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Philips Hue

Communityv1.1.0Updated 2 years agoSmart Home
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Philips Hue

This module will allow you to connect to your Philips Hue bridge and control your lights.

Configuration

  1. Select your Hue bridge from the list or enter the IP address manually (bridges are discovered in the background, reload may be required).
  2. Either manually create a bridge user or use the "Create new User" option (bridge user field should be empty).
  3. Creating a user:
    • Select the "Create new user" option.
    • Press the big sync button on top of your Hue bridge.
    • Press "Save" button on the Companion config page.
    • The new user will be created in the background and the configuration will update automatically. Check the module state or the log for errors.

Actions

ActionWhat it does
SceneTrigger the selected Scene
LightSet the state of the selected light (On, Off, Toggle) and optionally set the brightness
RoomSet the state of the selected room (On, Off, Toggle) and optionally set the brightness
GroupSet the state of the selected group of lights (On, Off, Toggle) and optionally set the brightness
ZoneSet the state of the selected zone (On, Off, Toggle) and optionally set the brightness

Dynamic Variables

VariableDescription
$(INSTANCENAME:light_{id})Name of the light {id}
$(INSTANCENAME:room_{id})Name of the room {id}
$(INSTANCENAME:scene_{id})Name of the scene {id}
$(INSTANCENAME:zone_{id})Name of the zone {id}

Check the Variables tab to see all available variables.

Feedback

FeedbackDescription
LightSets the button color based on the light state
RoomSets the button color based on the room state
ZoneSets the button color based on the zone state

Details

Manufacturer
Philips
Product
Philips Hue
Latest Version
v1.1.0
Author
Dominik Zipperle
Contributors
MegaAdragon(35)
mattehalen(22)
Julusian(4)
jwildeboer(1)
JeffreyDavidsz(1)

Open Issues and Requests

nikomoritz#51 Fix startup crash loop and group polling failure on Hue Entertainment areasLlamahatStudio#37 Get and Set brightness in incrimentGarwas#36 Hue module keeps crashingdaniellippens#35 Module generating a lot of traffic at the default Poll Intervaljordanhanna1#33 Feature request: Support for transition time

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