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knalli / homebridge-pilight

Accessory plugin for Homebridge allowing to manage and control pilight devices
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The dimmer does not light on via Homekit app #43

Closed genfersee closed 4 years ago

genfersee commented 5 years ago

Dear all,

Pre Steps

I am using Homebridge with Homebridge-pilight plugin and pilight behind.

Expected Behavior

On setting ON a dimmer via Homekit app, physical dimmer should light on to the latest % of brightness of that dimmer.

Current Behavior and steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

Issue is the following: When setting ON a dimmer via Homekit app:

Then, I set the dimmer OFF via Homekit app:

Then, I set the dimmer ON via Homekit app:

Versions

Configuration

Config pilight: "Dimmer11": { "protocol": [ "kaku_dimmer" ], "id": [{ "id": XXXXXXX, "unit": 1 }], "state": "off", "dimlevel-minimum": 1, "dimlevel-maximum": 15, "dimlevel": 14 }

Config Homebridge:

{ "bridge": { "name": "Homebridge", "username": "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX", "port": XXXX, "pin": "XXX-XX-XXX" }, "description": "This is my Homebridge Config file", "accessories": [ { "accessory": "pilight", "name": "Plafond", "device": "Dimmer11", "type": "Dimmer", "sharedWS": false } ], "platforms": [ ] }

Homebridge Log / Command Output

knalli commented 5 years ago

Before posting the logs, could you please tell if this is the expected behaviour?

Honestly, I don't know either. I have no devices with dimmer which are connected via Homebridge (only "directly" via Trådfri). Sometimes these are also a little bit glitchy speaking of your description. But at the most time, my preferred setting of xx% is working with on/off on two iOS devices in parallel without issues.

genfersee commented 5 years ago

Thanks for your feedback! I have investigated a bit further and updated the issue description. I can confirm that Pilight behaves correctly since status in Pilight is always the one expected at any moment. The issue happens all the time, on 2 different setup I have, for all the dimmers I have...

genfersee commented 5 years ago

I found a workaround: define the dimmers as switch in Homebridge.

genfersee commented 4 years ago

I reopen this issue since I really want to be able to use the dimmer as a dimmer and not as a switch :)

I captured some logs for the following different bugs:

1st bug: In the case I ask Siri to activate the light, the physical light is properly dimmed ON to 50% but the dim percentage displayed in Home app is incorrect: 0% instead of 50% (50% being the last intensity used): [2020-2-12 1:13:05 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set powerstate to "on" [2020-2-12 1:13:05 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Updated internal state to "on" It seems that when Siri lights on a light, it sends only a ON command, and not a DIM command.

2nd bug: If I tap on light Homekit icon, it switches ON the physical light but dim it to 100% instead of 50%(50% being the last intensity used): [2020-2-12 1:32:08 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set dim level to 15 for value 100 [2020-2-12 1:32:08 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set powerstate to "on" [2020-2-12 1:32:08 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Updated internal state to "on" [2020-2-12 1:32:08 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Updated internal dim level to 15

3rd bug: If I tap on light Homekit icon, it switches ON the icon but not the Physical light. A steering weel keeps rolling in the icon: [2020-2-12 1:34:59 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set dim level to 15 for value 100 [2020-2-12 1:34:59 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set powerstate to "on"

4th bug: In the case of an activation of the light via a Homekit automation (dim the light at 50%), the physical light is not light on. Status of the light in Pilight also remains OFF. We can see that indeed, no internal messages are sent. Why?: [2020-2-12 1:14:44 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set dim level to 7 for value 50 [2020-2-12 1:14:44 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set powerstate to "on"

Then, if I force the automation to be executed again, then it works properly and the light is switched ON and dimmed to 50%: [2020-2-12 1:15:39 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set dim level to 7 for value 50 [2020-2-12 1:15:39 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Try to set powerstate to "on" [2020-2-12 1:15:39 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Updated internal state to "on" [2020-2-12 1:15:39 PM] [Table] [homebridge-pilight] Updated internal dim level to 7

genfersee commented 4 years ago

I replaced my Intertechno dimmers with some other device.

knalli commented 4 years ago

And that one is working better?

genfersee commented 4 years ago

Well in fact, I changed to Shelly dimmer, so no more need for plight ;-)

knalli commented 4 years ago

Yeah, shelly seems to be fine.. ;)