[OBSOLETE] OSRAM Lightify Smart Dimmer Switch (button controller device handler and smart app)

JDRoberts · September 10, 2017, 2:07am

That’s a completely different device. Sylvania currently makes three different button devices.

This thread is for the “smart dimming switch,” model 73743

You are asking about the “button switch” model 74099

Please ask your questions about the button switch in the threads about that device.

It doesn’t really have anything to do with this particular thread except that they are made by the same manufacturer.

Chris_Etchells · November 24, 2017, 3:13pm

I bought the Osram Smart+ Mini switch : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Osram-Smart-Switch-Wireless-White/dp/B074PYT9R4/
It’s a dimmer switch which looks similar to the SYLVANIA, but has a rubber cover. It’s not recognized by ST hub. Anyone else had any luck with it ? Works fine with Osram bulbs by itself, without the gateway, just can’t get ST to recognised it. The Smart+ bulbs work fine with ST, so I assumed the switch might as well.

Will_uk · November 25, 2017, 9:49pm

I’m having the same problem with the Osram Smart+ Mini switch. I don’t have any Lightify bulbs so can’t test it with that, but I’m not convinced I can even get it in pairing mode - I’ve done the hold down the middle and bottom button per the instructions but it doesn’t keep flashing blue like I’d imagine it would.

Would love to get this paired with Smartthings as a Zigbee controller.

Danabw · January 22, 2018, 9:22pm

@Motley - Received and installed my first of these switches today. Paired easily w/your DTH and functions great w/the simple programming in the SmartApp you provided. Solves a problem I had where I didn’t want to have to stuff another smart switch into a crowded box, so being able to just mount the switch over the box and control w/your DTH/SmartApp was perfect!

Excellent stuff - thanks very much!

98nighthawk · March 4, 2018, 4:12pm

Hi there! I’m not a code person AT ALL so have no idea how to correct this. I was able to install the binder with no problems, but the first app won’t install. I keep getting this error:

No signature of method: script_app_metadata_089d2143_f222_444b_a26a_d68c921ed619.metadata() is applicable for argument types: (script_app_metadata_089d2143_f222_444b_a26a_d68c921ed619$_run_closure1) values: [script_app_metadata_089d2143_f222_444b_a26a_d68c921ed619$_run_closure1@7e54737a] Possible solutions: getMetadata(), getState(), setState(java.lang.Object), metaClass(groovy.lang.Closure)

Do you have a fix or know what I could do to fix it myself? I’m a total noob to all this, but I’m assuming you must have both apps installed to properly dim the switch. And just to confirm…in theory this will replicate “live dimming” on the lightify switch so that when you hold down a button it will gradually change the level of the target. Thanks!

marktheknife · March 5, 2018, 3:34pm

Make sure you’re adding the device handler and the smartapp.

Each one goes in its own section of the IDE.

Edit: also it’s not entirely necessary to install this device handler and smartapp anymore. There’s a generic device handler that works with it now, and you can use it as a button controller in the ST mobile app. Not sure whether you can dim with it that way though.

Spartanrob · August 17, 2018, 6:23pm

Curious if this remote can support multiple bulbs (4) as a group. i.e. 4 bulbs in one fixture.

tweason · August 19, 2018, 11:07pm

Using the smart light app, you can select multiple lights for it to control. Or, using the trendsetter community app, you can group them together so that they are in sync. (Search the forum for trendsetter)

Moskeeto93 · September 4, 2018, 2:15am

I have a bunch of these setup as Zigbee buttons to control all my Hue lights. I also have two Hue dimmers and I love the ability to dim the lights. The reason I went with a bunch of these switches was so I could cover up the existing light switches so people don’t switch them off.

Anyway, I’ve tried using the universal device handler and entering the network device id into the properties of one of these buttons and it doesn’t seem to do anything. Am I doing something wrong?

Jimxenus · September 4, 2018, 2:32am

I just use the standard Zigbee Button DTH and SmartLighting to do the job. It also keeps it local.

Moskeeto93 · September 4, 2018, 2:44am

Yes, that’s what I’m doing at the moment, but I’d like to have the dimming feature.

boomshaka · September 24, 2018, 12:26am

I’m not seeing anything in the battery tile:

boomshaka · September 24, 2018, 2:00am

If I wanted increase the range of brightness in your smartapp from 10-90 to 10-100, would I just change the values here:

section(“Set level for button 1 hold…”){
input(name: “upLevel”, type: “number”, range: “10…90”, title: “Button 1 level?”, required: true)
}
section(“Set level for button 2 hold…”){
input(name: “downLevel”, type: “number”, range: “10…90”, title: “Button 2 level?”, required: true)

with “10…100”?

IceBear · October 19, 2019, 3:57pm

Is this particular DH no longer supported? Looks like last commit was a while back. Im just trying to get this device to work in ST, and then make a webcore for it. Right now, the default handler intermittently works.

IceBear · October 22, 2019, 1:00pm

For those that stumble on this, there are 3 (maybe 4) handlers. There is a good FAQ on the topic

Ive tried to get dimmable functionality in webcore with my own handler – its a work in progress:

nsweet · October 22, 2019, 11:23pm

at least 3 or 4. I created a controller based off of this one that treats the device as a virtual switch. works well for me…

[RELEASE] OSRAM Lightify Dimmer Switch Device Type - use as Switch, not buttons Community Created Device Types

This device type is a lot of cut and paste work, so forgive me if it’s a hack job. The entire parsing section is taken from @Motley’s Device Type. (Many thanks to @Motley for all the work in figuring out how to parse the info!!! See RELEASE: OSRAM Lightify Smart Dimmer Switch (button controller device handler and smart app)) I was looking to use the switch with switch and switch level capabilities, so I basically merged with the Virtual Dimmer Device Type. Using this device type, you can use apps such as Dim with Me or Smart Lighting to pair with light(s) and the device is a functional switch in the SmartThings App. The top button turns the device on, the bottom turns it off. A press and hold of the top button will raise the level by 20, the bottom will lower by 20. (I have been trying …

IceBear · October 22, 2019, 11:40pm

@nsweet Thanks! Did you ever solve:

I have been trying to figure out how to have the hold continue to raise or lower the level, but have been unsuccessful

I came up with a way based off @adamoutler version - if you want to grab it:

github.com

cgmckeever/smartthings/blob/master/device-handlers/lightify-smart-dim/handler.groovy#L234


        case 8:
            log.info("Button Held Bind Response - 8!!!")
            break 
        default:
            log.error("Unhandled button held event: " + msg)
            break
    }


}


void executeBrightnessAdjustmentUntilButtonReleased(){
    def level = state.level + state.brightnessOffset
    state.executed = state.executed + 1
    if (state.dimming) {
        if (level >= 0 && level <= 100){
            setLevel(state.brightnessOffset)
            runIn(1, executeBrightnessAdjustmentUntilButtonReleased)
        } else if (state.executed == 1) {
            setLevel(state.brightnessOffset)
        }
    }

I wonder if the virtual switch would make things cleaner for me… Thanks for posting!

IceBear · June 25, 2020, 3:10pm

I did a quick update for a version 2 – no real improvements outside a little code clean up

The new ST app and this act a little off.

music_and_cities · September 1, 2020, 4:17am

I had the top button set to turn on some lights, and the bottom button set to turn off some lights. Now, I’ve migrated to the new smart things app, and it’s only showing up as one button/device. Regardless of which of the two ends I push, some lights turn off, others turn on. It’s a sh*tshow. Any advice? Does the new Smartthings app support multiple actions/actuators on one device?

eracer001 · January 12, 2023, 6:07pm

How can I get this device working with all the recent changes to smartthings?

[OBSOLETE] OSRAM Lightify Smart Dimmer Switch (button controller device handler and smart app)

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