This thread is specifically for the driver I created. I want to be sure that issues and conversation in this thread are for this driver.
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I wanted to report an issue I had while doing some re-arranging of by Hue lights. I purchased some new bulbs and moved some existing bulbs from one room to another in the Hue app. After having some lights come on unexpectedly, I realized that driver didnât update the light locations in the groups.
Example:
- I moved âLight Aâ from âBedroomâ group to a new âGuestroomâ group in the Hue app
- Added âLight Bâ to âBedroomâ group in Hue app
- Imported the new âGuestroomâ group into ST
- Turning on/off âGuestroomâ via ST turns on/off âLight Aâ
- Turning on/off âBedroomâ via ST turns on/off both âLight Aâ and âLight Bâ
I had to remove the âBedroomâ group from ST and then re-add for it to pickup the new light grouping correct.
Not sure how this would work as the driver doesnât associate lights with groups. It just asks the Hue hub about the groups that exists and then control everything through the group ID. If you saw that behavior, it is something that the Hue hub did. Maybe it had a cache of the lights that needed to get cleared? It is also possible that it actually made a new group ID after you made the changes, so you were controlling the âoldâ group rather than the ânewâ group. That would be a change in behavior from their spec though. Itâs the only thing that makes sense since the driver doesnât maintain a light mapping.
It would have been helpful to try the add before deleting the old one if this happens again. I suspect the Hue hub is creating a new group in your case instead of editing the existing one.
Hi. Thanks for your work on this. Iâve been having issues with the Hue tap dial integration. I canât seem to find the rotary dial actions (swipe_right and swipe_left) as triggers for routines/automation, even though they show up in the controls menu.
More generally, the increasing and decreasing of brightness of non-hue bulbs using the dial has been laggy, especially compared to the stock dimming for Hue lights via the Hue hub. Not sure if thatâs some issue on my end or just the nature of the integration. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi, Iâm new to this driver as of yesterday. I have a SmartThings Wifi hub with 2 x Hue hubs. I have followed the instruction to install and have rebooted the ST hub but I am unable to get anything to show up when scanning for devices nearby.
The Hue hub isnât directly wired to the ST hub, does it need to be or should the driver allow the addition of the device in ST regardless of whether a Hue hub actually exists?
I do notice that the ST hub updated itâs firmware yesterday and all my devices disconnected until they were reset. This is unrelated as hadnât installed the driver yet. The reason for the driver is that my outdoor sensor was operating using the Device Handler in graph, but due to the firmware update and having to reset all my devices, this has also died.
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Stu
The driver performs local control over the LAN, so they need to be on the same network to find the Hue hub. You should also make sure that your wifi doesnât block mDNS discovery. It is rare, but some people have that setup and by definition, it blocks discovery 
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This is just how the ST apps displays those actions. The driver defines that it supports those actions, but the ST app decides how to implement the display for those. As of right now, the app requires you to set those up through the detail view rather than the automation view.
I would need more information about how you set this up. The driver will send out left/right events and you would somehow have to use those to increase/decrease your brightness. This will never be as fast as the control that happens in a pure Hue setup since all of those events are handled within the Hue hub and never have to be sent over the network.
Thanks for the quick response. Just to clarify my setup, the ST Hub is wired to the same network as the the Hue hubs. I donât actually use the Wifi part of the ST hub. Also, when you talk about âFinding the Hue hubâ, is this at âScan nearbyâ phase or once the device is in SmartThings? I could try wiring the Hue Hub directly to Smartthings Hub I guessâŚ
Scan nearby should find the Hue hub and add it. You then use that Hue hub device to choose which Hue devices to add. That original hub device is sometimes added to a room called âNo room assignedâ. You donât need to direct wire anything. They just need to be on the same network.
I am not aware of the current state for the ST Wifi hub and edge, but I think it should work. Iâm not sure how that hub presents the network for the Hue hub though. Does the ST hub exist on the same network as the Hue hub? Are these connected through a network switch?
Yep, connected to the same network switch. The driver showâs up in the driver list within ST. Just canât find anything to add.
I started a different thread to get more info on your hub. Iâll let you know when I have an update:
Awesome, Thanks.
Can you try connecting the Hue hub as a child of the ST hub? Either wifi or hard wired.
Hi. Yep, have connected directly to the SmartThings Hub (wired) and unfortunately there is no difference. Not sure if related/the same driver discovery process or not, but I have successfully used the [Edge Driver] Hue Motion Sensor (No Hue Bridge) driver to connect my Hue External Motion sensor. Had to turn on discovery on the Motion sensor itself. Not sure if this is the same process as the Hub driver or not, but worth letting you know.
That driver uses zigbee and not your LAN, so the discovery process is unrelated. Iâm still waiting to hear back on some info for the Wifi hub, but it sounds like a few people are struggling with discovery on those hubs for all LAN drivers.
Hello @blueyetisoftware, I had a few zigbee outlets around and paired them to my Hue Hub, I was able to import them into ST the same as my other lights BUT there is no way to change their icon in ST to other than lamp icons, is there any way you can make available other icons to the child devices?
Thanks in advance
Cheers!
The icons are controlled by the ST app and they are based on the device type, which in your case is a âlightâ. The Hue api doesnât have a concept of a smart plug that isnât a light so they come across as simple lights with on/off control. I can look at checking the device models and manually making them âsmart plugsâ but that would be pretty specific to the smart plugs. Let me give it some thought and see if I can come up with a clever way to support it.
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That was quick.
I can support this, but to do so, you would need to add the smart plug into the Hue app as a plug. This is when you choose the icon for your smart plug in the Hue app. Just choose the generic plug. Iâll update the driver to support this specific case, otherwise it will be a light. It will be a bit, but Iâll add it to the list.
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Thank you so much! That was lighing fast dude! I know is a bit niche use case but still thanks a lot for taking the time and effort to implement it.
Cheers!
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