Hi y’all, I might be making a simple mistake, but I am stumped.
I am trying to integrate a few Hue switches to SmartThings. I have installed the Hue Beta Edge Drivers, however they are not coming up as available in the SmartThings app.
The install guide mentioned something about permissions, but I have no idea where to change this setting. Is this the reason why its not working for me?
The Hue Beta Edge driver is to integrate the Hue hub so, unless you have the Hue hub and the switches configured in the Hue hub, it won’t work.
If you wanted to add the Hue switches directly to the SmartThings hub you’ll need another driver, maybe this one (I’ve not tested it and don’t know if there are others): [BETA][Edge Driver] Hue Dimmer Switch / Hue Wall Switch Module (No Hue Bridge)
Edit: By the way, in case you have the Hue hub, there are more ways to integrate it like the official local integration or even Matter, none requiring any driver installation, just the Hue hub / bridge.
I have the Hue Hub, and I have it integrated into my smart things hub, and I have the switches added to the hue hub.
The edge drivers still won’t show up in smart things.
How do you have the Hue hub integrated into SmartThings right now? Cloud, the official integration, Matter, the third party edge driver?
I am not sure how to check that. However, I did originally integrate using the official method. How do I change or check that?
If it’s the cloud integration you’ll have Philips Hue in the Linked services section of SmartThings settings.
You can try adding a new device with the plus sign at the top. In Partner Devices select Add, pick Philips Hue and then choose Connect to hub. That’s the official local integration.
In that case, yes. I have the official integration.
And the driver still does not come up as available in the device settings. Is there a permission setting I need to change somewhere?
What do you mean? Which driver? For the official integration you don’t need to install any driver, it comes with the SmartThings hub.
Devices should be auto discovered once the hub is integrated into SmartThings. What’s the problem exactly, other devices connected to Hue appear but not the switches?
I think I need to reframe my question.
I would like to integrate the Hue Switches using the third party edge driver. I have since installed the Hue edge drivers. However I cannot figure out how to “use” them.
If you mean the blueyeti driver these are the instructions:
For the official local integration the instructions are in a previous comment (add partner device).
For Matter, which also supports switches, any of the tutorials like this one from the verge.
Those are the three local options, I don’t have Hue devices so can’t recommend the best one.