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Files for the KAUF RGBWW Smart Bulbs
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Suggestion for out-of-box experience #9

Closed Cossid closed 1 year ago

Cossid commented 2 years ago

Just received my first 4 pack of the Kauf BR30 and there are a couple things that would make the out-of-box experience a little better.

It would be nice if the ssid selection screen also included:

They would be useful on the default screen after it has joined the wifi network as well.

Additionally, you already have a HA diagnostic entry for IP address, having one for mac address would also be useful, for setting static dhcp entries.

Lastly, while I understand these are meant to be used with HA (latest firmware has a "No HASS" option), it would be nice to have an interface to control color/temperature from the device's own UI as a last resort. I understand if this one is not in the cards.

KaufHA commented 2 years ago

Great suggestions, thanks. Just had someone else make some similar suggestions (more info on captive portal / web interface pages) so I'll add these to his and make them a priority. As far as controlling color etc. from the web interface, I might look into it. That's the kind of functionality I'm just relying on base ESPHome for, but maybe I can do a pull request and contribute back to the project if it seems like something I could do reasonably easily.

If you import the bulbs into the ESPHome dashboard, you could add the mac address yourself by adding these lines:

text_sensor:
  - platform: wifi_info
    mac_address:
      name: ESP Mac Wifi Address

https://esphome.io/components/text_sensor/wifi_info.html

Cossid commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the quick info. The only reason I was looking for color control on the ESP page would have been to do a quick diagnostic check before I added them in HA, so don't spend too much time working on a color control scheme in ESPHome (I'm surprised they don't have something stock in ESPHome honestly), it would just be a nicety to help with user friendlyness.

I'll leave this issue open solely for the hostname/mac address display requests, and you can close it when you add it.

KaufHA commented 1 year ago

Host name and mac address are now displayed at the bottom of the captive portal and normal web server.