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ebaauw / homebridge-deconz

Homebridge plugin for deCONZ
Apache License 2.0
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homebridge-hue -> homebridge-deconz #25

Closed iantait closed 2 years ago

iantait commented 2 years ago

Just thought I'd share my experience of moving to homebridge-deconz from homebridge-hue

I set up a new homebrdge instance on a different machine, installed homebridge-deconz, pressed the 'authenticate app' button in phoscon - all good - I did get the settings not showing up the first time I tried:

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In the original homebridge-hue install, I changed the config to false for lights, sensors etc

In eve, I selected the new deconz gateway, and expose, and then expose for the lights and sensors etc. I then had to move the accessories to the correct rooms.

All seemed ok. I then installed homebridge-deconz on the original homebridge instance, and removed the temporary homebridge instance from homekit, having to move accessories to their correct rooms again.

I do seem to have an extra 'settings' accessory for every real accessory - haven't figured out how not to have those yet.

Aside from that, bit of a no-brainer.

Thanks again for your work!

ebaauw commented 2 years ago

I do seem to have an extra 'settings' accessory for every real accessory - haven't figured out how not to have those yet.

It's an additional service, not an accessory, see https://github.com/ebaauw/homebridge-deconz/wiki/Gateway-Accessory. I'm trying to get rid of these, in favour of dynamic configuration through the Homebridge UI. I have the technical foundation working, including communication between the running plugin and the UI. Still struggling with the UI part, though.