Question: How do you confirm that the philips hue bulb was reset?

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Factory reset Philips Hue bulbs using an EZSP-based Zigbee USB stick. After a reset, bulbs can easily join any type of compatible bridge.

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Question: How do you confirm that the philips hue bulb was reset? #1

Closed slypete closed 6 years ago

slypete commented 6 years ago

Hi, thanks for this cool little tool!!

I received a used 3rd gen hue color bulb. The thief finds the bulb, it blinks, and asks if it should be reset. After I answer yes, should the bulb give any feedback? I don't get any feedback from the bulb after answering yes. Does that mean the factory reset has failed?

Thanks, Peter

slypete commented 6 years ago

So I figured it out -- yes the bulb will give feedback upon a successful factory reset. My bulb wasn't resetting because it wasn't close enough to my EZSP device. It was close enough to respond to the identify function, but not close enough to actually perform the reset. I found that the bulb and the EZSP device need to be basically touching to perform a successful "steal." :) Look mom no bridge!

Peter