I think @nullx8 has answered most of your questions, @sglue.
Post #1: "Instructions for setting up the Wifi Bridges: Wifi Bridge Setup" not working, just hangs up, cannot download.The link seems to be OK so I don't know why you cannot download it. The same instructions are included in the plugin packages. I've attached it to this post.
You too have a great 2014.
I have uploaded a new version of MiLightRGBW with the addition of a Sync action and button. This feature was suggested by @parkerc.
Sync will re-assert the current plugin settings to synchronize the controlled lamps to the last state set through Vera. This may be useful if the lamps have been adjusted through the use of a MiLight remote control or Smartphone App. The lamp(s) will be turned on during the synchronization process but will be left in the state last set through the plugin.
thanks Rex …
nice ! i waited for that as well … i have a million calls where i to some sort of manual reset. (very anoying)
is there a Lua call for this action ?
i waited for that as wellYou only had to ask. ;D
is there a Lua call for this action ?Of course: [code]luup.call_action("urn:dcineco-com:serviceId:MiLightRGBW1","Sync","",)[/code]
Just an FYI, if you use the coupon SAVE5 which is mentioned on EasyBulb’s Facebook page you can get 5% off your order.
Maybe not a huge amount but it’ll save you a few pennies 
Have you jumped in the deep-end then, Chris? Stand-by for a chromatic explosion at chez Parker. :o
Waiting for delivery of my hub and two rgbw bulbs. We celebrated our christmas a few days early because of schedulers. Hopefully it will get here soon.
Waiting for delivery of my hub and two rgbw bulbs.I hope you have great fun trying it out. Make sure you download the latest version of the plugin.
I shall be interested in how you get on with this, Garrett. I have a suspicion that, once you start playing with it, you may decide to add a couple more actions to AutHomationHD.
We celebrated our christmas a few days early because of schedulers.So you had an early Christmas because Google Calendar got it wrong? ::)
Haha, only time when family was able to all get together as some live in different parts of the country. I also have to work Christmas Eve and Day.
Hi Rex, yep, I couldn’t wait any longer - you really should be on commission
The 4 RGBW 9w bundle is winging it’s way to me now and I’m really looking forward to having a play with them. Chez Parker won’t know what’s hit them*
*which is the truth, as the Mrs doesn’t know I’ve bought them yet ..
@garrettwp - I’ll be interested to hear what you think of them when yours arrives…
*which is the truth, as the Mrs doesn't know I've bought them yet ..Oh you do like to live dangerously, don't you? Now if you see a red gleam in her eyes but your MiLights are set to White mode, take cover! :o
Hi there, thanks for the excellent plugin, but I’m having a couple of difficulties setting up that I’m hoping someone can help with.
Yesterday I received 4x RGBW bulbs and one v3 bridge. From what I’d read, I didn’t order the remote as it didn’t seem necessary.
I used the milights app to successfully change IP settings and get it on my network, but was unable to get it to add any bulbs using the enroll process so I moved on.
I downloaded the latest set of files for the RGBW, created a device, and used the Enroll button to add one of the lights to it - bingo, I had a functioning controllable light! So far so good.
I repeated that same process to enroll the other lights, each successfully so I now had 4 new lights in Vera.
It wasn’t until this point that I noticed (in actual fact my patient wife noticed) that when switching off one of the lights, I was also switching off one of the others, but not all of them. So even with 2 discreet devices in Vera, toggling the switch for one of them would impact 2.
Could this be something to do with the ‘group’ variable in the advanced tab of the device? I tried changing it’s value, but in doing so the selected device could no longer be controlled. I’m not really sure what the groups are for as I just want 4 independent controllable lights.
Or do I somehow need to enroll the bulbs in a different way, perhaps using the milight app?
Any help would be much appreciated - these bulbs seem like a very good deal, particularly with the excellent hard work that’s been put in to this plug-in, but I really need to be able to control them independently
MiLight RGB+W lamps controlled by the V3 bridge are organized in four groups (or zones). Each group requires its own Vera MiLightRGBW device. Each device is set for the same IP address and port but with Group set between 1 and 4.
If you want individual control of your four lamps, you will need to create four MiLightRGBW devices - following the instructions in the plugin package. Each device uses the same plugin files so you only need to upload the files once.
To include a lamp in a group, press the Enroll button on the appropriate device Control tab immediately after connecting power to that lamp.
Thanks very much, I’ve made some decent progress now, but not quite over the line. 3 out of 4 working.
When setting the group number for each light and then clicking the enroll button I wasn’t getting the bulb flashing (or any feedback) so I’d assumed it hadn’t worked, but in actual fact it had.
The one remaining issue I have is with the fourth bulb. It was originally enrolled with group 1 which was the same as another light. I’ve tried changing the group number and re-enrolling but with no luck - the controls for either still now control light 1 & 4.
I’ve tried to unsync that bulb using the milight iPhone app in an attempt to start from scratch, but I can’t get that process to work according to the instructions. (Press & hold the enroll button for that particularly paired light for 5 seconds when turning on the light, blinking to confirm).
I suspect I just need to unsync it and I’ll be good so if anyone has any tips or alternate methods to unsync (plug-in perhaps) I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks again, the combination of these bulbs and the plugin is really powerful.
OK, cracked it, and thought others might like to know how to unsync if they need to, as there is a different way.
You can now use the plugin to enroll it how you like.
Thanks very much for the help and the excellent plug-in, and have a great Christmas.
[quote=“RexBeckett, post:154, topic:175037”]MiLight RGB+W lamps controlled by the V3 bridge are organized in four groups (or zones). Each group requires its own Vera MiLightRGBW device. Each device is set for the same IP address and port but with Group set between 1 and 4.
If you want individual control of your four lamps, you will need to create four MiLightRGBW devices - following the instructions in the plugin package. Each device uses the same plugin files so you only need to upload the files once.
To include a lamp in a group, press the Enroll button on the appropriate device Control tab immediately after connecting power to that lamp.[/quote]
Hi Rex
In preparation for my 4xRGBW arriving, I’m brushing up on what’s required (reading your documentation) and I have to admit I’m not sure I fully understand how groups are used?
As I have 4 bulbs coming, all of which I’m looking to have all working independently from eachother, so it sounds like I need to create 4 seperate devices (via the Create Device option) and then Enroll/give each bulb it’s own Group ID?
Is that correct?
Is a group required for all bulbs ?
Also the RGBW documentation refers to enrolling the device after you’ve specified a group ID.
Is the Group ID a Vera Plugin or an Easybulb thing ?
Finally if the group ID is whats used to connect two or more bulbs together - am I right in saying that I’m limited to only ever 4 groups/zones per wifi-controller?
As I have 4 bulbs coming, all of which I'm looking to have all working independently from eachother, so it sounds like I need to create 4 seperate devices (via the Create Device option) and then Enroll/give each bulb it's own Group ID?Yes. If you want independent control of the four lamps they will each need their own Vera device which is set to one of the four groups. When you enroll a lamp using the button on the device [i]Control[/i] tab it will be enrolled to the group specified by the device's [i]Group[/i] variable.
Is a group required for all bulbs ?Yes - a lamp must be enrolled to a group before it can be controlled. It is the only means of [i]addressing[/i] a lamp.
Is the Group ID a Vera Plugin or an Easybulb thing ?It's a fundamental part of the MiLight system. It is required for both forms of control: Hardware remote and Wifi bridge. Note that you have to enroll a lamp separately for each of these. The bridge enrollment is shared by both Smartphone Apps and the Vera plugins so you can enroll a lamp on either for use with both.
The enrollment is stored in the lamp not the bridge or remote. Each lamp may be enrolled on three controllers. A fourth enrollment overwrites the first, etc. The hardware remote counts as one controller as does each bridge/group.
Finally if the group ID is whats used to connect two or more bulbs together - am I right in saying that I'm limited to only ever 4 groups/zones per wifi-controller?Yes and no. A V3 bridge will support four groups of RGB+W lamps plus four groups of White lamps plus one group of RGB lamps. So it can actually handle nine groups - but only four of them can be RGB+W lamps. You can, of course, have multiple bridges if you want more groups.
When setting the group number for each light and then clicking the enroll button I wasn't getting the bulb flashing (or any feedback) so I'd assumed it hadn't worked, but in actual fact it had.I suspect that you had already enrolled the lamp on this group using the Smartphone app. Enrollment for the Wifi bridge is shared by the app and Vera plugins so it is not necessary to do it again. Successful enrollment will always be confirmed by flashing.
OK, cracked it, and thought others might like to know how to unsync if they need to, as there is a different way.
- Turn light off (I found it works best at the mains, not the switch if possible)
- Turn the light on
- Within 3 seconds, using the app rapidly & repeatedly press the group link button with which that light was associated. I think it’s meant to be 5 times, but just keep doing it until you get your feedback.
- When successful, the now unsync’d light will blink 10 times.
I have not been able to get this to work reliably from Vera - which is why there is no Remove button on the current plugin. I think there is too much latency in Vera’s socket handler.
I found a bug. On Christmas day! :o MiLightRGBW’s Sync was not working correctly for Disco Mode. I have uploaded a new version. Only I_MiLightRGBW.xml was changed.
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