OSRAM Lightify surface light?

Donnadoop · December 5, 2017, 1:17am

Hi everyone! I’m just starting out In home automation. I have a ST starter kit which includes the hub, and an echo. I am convinced I read somewhere that I could control my OSRAM Lightify surface lights through ST, but so far I can’t figure out how to without buying the Osram hub can anyone help?

JDRoberts · December 5, 2017, 1:16am

Some community members have it working with custom code. See the following thread:

Osram lightify surface (DTH in post 11)

There you go…hoping this works for you. /** * 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 * * 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. * */ metadata { definition (name: "Lightify Surface", namespace: "smartthings", author: "SmartThings") { capability "Switch Level" capability "Actuator" cap…

If you haven’t used custom code before, it’s pretty straightforward. Basically you will copy the author’s code and paste it into your own account. Here’s the FAQ that explains that process

FAQ: An Overview of Using Custom Code in SmartThings FAQ

So you're new to SmartThings, you asked a question, and someone suggested "custom code" as an answer. Or you were browsing the forums, and you found something that sounded like it would be perfect for what you wanted, but again, "uses custom code." What does that mean, how hard is it to do, and what's the difference between a "SmartApp" and a "Device Type Handler"? (Note: the official terminology has changed a couple of times. "device type handler," "device handler," "DTH," and "device type" all mean the same thing, and you will find all these terms used in the forums.) SECTION I: SMARTAPPS AND DEVICE HANDLERS: WHAT THEY ARE SmartAPPS: Tiny Programs to decide what a specific device should do when, or to collect the information from a specific device SmartApps, including the var…

Ask any follow-up questions in the first link I just gave you, and hopefully someone there will be able to answer them.

amekouar · December 6, 2017, 7:45pm

I have 3 Osram light bulbs (2 white and 1 color). After I paired them to ST hub I changed the type of the bulb to ZigBee Dimmer and they are all working fine. Another advantage of changing the type is the things become local, so they can routines they are supposed to even when there is no internet connection.