[OBSOLETE] ColorCast - Color Changing Weather Lamp

jdiben · February 23, 2016, 3:20pm

You can set the intensity on the light selection screen. Just edit the brightness field to any value between 1-100

jdiben · February 23, 2016, 3:28pm

@Joe_Battaglia and @zj4x4 What device are you using? Also, did you enter your Forecast.io api key? I ask because after it’s entered, that field is moved off the main setup page and into the advanced options page and I’m wondering if something went wrong and it was removed from the main page prematurely leaving no visual indicator that required data is missing.

Joe_Battaglia · February 23, 2016, 3:47pm

I’m using Philips Hue and Yes my Forecast.io api key is entered.

zj4x4 · February 23, 2016, 5:02pm

I’m using an Osram strip which has worked in the past and yes, I entered the forecast.io key.

zj4x4 · February 23, 2016, 5:04pm

It seems to be an issue with the Advanced Options page. If I go in there I can never leave by clicking Done.

jdiben · February 23, 2016, 5:54pm

I’ll look into it tonight but if you could answer a few questions it would be helpful

Are you using iphone, android, or something else?
Smartthings hub v1 or v2
Do you see any errors in Live Logging? (https://graph.api.smartthings.com/ide/logs)
Were you using the previous version of this app? if so, did you install a fresh version of the app through the “my apps” section of the SmartThings app or update an already installed version? (I’m referring to the Smart Apps section of the SmartThings mobile app not the developer section of the website.)

zj4x4 · February 23, 2016, 6:05pm

I’ll look into it tonight but if you could answer a few questions it would be helpful

Are you using iphone, android, or something else?
Android
Smartthings hub v1 or v2
v2
Do you see any errors in Live Logging? (https://graph.api.smartthings.com/ide/logs)
No, checked that earlier. Tried enabling debugging in the app but since I can’t save the page that didn’t stick.
Were you using the previous version of this app? if so, did you install a fresh version of the app through the “my apps” section of the SmartThings app or update an already installed version? (I’m referring to the Smart Apps section of the SmartThings mobile app not the developer section of the website.)

I had the app available but didn’t have it installed at the time. When you released the update I overwrote the code in the IDE (for some reason your github doesn’t integrate in the IDE like the others so I can’t update from there). After that I went into ST on my phone and installed the app.

Joe_Battaglia · February 23, 2016, 6:27pm

I am Using Android and V2 Hub

jdiben · February 23, 2016, 6:40pm

I can borrow an android device to test on but I don’t have a v2 hub to troubleshoot with so hopefully it isn’t the hub. If anyone else is having this issue please reply with the details of your setup as well.

zj4x4 · February 24, 2016, 1:25am

This certainly wouldn’t be the first app that suffers from the platform differences between iOS and Android.

On a different note, I have 4 color devices if you want to test and verify color support with other devices:

Osram LED strip
Fibaro RGBW controller
Osram A19 color bulb
Osram BR30 color bulb

I think I had some minor issues previously which is why I didn’t keep it running but I can get more details once we get past this issue and try it on the others as well.

jdiben · February 24, 2016, 2:44am

The app should be working on Android now. The repository has been updated with the fix.

@zj4x4 I’d appreciate your help in testing other color changing lights. Do your devices currently show up in the light selection section of the app? If not I’ll do some research and figure out how to add them.

In case anyone else has this issue with their app, Here’s how I fixed it. There were 2 things that Android didn’t like

I was trying to keep the interface a little cleaner by removing the API section from the main page after the API was set. Android had a problem with the field being removed. I had to add it back permanently to fix this error.
In order to show that sub pages contained invalid/missing data, I set the href to those pages as “required: true”. This caused the invalid indicator to display until you went to the page and updated the required fields. When returning to the main page, a check was done to verify that the data was valid and if it was I set the state of the href to “complete”. iOS interpreted “state: complete” to mean that the required condition had been met and allowed you to proceed. Android seems to have partially understood that it was now valid. It showed the green valid indicator but treated it as though the “required” condition was not met. To fix it, I had to dynamically set “required” to false when the data was valid.

zj4x4 · February 24, 2016, 4:24am

Yep…

zj4x4 · February 24, 2016, 5:06am

The issue with the Osram strip is that it doesn’t go back to the previous state (which is typically off). Instead it stays on white.

Joe_Battaglia · February 24, 2016, 12:50pm

That fix worked. Nice job and thank you

aaronsmethurst · February 25, 2016, 6:04pm

Thanks for doing this, and also for adding the contact sensor! I’ve started using the LIFX bulb in my bedroom to wake me up, but may consider grabbing another one for the hallway light to alert us of weather as we head out the door. I’ll give it a try and let you know how it goes.

mrmrmrmr · March 19, 2016, 9:25pm

Hi,

I started using this yesterday. It is a great app.Thanks.

I needed to add a time trigger (start at a certain time) and time/day conditions.

So here’s the version with these functions added. I’d be very glad if you can have a look at it.
I am not good at coding; so I just copied from other apps. There might be errors.

github.com

ilkeraktuna/SmartThingsPublic/blob/8bb3a233b69b45bb78238da2a78deed85a3e991f/smartapps/superuser/colorcast-weather-lamp.src/colorcast-weather-lamp.groovy

/**
 *	ColorCast Weather Lamp
 *
 *	Inspired by and based in large part on the original Color Changing Smart Weather lamp by Jim Kohlenberger.
 *	See Jim's original SmartApp at http://community.smartthings.com/t/color-changing-smart-weather-lamp-app/12046 which includes an option for high pollen notifications
 *	
 *	This weather lantern app turns a Phillips hue (or LifX) lamp different colors based on the weather.	 
 *	It uses dark sky's weather API to micro-target weather. 
 *
 *	With special thanks to insights from the SmartThings Hue mood lighting script and the light on motion script by kennyyork@centralite.com
 *
 *	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
 *
 *	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *	on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *	for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *

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suprdave04 · March 27, 2016, 12:46am

Noob question here…

I have started to use this color changing weather lamp with a motion sensor and I cannot seem to figure out how to get my bulb to automatically turn off after a certain amount of min. Or if that’s even possible. I can manually turn off the bulb in ST but would like to know if, when I trigger the light to come on with motion, that after a certain amount of time, the bulb will turn off and be ready for the next motion trigger.

thanks for any help.

Jimxenus · March 27, 2016, 1:06am

I’ve got the same problem. I actually turn on two bulbs where one will turn off automatically but the other seems to stay on. I used Rule machine to turn it off automatically later on at a mode change.

Mavis · March 27, 2016, 9:07am

Mine turns off automatically after it has been triggered - there is a setting in the app.

Just had a look at he app and I think it is in the section ‘Where to display’. If you select ‘Use these lights’, at the very bottom there is a toggle switch ‘Remember light settings’. Mine is set to off’.

Jimxenus · March 27, 2016, 2:44pm

Thanks, I had my switch set to on thinking that it was off before it went on, so it should shut off but it must be remembering the previous settings when it was on last.

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