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The driver supports the discovery of Philips Hue Hubs on your local network as well as devices that are connected. Here are the top level features:
Features:
Import Rooms and Zones defined in the Hue app and allow group level control. No more popcorn effect
Import individual lights
Import motion sensors along with temperature and illuminance
Import switches, buttons and rotary dials
Import contact sensors
Import camera devices (motion events only)
Access to scenes defined in the Hue app for use with rooms/zones
Access to circadian lighting “smart scenes” from the Hue app
Access to lighting effects (candle, fire, etc) for use with individual lights (needs to be enabled in hub settings)
Access to alerts/blinking for use in notification automations. This can only run for 15 second interval…