mwittig
commented
7 years ago Hi Bart,
Thanks for using node-milight-promise! Do you have written your own Node-Red integration? In case, I am interested in learning more about your project if you're happy to share it.
It is not clear to me if this is currently possible with this node. If not, is this perhaps somewhere on the roadmap?
When the bulb has not been linked yet to the controller it is good enough to send the .on() command a few times. This will link the bulb to the given zone of the iBox. According to my findings a bulb can only be assigned to a single zone of the iBox. If you wish to change the zone, you need to unlink the bulb from the given zone first. To fully support this, I have add the link/unlink V6 commands for all bulb types supported. It may take a few days to get this released, as I need to add tests and documentation for the new feature.
If you like this plugin, please consider ★ starring the project on github. Thanks!
Marcus
EDIT:
Here is an example which works for me.
// Pair a full color bulb
var Milight = require('node-milight-promise').MilightController;
var commands = require('node-milight-promise').commandsV6;
var light = new Milight({
ip: "192.168.178.84",
type: 'v6'
}),
zone = 3;
light.sendCommands(commands.fullColor.link(zone));
bartbutenaers
HellandB
rspaargaren
Dear Marcus,
I'm a newbie in the Milight world, and I'm wondering if this node can be used to programmatically link my Milight light bulbs to a specified zone?
Current setup without NodeJs
Milight App --> V6 Wifi bridge (iBox 2) --> light bulbWhen powering up a light bulb, you have 5 seconds in the Milight App to press a zone number X (from 1 to 4). From that moment on, the light bulb is linked to zone number X.
Remark: when another app is used (e.g. on another smartphone), another zone can be setup for the same light bulb.
New setup with NodeJs
Web application --> Node-Milight-Promise --> V6 Wifi bridge (iBox 2) --> light bulbI would like to simulate the same behavious, without having to use my original Milight app (or remote control). So when I press some button in my own web application (e.g. Node-Red), I want to let the Node-Milight-Promise node know that the light bulb (that is currently starting up) needs to be linked to zone X.
It is not clear to me if this is currently possible with this node. If not, is this perhaps somewhere on the roadmap?
Thanks in advance !!!!! Bart Butenaers