Lightify RGB

Devices & Integrations
1

So, I have a Lightify RGB bulb connected to my smartthings now. First one. A couple of questions;

First, can Alexa change the color of the bulb, or do I need something like ‘Ask Alexa’ to be able to pull that off?

Second, what is the best way to set up a color cycling command? So, for example I’ve setup an ‘Ask Alexa’ macro that will trigger a CoRE piston that will set the color, then I have a ‘wait’ for 15 seconds, then the next color, etc. Problem is, CoRE seems to ignore the ‘wait’ in there. Is there a better way to do this?

Thanks!

2

Alexa can’t do colors natively. Askalexa can ,or as you already discovered CoRE.
Another option is to create a virtual momentary switch for each color and link them to Alexa.

3

I would think you could do this with a variable that increments for color.

Your statement would have to look at the variable and if the variable matched a number then that color. Marcro triggers piston. Variable default to 0

So…
IF colorVariable = 0
THEN
SET Color Blue
SET colorVariable to 1
WAIT15 Seconds
Follow up with "This Piston"
Or colorVariable = 1
THEN
SET Color Red
SET colorVariable to 2
WAIT15 Seconds
Follow up with "This Piston"
Or colorVariable = 2
THEN
SET Color Green
SET colorVariable to 0
WAIT15 Second

You get the point.

4

as @RLDreams indicated at this time Alexa can NOT natively change colors (Google home can though).
This is a feature request known to Amazon … taken to Smart Home engineering at Amazon.

Hopefully soon!

In the Ask Alexa App you can command a SLEW of colors that Michael built into the APP. Once the skill is open you can say "set corner light to “green” etc etc
white
orange
red
purple
green
blue
yellow
pink
cyan
chartreuse
teal
magenta
violet
indigo
marigold
raspberry
fuchsia
lavender
aqua
amber
carnation
periwinkle
pistachio
vanilla

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