Cree to offer Zigbee LED smart bulb

twack · February 21, 2015, 12:50am

Installed quickly and easily

Tyler · February 21, 2015, 12:58am

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/tylerlange/b9555652ee941c6c985b

cree-bulb.groovy

/**
 *  Cree Bulb
 *
 *  Copyright 2015 SmartThings
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *

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Here’s the code if anyone is curious.

garyd9 · February 21, 2015, 2:01am

update the copyright notice to 2015?

Tyler · February 21, 2015, 2:04am

Hah! Probably a good idea. I’ll change that out tonight.

lobo5519 · February 21, 2015, 2:50pm

ha excellent timing - I just picked one up and it paired right away - confused I cam to check to thread only to see the device type was published hours ago.

works great! Love the defuser on these compared to the GE Link

verseman · February 23, 2015, 4:18am

I tried this and was able to get the bulbs to work. It also seems I needed to screw the bulbs into a light fixture that was closer to the Hub first. After I added the bulb to SmartThings, I moved it back to the bedroom which was further away and it still worked.

I must say the Cree Connected bulbs work quicker than the Connected by TCP ones.

pstuart · February 23, 2015, 4:24am

Working great. Similar to the GE bulbs but a lot less heat.

Great work in the community getting this stuff out, even if its unofficial…

lkreeger · February 23, 2015, 7:02am

I’m not sure how to use the new Cree Bulb device type and/or code for my existing bulbs working on the previous code posted here based on the GE Link.

I tried two methods. One was the edit my bulb device to change the type to Cree Bulb. The other was the paste in the new code overwriting my custom device type.

In both cases, the bulb would not function to turn it on/off or dim. Am I missing something?

pstuart · February 23, 2015, 2:24pm

Did you pair it? Try reseting the bulb and re-adding it to the zigbee mesh.

Also, is power actually supplied to the bulb? ST can’t turn on the power, just turn on the light.

lkreeger · February 23, 2015, 7:08pm

Well, the bulbs are already paired and working with the beta code. I don’t want to remove them and re-add them because then I’ll have to update all the SmartApps that are currently using them. I just wanted to either change the device type, or paste in the new code to see how it works…but neither worked.

lmosenko · February 23, 2015, 9:04pm

Steps:

Copy the new code from Git-Hub.
Go to the WebIDE
My Device Types
New Device
“From Code” tab
Past the code
Save -> Publish to Self
Go to “My Devices” tab
Open the Cree Bulb device and click on “Edit”
Change the “Type *” to “CREE Bulb”
Enjoy!

@Tyler as always, your are great help. Thanks.

Sticks18 · February 23, 2015, 11:00pm

@lkreeger I’d hate for you to have to reset bulbs. You could try manually firing the configure function via the simulator in the IDE. Create the Cree Bulb devicetype from the new code and after publishing it for you stay in the IDE. On the right, start the simulator and choose one of your Cree bulbs to test. Then click configure to run that function. Test on/off/dim. Hopefully it works and you could repeat for your other bulbs.

Just in case: @Tyler can you help out Lawrence? Could this be related to the configure() function not being called when the new code is applied?

JDRoberts · February 24, 2015, 9:01pm

Cree integration is now official. It’s on the “works with” list, which means ST support should be able to help if you’re using the official Smart Device Type.

Blog announcement:

Tyler · February 24, 2015, 11:21pm

@lkreeger
I’m not sure I follow what the issue is. Are you trying to retype the device using the official device type? Wouldn’t you just go to the My Devices page on the IDE, click the device, click Edit and change it to our device type?

eibyer · February 25, 2015, 1:14am

I just got my first pair of the Cree Connected bulbs but I can’t control them with the app. I didn’t mess with the device code though. Any hint on what I can try?

Edit: I’m seeing events in the logs but the bulbs aren’t doing what the log is saying.

Tyler · February 25, 2015, 2:00am

You might need a firmware update sent to your hub. Email support@smartthings.com and we’ll take care of you.

eibyer · February 25, 2015, 2:12am

Thanks, I did about 45 mins ago.

lkreeger · February 25, 2015, 3:42am

@Tyler Yes, that’s what I tried, but after doing so, the lights would not turn off/on or dim. I’m assuming I was using the correct type. I found one called “Cree bulb” - hopefully it wasn’t some old type I created a while ago…

eibyer · February 25, 2015, 3:54am

Thanks for the firmware fix!

franzenel · February 25, 2015, 4:25pm

Can I pair this with a Aeon micro dimmer so when I change the dimmer the Cree bulb will follow?

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