Please add link to an example list of supported LED bulbs/light hardware to FAQ about hass-circadian_lighting

[claytonjn]

As far as I know, this is the list: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#light

Are there lights that are not supported that I'm unaware of?

[rsnodgrass]

That list is a wide variety of light interfaces where the underlying hardware may or may not support setting of the RGB. I was curious of a sample list of actual lighting hardware that others have used successfully with HASS Circadian Lighting. For instance: * HALO RL4069BLE40AWH Smart Bluetooth LED Recessed Light

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On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 12:15 PM Clayton Nummer ***@***.***> wrote: As far as I know, this is the list: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#light Are there lights that are not supported that I'm unaware of? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#52?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAQY4XCC7S2LZ54EAN4QRIDQSMQWLA5CNFSM4JJ4AH6KYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEDH3BDY#issuecomment-550482063>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAQY4XDNLSMPV6Q7Q3RPDM3QSMQWLANCNFSM4JJ4AH6A> .

[rsnodgrass]

E.g. answering the question for a complete newbie: Love the idea, want to integrate into HASS, but what are some examples of things I may need to purchase. Get them started down the path quickly of figuring out their plan. Thanks.

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On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 12:18 PM Ryan Snodgrass ***@***.***> wrote: That list is a wide variety of light interfaces where the underlying hardware may or may not support setting of the RGB. I was curious of a sample list of actual lighting hardware that others have used successfully with HASS Circadian Lighting. For instance: * HALO RL4069BLE40AWH Smart Bluetooth LED Recessed Light On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 12:15 PM Clayton Nummer ***@***.***> wrote: > As far as I know, this is the list: > https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#light > > Are there lights that are not supported that I'm unaware of? > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#52?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAQY4XCC7S2LZ54EAN4QRIDQSMQWLA5CNFSM4JJ4AH6KYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEDH3BDY#issuecomment-550482063>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAQY4XDNLSMPV6Q7Q3RPDM3QSMQWLANCNFSM4JJ4AH6A> > . >

[claytonjn]

That list is a wide variety of light interfaces where the underlying hardware may or may not support setting of the RGB.

CL works with color temp, RGB, or just dimming lights. If a user has/buys a light that's just on/off I don't know what they would expect CL to do. Also, I don't know of any connected lights that are only on/off (I'm sure they exist).

• HALO RL4069BLE40AWH Smart Bluetooth LED Recessed Light

That would not work, based on https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#light. There is no Bluetooth light support, nor is there HALO specific device support.

All that being said, I'm perfectly fine with having a list of supported devices and I do think it's a fine idea. But I have pretty much exclusively Hue products so it would be up to the community to populate a list. I think the best place for that would be the Wiki of this repo, which anyone should be able to contribute to.

[rsnodgrass]

Agreed...it would be community maintained and obviously non-complete, but a good starting point for research. wiki is perfect. Good to know about the dimmer capabilities! I didn't know this worked with just dimmable switches...installing in two different HASS installations tonight!

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On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 12:30 PM Clayton Nummer ***@***.***> wrote: That list is a wide variety of light interfaces where the underlying hardware may or may not support setting of the RGB. CL works with color temp, RGB, or just dimming lights. If a user has/buys a light that's just on/off I don't know what they would expect CL to do. Also, I don't know of any connected lights that are only on/off (I'm sure they exist). - HALO RL4069BLE40AWH Smart Bluetooth LED Recessed Light That would not work, based on https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#light. There is no Bluetooth light support, nor is there HALO specific device support. All that being said, I'm perfectly fine with having a list of supported devices and I do think it's a fine idea. But I have pretty much exclusively Hue products so it would be up to the community to populate a list. I think the best place for that would be the Wiki of this repo, which anyone should be able to contribute to. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#52?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAQY4XBZZHWR5OLMLEQQJBTQSMSO5A5CNFSM4JJ4AH6KYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEDH4K7Y#issuecomment-550487423>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAQY4XFAMAWN3O63TYPS7XLQSMSO5ANCNFSM4JJ4AH6A> .

[ahartman]

Easiest to use in my opinion is the Tradfri range of IKEA. They come in 3 flavours, all dimmable:
= dimmable white
= dimmable and adjustable white colour temperature
= dimmable and full RGB

They are not expensive and - at least the many in my house - absolutely reliable.
Regards, ahartman, belgium

[jamman9000]

Even a better explanation and/or one example of the type of bulb that fits each "Switch Configuration Variable" would be very helpful. For example, google just told me what "mireds" means but heck if I know which bulb needs that... no idea what "XY" is either. The other two are kind of self-explanatory. The only smart bulbs I have are Wyze and a semi-smart IR controlled cheapo. I'll probably have to try each config to see which works for Wyze.

[claytonjn]

The best way to figure out out is opening the light entity in the frontend.

- If it has this section, use lights_ct

- If it doesn't have the above section but does have this section, use lights_rgb or lights_xy (really just have to test)

- If it only has this section, use lights_brightness

When I get a change I'll add the above to the wiki.

[bryshaw]

The best way to figure out out is opening the light entity in the frontend.

- If it has this section, use lights_ct

- If it doesn't have the above section but does have this section, use lights_rgb or lights_xy (really just have to test)

- If it only has this section, use lights_brightness

When I get a change I'll add the above to the wiki.

I too had head scratching moments with setup regarding what to use. I used RGB for my Hue Color lights and the lights had a pinkish hue to them. Is that not ideal? Should I stick with CT? I was under the impression that the reason it was a pinkish hue was to get it more inline with circadian values.