Would it be worth buying a hue hub?

[blueyetisoftware (Jason)]

@Allyn_Thomas

I use the hue motion sensors directly on my smartthings hub for more than just lights

You can do this with my driver. It exposes the motion sensors to ST and you can setup automations to turn on all sorts of things. I do this with mine as well. Using the sensors through my driver also allows you to have a better cool off period for the sensor as well as being able to enable and disable it through automations. I have found Hue to be much more stable and fast so I tend to set things up over there and then use my driver to expose them to ST.

I have some other features on my roadmap that I plan to add once they are available in the Hue api:

1. Mimic presence
2. Geofencing for presence
3. Hue Cameras

These aren’t possible yet, but when their API catches up, I plan to be an early adopter.

[ST Edge] Philips Hue LAN [BETA] (3rd Party Driver, Not ST Native)

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…