Was using the cheapest A19 ZigBee bulbs I could find, Sylvania, which worked great, except they would burn out frequently. The company honored the warranty everytime, but it wore me out.
I bought a pack of Singled smart color bulbs. They connected easily, work, but...
In my kitchen there is a rule to set the color depending if it's day or night. They come on and then, I assume when the rule kicks in, they go off and then back on. The off delay is anywhere from 2-5 seconds. It's very annoying. It does it even if the color is already correct.
The Sylvanias did not have to turn off to change color.
Just how it works. The light has to be on to update the color/brightness/etc.. To get around this, you can set the color based on time if/when it's actually turned on instead.
The Sylvania bulbs did not do this. Seems weird. I tried going directly to the bulb device and changing the color... when I do, they do NOT go off and then back on. They simply change color, just as I would expect them to do.
So I'm not sure what's going on. The rule is triggered by a switch. Maybe I need to look at the rule.
Turn logging on for the rule and the bulb. Trigger the automation. Filter the logs to just the automation and bulb. Post a screenshot of those logs. Also provide a copy of the rule please.
So frustrating. He is what happens when I flip the switch that triggers the rule:
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dev:1004 2023-06-25 03:03:32.973 PM info Kitchen Pendant 3 is on
dev:1005 2023-06-25 03:03:32.075 PM info Kitchen Pendant 1 is on
dev:1006 2023-06-25 03:03:31.275 PM info Kitchen Pendant 2 is on
dev:101 2023-06-25 03:03:29.264 PM info Kitchen Pendants Group colorName is Skylight
dev:101 2023-06-25 03:03:29.261 PM info Kitchen Pendants Group colorTemperature was set to 6000
dev:101 2023-06-25 03:03:28.385 PM info Kitchen Pendants Group level is 98%
dev:1004 2023-06-25 03:03:28.013 PM info Kitchen Pendant 3 is on
dev:1006 2023-06-25 03:03:27.958 PM info Kitchen Pendant 2 is on
dev:1005 2023-06-25 03:03:27.942 PM info Kitchen Pendant 1 is on
app:969 2023-06-25 03:03:27.877 PM info Action: IF (Mode in [Day, Away] TRUE) Color Temperature:
Kitchen Pendants Group: 6000 -> Level: 98
app:969 2023-06-25 03:03:27.863 PM info Delay Over: Delay 0:00:06
dev:1006 2023-06-25 03:03:26.824 PM info Kitchen Pendant 2 was turned on
dev:1005 2023-06-25 03:03:26.821 PM info Kitchen Pendant 1 was turned on
dev:1004 2023-06-25 03:03:25.856 PM info Kitchen Pendant 3 was turned on
dev:1004 2023-06-25 03:03:24.609 PM info Kitchen Pendant 3 is off
dev:1006 2023-06-25 03:03:24.399 PM info Kitchen Pendant 2 was turned off
dev:1005 2023-06-25 03:03:24.339 PM info Kitchen Pendant 1 was turned off
dev:1006 2023-06-25 03:03:24.313 PM info Kitchen Pendant 2 was turned on
dev:1005 2023-06-25 03:03:24.191 PM info Kitchen Pendant 1 was turned on
dev:611 2023-06-25 03:03:21.955 PM info Kitchen Pendants Switch Button 1 pushed
app:969 2023-06-25 03:03:21.830 PM info Action: Delay 0:00:06
app:969 2023-06-25 03:03:21.825 PM info Triggered: Kitchen Pendants Switch physical on
app:969 2023-06-25 03:03:21.816 PM info Event: Kitchen Pendants Switch switch on
dev:611 2023-06-25 03:03:21.778 PM info Kitchen Pendants Switch switch is on
END
There is nothing in the rule that should trigger the on/off/on. In fact, if I simply run the rule directly, this is what happens:
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dev:1004 2023-06-25 03:07:18.454 PM info Kitchen Pendant 3 is on
dev:1005 2023-06-25 03:07:17.107 PM info Kitchen Pendant 1 is on
dev:1006 2023-06-25 03:07:16.292 PM info Kitchen Pendant 2 is on
dev:101 2023-06-25 03:07:14.246 PM info Kitchen Pendants Group colorName is Skylight
dev:101 2023-06-25 03:07:14.243 PM info Kitchen Pendants Group colorTemperature was set to 6000
dev:101 2023-06-25 03:07:13.298 PM info Kitchen Pendants Group level is 98%
app:969 2023-06-25 03:07:12.801 PM info Action: IF (Mode in [Day, Away] TRUE) Color Temperature:
Kitchen Pendants Group: 6000 -> Level: 98
app:969 2023-06-25 03:07:12.787 PM info Delay Over: Delay 0:00:06
app:969 2023-06-25 03:07:02.749 PM info Action: Delay 0:00:06
END
This is exactly what should happen. So, I don't understand what's going on. If I take the switch out of the rule and have it trigger on the bulbs coming on, I get exactly the same outcome.
The exact same rule exists for a different set of lights, triggered by an identical switch, and it works perfectly. The only that has changed is the bulbs.
Does the light switch actually provide power to the bulbs? If so, check the Sengled device details page for a setting to control what happens when power is restored to the bulb. If it has such a setting, I believe that the Hubitat Sengled driver is what might be causing the problem. Try to disable the Power Restoration feature. If that doesn’t work, try using one of the Generic Zigbee RGBW Bulb drivers instead. Remember to click CONFIGURE on the device details page after changing the driver Type and saving the device.
In general, most users leave power applied constantly to smart bulbs. Some smart switches have a Smart Bulb mode, which applies constant power to the bulb, and then the Hub uses the status of the smart switch to adjust the smart bulb.
