[OBSOLETE] SmartBulb Power Outage handler

[JDRoberts]

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Good Call! Luckily I did my testing with a GE bulb as the canary or it could have been very frustrating until I realized the issue with Cree bulb.
I just did some testing with the Cree bulb as the Canary and it failed most of the time. There would also be an issue with the app still recording the Cree bulb as off, if it was turn on by a dumb switch. This would result in the Cree bulb being turned off, even though it was on when the outage occurred.
I like the Cree bulbs better as a light bulb, but I guess I’ll be buying the GE Link Bulbs from now on.
Is this issue a Cree hardware issue or a Cree/Smarthings issue?

The GE links have a known firmware problem: they can lose track of what network they’re connected to. It’s not every bulb every time, but it’s enough bulbs often enough that this is the reason they are not on the official “works with smartthings” list. They would probably be my least favorite as a canary for this reason. Unless of course you’re going to use a lux sensor or a motion sensor in which case the fact that that bulb can’t talk to smartthings won’t make any difference

FAQ: GE Link Bulbs Dropped Offline

GE Links are the least expensive big brand zigbee bulbs you can buy, and, for whatever reason, they seem to sometimes have trouble reconnecting to the SmartThings network after power has been cut, whether it’s from a whole house failure or just someone flipping a switch. Or even just randomly from time to time. (SmartThings staff have confirmed in the forums that the reason the GE links are not on the official “works with SmartThings” compatibility list is that they have a firmware problem which causes them to stop responding to the Cordinator from time to time. Supposedly GE is aware of the issue and there may be a firmware update from GE in a few months, but no specific timeline and they can’t be certified as compatible yet. Meanwhile, they’re very inexpensive, but they do drop off fro…

I hear good things about the eco-smart bulbs but I haven’t tried one.

A Hue white is also $15. But I don’t know what reporting it does when it’s connected directly.