02:48:01.435 PM[warn](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)zigbee read COLOR_CONTROL_CLUSTER attribute 0x0000 error: Unsupported Attribute

[dev:16](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)2023-11-25 02:48:00.327 PM[debug](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)zigbee received COLOR_CLUSTER: [value:6EB0, encoding:21, attrId:0003, consumedBytes:5, attrInt:3]

[dev:16](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)2023-11-25 02:48:00.324 PM[debug](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)zigbee received COLOR_CLUSTER: [raw:F4900B0300140400211D67030021B06E, dni:F490, endpoint:0B, cluster:0300, size:14, attrId:0004, encoding:21, command:0A, value:671D, clusterInt:768, attrInt:4, additionalAttrs:[[value:6EB0, encoding:21, attrId:0003, consumedBytes:5, attrInt:3]]]

[dev:16](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)2023-11-25 02:48:00.091 PM[info](http://192.168.1.148/logs#)setColorTemperature (3064, null, null)

Problem is in:

private List<String> colorRefresh(final int delayMs = 2000) {
    return zigbee.readAttribute(zigbee.COLOR_CONTROL_CLUSTER, [0x00, 0x01, 0x07, 0x08], [:], delayMs)
}

where it looks like that 0x00 & 0x01 are not supported.

endpointId: 0B
application: 02
firmwareMT: 100B-0114-01001F0A
manufacturer: Signify Netherlands B.V.
model: LTO002
softwareBuild: 1.104.2
type: 5

mrferreira89 · January 11, 2024, 9:13am

Long time lurker first time poster! Any help with group settings please?

I won't be able to get the Innovelli Blues for another few months. in the meantime. I was hoping to use your driver alongside the Hue Dimmers which are paired directly to Hubitat as well.

I'm having trouble figuring out which device type to use when creating a G&S Group to avoid the popcorn effect.

Has anyone managed to get that working? I've tried all the groups available under device types and none seem to be working. individual control of each bulb is perfect though.

Thank you for the driver!

Ken_Fraleigh · January 11, 2024, 12:59pm

Did you setup a group like this?

Then just use the group device created for turning on/off/dimming/changing color/temp.

mrferreira89 · January 11, 2024, 5:14pm

Hey Ken,

Thanks for offering to help. That is exactly what I've done. HE then creates a Group a new Device in the Devices section. and normally I would assign a room, and select a type, etc.

The Type "Group bulb Dimmer-2.1" was working well with previous drivers (assigned to the individual bulbs) but I'm not sure what is the best driver to use. right now, "Group Bulb Dimmer-2.1" is working for some but not all functionality - for example there are some bugs in HomeKit and the pre-stage isn't working the way I was hoping it would with the new Hue Bulb Drivers.

mrferreira89 · January 11, 2024, 5:18pm

for additional context, I am using this alongside circadian but simultaneously trying to maintain as much HomeKit integration functionality as possible as well. I understand that circadian will override some adjustments made via the HomeKit interface. For example, circadian may override dimmer settings and temperature settings correct? so maybe that I why im not having a perfect experience.

I suppose my main question is: am I using the best device type for the group of bulbs that have the Hue Driver assigned? If so, I can live with it for now

And perhaps, I may instead post on the circadian thread to see if there is interest in adding a feature that would turn off circadian for a group that is manually adjusted and reenable circadian for that group when the group is turned fully off then back on (instead of the current option that only re-enables it after 24 hours)

Ken_Fraleigh · January 11, 2024, 5:52pm

Assuming they aren’t rgbw or white ambiance, the dimmer should be the right selection. I don’t think this can be changed without breaking the group. The group would have to be recreated from scratch.

I personally have all of my Hue bulbs on the Hue bridge. I then use Apple’s built in Adaptive Lighting. I didn’t like the way that the Hue lights worked on HE, since the Hue bridge seems to store scenes on the bulbs themselves, and Hue’s power failure recovery settings are only available when they’re paired to the Hue bridge. For the price of Hue lights, I need them to perform. I use CoCoHue for integration with HE.

mrferreira89 · January 23, 2024, 11:03pm

I respect your preference,

Personally I find the color temps on the circadian app to be much much better against Apple home’s temps

I’ve also got the hue bulbs working flawlessly (about 80 of them) and really like the fact that I don’t need to have 2+ hue hubs taking up valuable Ethernet ports.

I just ordered and inovelli blue (just one for testing)

If it works well, I’ll get enough to replace all of my hue switches and (hopefully) be a happy man.

In very new to zigbee, came from a native HomeKit setup but it just wasn’t reliable enough and there weren’t enough customization options in terms of automations.

So far I have all hue white ambiance bulbs, 2 hue rgbw strips, all hue dimmer switches (which I’ll replace) and about 10 sonoff relays

I stuck with native HomeKit eve leak sensors becuase I think it’s worth spending the extra $ for quality when it comes to leak detection.

Anyway. With all of this said, I have only two issues: lighting preset (turns on at previous temp before switching) and this is not a massive deal anyway.

The real annoying ones are the hue dimmer switches. They don’t like to be pressed too often

The innovelli should solve that and I will be 100% zigbee (minus the leak sensors) and also a very happy man

Hue bulbs are solid for 3 months without the hue hubs

Maybe someone will get excited and make a group for the ambience bulbs using this driver. Would be amaaaaazing.

Regardless. I believe innovelli should solve this. I can report back if anyone is curious

I’m not sure of many others with so many hue bulbs directly on HE. Then again, I’m still new. Maybe it’s more common than it seems

mccoart · March 28, 2024, 5:58am

I am looking forward to getting this to work... C7, driver installed, Cannot seem to pair bulb. Updated, Hue Color/White 100W (newest Version) factory reset... doesn't show up when searching zigbee devices. What could I possibly be doing wrong?