In other words, the settings above 50% or so will all look awfully similar. The light-emitting diodes in your smart LEDs might not dim the way you'd expect -- but there's a good reason why. The Philips Hue White LED was the worst offender, with just 2 lumens separating the 1% setting from the 10% setting -- the Lifx Mini White LED wasn't much better with a difference of only 7 lumens. But the HE Virtual Lock Driver does work for Alexa status reports, so I'm using IFTTT to flip the HE Virtual Lock Driver when the August lock state changes. The logarithmic approach checks out, at least at settings above 50%. If possible, you should be using the ‘Amazon Echo Skill’, which is installed automatically when you Enable the Skill from within the Amazon Alexa mobile phone app. I switched over some more devices to Hubitat that I really need voice control over light levels. I noticed the biggest difference with the Lifx Mini White LED. She was able to dim then with voice commands on ST. Has anyone run into this? Some dial the brightness down in linear fashion -- 10% of the total lumen output at the 10% setting, 60% of the total lumen output at the 60% setting, and so on. I started off using the built in Alexa App in Hubitat when there wasn't an Alexa Skill. This is a decent write up of the science. You can sort of see the effect in that TP-Link graph above left -- it takes a linear approach to dimming, but as I dimmed it down to take measurements, those readings started to lift away from the dotted line representing the target. The other three -- the Eufy Lumos Mini LED, the Sengled Element Classic LED and the TP-Link Kasa KB100 LED -- kept things more or less linear. "We design our dimming curve so that step sizes are perceived roughly equal over full range.". Bulbs with logarithmic dimming curves dial the lumens down much faster than their linear counterparts, and that leaves less room for differentiation at the bottom of the scale. With the linear Kasa LED, you barely get any perceptible difference in brightness across the upper half of the bulb's dimmable range. Also, what country are you in? That also means that the actual lumen counts with Lifx are a lot lower than the settings suggest. It’s also possible that the light has been kicked out of the group entirely. I just wonder if there's a way to have it both ways -- logarithmic-style dimming at the top, and more of a linear approach down at the bottom. The fact that Alexa gives odd responses about what is and is not dimmable or available for Hue doesn't surprise me. This is the easiest way for you and your guests to use voice control of lights. Thanks ! Launch the Alexa app on your iPhone or iPad. To get a look at these bulbs' dimming curves, I loaded each one into our lighting lab's integrating sphere, then used the built-in spectrometer to measure the brightness at all 100 dimmable settings. In sum, the light dims down too slowly in the top half of the dimmable range, and too quickly in the bottom half of the dimmable range. hide. We respond to small changes in low light levels more than at high levels.". I really don't like the update they've done. BRIGHTNESS. I just two days ago had to figure out a way to use a virtual lock driver and IFTTT to get status on my August Smart Lock. I am in the US. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Alexa won't dim bulbs. The Amazon Echo line of smart speakers usually relies on Alexa to give you feedback, but the light ring on top of the device also has a lot to say about what's going on with the Echo. Source: Jeramy Johnson / iMore. A bulb that uses a linear dimming curve won't offer much of a change in perceived brightness in the top half of that dimmable range because it doesn't dim down fast enough. “Alexa, turn on/off [light name]” "Alexa, dim the lights" "Make the light warmer/cooler." The lighting industry supports that explanation. With several hundred readings to get through, this was a tedious process, because whenever you dim an LED down, it uses less energy and produces less heat. Other bulbs, however, take a logarithmic approach, with the lumens quickly plummeting to lower-than expected levels as you dial things down. Please do not install both integrations as it may lead to duplicate devices discovered by Alexa, causing issues. It’s cool that they’re always adding features, but that means that things don’t always run smoothly 100% of the time. I'll have to take a look and see but I am pretty sure I have the Amazon Echo Skill installed. However, I could never get her to set the levels of lights. “Alexa, set the {room} light to orange,” or “Alexa, make the {room} warmer,”. I'll keep testing smart bulbs like it's my job, and if I find a bulb like that, I'll let you know all about it. No hub involved. Press it again to enable your microphone and/or camera. Hue Philips lights are unreachable. And in the end, the science of how our eyes work supports the logic behind logarithmic dimming -- but it isn't a perfect approach. Refer to the instructions if a hub other than Alexa is involved. When set to 50%, I measured it at 151 lumens, which is just 23.4% of the bulb's maximum lumen output at the 100% setting. Solution was to change the HE device type from Generic Smart Z-Wave Dimmer to Generic Z-Wave Dimmer, deleted device in Alexa-> Smart Home, then clicked Add Device to let Alexa rediscover the dimmer again and now it works properly. It's truly one of smart lighting's best perks -- with a single voice command or a tap in an app, you can set your lights to the exact level of brightness you'd like on a 100-point scale, typically with zero flicker whatsoever. Alexa can enable you to dim your lights as needed, or turn on only lights of a certain color. I am using the Other Hub integration and having Alexa control my SmartThing devices. I did this by renaming my lights, and giving them silly names that I won’t say to Alexa: Alexa routines let you automatically make something happen (like music turning on or lights turning off) at a specific time every day, upon an Alexa voice command, any time you arrive at or leave a place or when your morning alarm goes off. I am able to have Alexa turn these bulbs on and off. I've done my best to keep the readings as accurate as possible for the purposes of those graphs, but go ahead and assume as much as a 10% margin of error on the specific lumen counts, particularly in the middle of each dimming curve. Today, I tried another method and got this error: I have alot of Alexa devices and had a hard time initially with Hubitat turning off devices that shouldn't have been turned off. I couldn't get back to try some of these suggestions for a couple days. Turn on the light! For any automation platform to work in our house, it needs to work with Alexa (wife's rule) I have excluded the affected bulbs from ST, and added them to HE., then went into the Alexa up on my Wifes account and discovered devices, and added them. Logarithmic bulbs "fast-forward" through the upper part of the scale where brightness settings all look the same, and that makes for better dimming and a better overall variety of dimmable settings. Annoyingly if you then just say “my bedroom light“, Alexa will turn on your bedroom light without further complaints! Red also communicates device errors, such as Alexa being unavailable or issues with Wi-Fi … Connect a Smart Light Bulb to Alexa . You can also set lights (or anything else) to switch off at sunrise. Neither approach is perfect, but you'll get a greater number of dimmable settings that pass the eye test if you use a bulb with a logarithmic dimming curve. On Novy God, Russians in Israel won’t let COVID-19 dim the lights For many, the holiday is about much more than a big, boozy party. Response to light is also nonlinear. For more on creating Alexa routines, you can read our guide here. The Alexa App is for those places in the world where Amazon has not approved the skill. Probably something in the Amazon cloud. I deleted the Alexa App in Hubitat and tried enabling the Alexa Skill through the Alexa App. A quick email to support@hubitat.com is the fastest way to get this resolved. However, I could never get her to set the levels of lights. I could actually say anything as long as the keywords were there: “Alexa kitty cat living room lights 50%” worked fine. Enable hands-free control by connecting the smart bulb to Alexa and Google home. It sometimes seems I get these odd responses that just don't make sense. So I tried the native Alexa App and for some reason I kept loosing the connection. "A change of 2 lumens is really a lot for your eyes if you're starting at 10 lumens, while 2 lumens is insignificant if you're at 800 lumens," he told me. TheStressMachine (MT) October 10, 2015, 6:32pm #1. Try asking Alexa to turn on the group and your missing light should now be back in action. You can use, for example, the following commands to adjust the brightness of your currently active light scene: "Alexa, set Kitchen to 10%" "Alexa, set Kitchen to 50%" "Alexa, dim Kitchen" “By integrating with Alexa, you can turn your Philips Hue lights on, off or even dim them, to ensure you have the ideal light setting for a moment, mood or occasion. I can not link for some reason. RESOLVED - Alexa won't turn on/off 1 light (previously did) pmjoen (Patrick Mjoen) March 16, 2018, 1:37pm #1 I have been using Alexa for a long time without issue. "Alexa, set the temperature to 21." However, when I try to have Alexa dim these bulbs I get a response they cannot be found in he profile. That's because of the logarithmic approach, which dials the brightness down much faster at those high settings. I use voice commands like that to control the smart lights in my own home all the time. You can dim lights using Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri: There is no such option for normal dimmer: We reviewed more than 10 smart plugs and feel these are best smart plugs after considering all the features that smart plug should have. Today, I tried another method and got this error: Usually, if you cannot enable a cloud integration, like the Hubitat Skill for Alexa or the Hubitat Service for IFTTT, it means that your hub is not registered correctly with the Hubitat Cloud Server. Speak naturally to Alexa when controlling the lights in your Smart Home. Change the colors of your hue bulbs or rooms using these Alexa commands. report. The script flips at the very bottom of each bulb's dimmable range. This could be useful if your child likes to sleep with a dim light on in their room, or you if want Alexa to switch off outdoor lighting as the sun comes up each morning. Turn on the Lights.” Alexa knows where you are and what lights you want to turn on! © 2021 CNET, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. The light-emitting diodes in your smart LEDs might not dim the way you'd expect -- but there's a good reason why. This TP-Link Kasa LED dials the brightness down in linear fashion, while the Philips Hue White LED uses a logarithmic dimming curve. This app emulates a Philips Hue Bridge to allow your Amazon Echo device to discover it. We are more sensitive to changes at low sound levels than high, so to make controls more natural feeling, an exponential formula is applied to deliver sound level changes that feel more natural. I started by taking a look at several of the relatively affordable smart bulbs that I wrote about in my latest buying guide here on CNET. Alexa typically sits around completely dormant until called upon … However, this only works if you already have that kind of lighting setup. Were you able to fix it? But take a look at those bottom settings with the Lifx LED as compared to the Kasa LED. Yellow Light Won't Turn Off on Your Echo Device; Change the Wake Word on … Once you get everything set up, though, you'll find you can limit energy waste by only turning on the lights you need. "Set the light to soft white." Use this guide to setup context aware lighting control with your Amazon Echo device. Sounds reasonable, right? Once you're up and running, you can use Alexa to turn on/off your Hue lights, dim them, change the color, and set scenes. I know my Alexa app is stupid slow. I am able to have Alexa turn these bulbs on and off. That might sound like the Lifx Mini White LED and other logarithmic bulbs like it are off target, but they pass the eye test, and that's what matters. Thanks to a post I found by Keo, I solved the problem of Alexa complaining "[device] is not responding". Here's why, Vaccine seems to fight coronavirus variants. That's what I wondered. It's not a noticeable change to the naked eye, but for plotting out accurate dimming curves in a Google Sheet, it was a bit of pain. The one good thing about this recent issue and solution I came up with is I can now unplug my Wink hub too, because it serves no purpose for me now. Basically, you want a bulb's measured brightness to fall quickly as you dial down in the top half of its dimmable range, then more gradually in the bottom half. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, 0171f46e6958e567b5adcc56f2c470d8df54393cd7.jpg, 018e0c94033cf67c4f3824c913aedf9a3cd05570a5.jpg, 01d053532d46eafbae83868bd2b9636b8b4cabe7c7.jpg, 010dd7e0aaf00eb43d26c61d48d3b693e8e7ba66e8.jpg. (e.g. No idea what changed, but I'm not complaining ( and neither is my wife)! “Alexa, turn my {room} light green.”. I used to say “Dim living room lights to 50%” and Alexa would set the level to 50%. However, when I try to have Alexa dim these bulbs I get a response they cannot be found in he profile. What gives? "Alexa, dim main lights to 50%." Just say, “Alexa. This old integration only supports On, Off, and Dim. But what about the settings below 50%? With logarithmic bulbs, you won't see much of a difference in brightness between any of the bottom 10 or 15 settings -- but with the linear approach, you'll have the same problem with the entire upper half of the bulb's dimmable range. lcw731. Click this link for more information. save. Meanwhile, the logarithmic Lifx LED (top row) barely changes at all. Usually, this means screwing the smart light bulb into a working outlet. Lock status with Wink has been working in Alexa for well over a year with no problem, and suddenly it says the lock doesn't support that. Tap on Add Group at the bottom of the screen. Lounge. This chart from the Lighting Controls Association offers an idea of what a linear approach to dimming actually looks like in terms of perceived brightness (the blue line). After having a connectivity issue with 1 light switch and deleting/readding in Smartthings, Alexa will not turn it off/on. Tell Alexa to set a bulb like that to 50%, and you might only actually get 25% of the lumens you'd get at full brightness. share. The results are the opposite of what we saw before -- it's now the linear Kasa LED that shows distinct changes in perceived brightness, while the logarithmic Lifx LED barely changes at all. To turn the bulb on and off, you can simply say, “Alexa, turn on,” or “Alexa, turn off.” You can also dim it: “Alexa, dim to 50 percent.” Tap/click to scroll to: 6 best Alexa routines right now Basic Alexa routine set-up Here's what the Lighting Controls Association, a council of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, says about dimming curves: "An analogy to this is found in audio control. I'm guessing Amazon have screwed some things up with the recent overhaul. It's clear that the logarithmic Lifx Mini White LED there in the top row offers a much better diversity of brightness settings in the upper half of the bulb's dimmable range. Over at Philips Hue HQ, Yianni explains that it's all relative. Doing so, will add the corresponding Hubitat “Amazon Echo Skill” app on your Hubitat Hub. For instance, the 60% setting only gives you about 220 lumens -- about 35% of the bulb's maximum lumen output. Fixing this issue. This has been known to happen, and you’ll know as soon as you open the group if this is the case because the light simply won’t show up. These changes have not been helpful to me, and have only made it harder to configure things becuase of how much slower their already dog slow app is now. Of course, your list of possible commands will depend on which bulbs you have (you can't change the color of white bulbs). Alexa! Tyler Lizenby/CNET "Alexa, set the lights to 50%." “Echo creates an even easier way to control Philips Hue lights in your home—simply by using your voice,” said Wout Verhagen, Director at Philips Lighting Home Systems. Disable (and re-enable) the Alexa skill. Compatible with Amazon Alexa,Google Home/Google Assistant with simple voice command, you can turn your light bulb on or off, adjust brightness, change the light bulb colors. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Restart Your Alexa Enabled Device; Set Up Doesn't Work on Your Echo Device; Update the Software on Your Echo Device; Update the Wi-Fi Settings for Your Echo Device; What Do the Lights on Your Echo Device Mean? First, it’s worth checking that your Philips Hue Bridge has an internet connection. What the Echo's light ring means. DECEMBER 31, 2020 19:37. Alexa speakers can gradually brighten or dim smart lightsAmazon. or any suggestions? Now, it's the linear Kasa LED (bottom row) that offers distinct differences in perceived brightness. If so, the you can use the older “Amazon Echo App” by adding it manually on your hub. Your eye perceived 800 -> 750lm as a tiny change and 100 -> 50lm as a huge change so linear doesn’t work. "Alexa, lights on." How to fix Hue lights that have stopped working with Alexa Power cycle the Hue Bridge. After my v2 upgrade (though probably coincidental timing) saying “Dim” will actually send a relative command subtract the number from the … "Set the light to blue." The average smart plug is not capable of dimming your lights, but there are some specialized smart plug dimmers on the market.Dimmable smart plugs are used almost exclusively with table, floor, and hanging lamps and can be a great addition to your home. Alexa will soon be able to orchestrate your home’s smart lights with more finesse, Amazon announced this morning. So what kind of impact can those dimming curve differences make in the way these bulbs light your home? With TP-Link, you have to dim all the way down to the 27% setting before you'll hit 220 lumens. "Alexa, turn the light blue" Play with Alexa to turn your lights on and off, dim to desired brightness, change colors. While the 0-10 scale on the knob appears to indicate a linear relationship, in fact, audio controls are based on a curve reflecting the nonlinear human response to sound. If your device displays a blinking purple light, that means an error occurred during Wi-Fi setup or your device is having trouble connecting. Whole point is to prevent that nothing seems to change at parts of the scale. With the Kasa LED, the difference between the 1% and 10% settings is 76 lumens -- more than 10 times the difference you get with Lifx. Each one puts out about 650 lumens at max brightness -- but they don't stay in sync for long as you dial things down. Have you tried switching off your lights without using the Philips … If you cannot add this Skill, you are probably not in a country where it has been released yet. How to have Alexa wake you up with your smart lights: Simply say: "Alexa, wake me up at [time] with [name of light]." 143. https://t.co/VScyxPoxLb . ... Is there a better and quicker setup that I should look into that won’t sacrifice the security of my doors? Unfortunately the solution is to rename either your room or the lights in the Hue app, so that they are no longer the same. If you see your Alexa flashing green or the smart speaker has a blinking green light, it's part of the Amazon Echo's notification system. I cannot get the Alexa Skill going for some reason. Tap on the plus symbol at the top right of the screen. Set the bulb to 50%, get half of the maximum lumens. By HANNAH BROWN . "Alexa, lights off." "Alexa, dim the bedroom lights to 30%") Note: Set up on eFamilyCloud and rename the alexa light bulb before setting up Alexa … In fact, the 1% and 10% brightness settings with the Hue White LED were only separated by 2 lumens. Alexa works great with my LIFX bulbs. I am sure that my password is correct as I get to the screen where it say select the Hub... Use the Alexa Skill. Starting today, customers in the … Removed and re-added to no avail. The logarithmic approach makes it so you'll notice a change in perceived brightness right away as you dial things down. Before you begin, make sure the smart bulb is compatible with Alexa. And that's the crux of the argument. The Amazon Echo Skill if available in the US, Canada, and UK. And guess what? On top of that, logarithmic bulbs like the Philips Hue White LED that really flatten things out at the very bottom of that curve don't actually offer much of a difference at all within any of the bottom 15 settings or so. I've had my Habitat up and running on a limited basis for about 2 weeks while I tinker with some things. As you would expect, you can ask Alexa to turn your Sol on and off, dim it up or down, or change its color temperature from an orange-ish, soft white to a bright white daylight tone. So it's very likely the issue you're experiencing isn't Hubitat, but rather an issue with Alexa Voice Services. Lifx explained its own logarithmic dimming curve in similar terms. Weirdest thing. Unlike other Amazon Echo devices, the Sol's light ring will provide visual indications with Alexa interaction instead of just Alexa… ... and added them. Select a group name for your lights, or create one in the Custom Name field. Here are some examples to get you started. I have had it give this response for the Hue Skill on Alexa, for lights that I've been controlling for two years with Echo and Hue! One obvious difference is that the logarithmic bulbs offer less measurable light than you might expect in the bottom half of the dimming curve. Harman's automotive experience concepts are a glimpse into the future, JLab unveils $49 alternative to Bose Frames audio sunglasses, Discuss: Your smart bulbs aren't dimming the way you think they are. I can not link for some reason. That makes sense, because bulbs with linear dimming curves have more lumens to work with at low settings. The microphone/camera on or off button was pressed. Read more: The complete guide to Philips Hue. The answer is admittedly wonky, so bear with me here, but it's fascinating, and it comes down to the difference between measured brightness and perceived brightness. The bottom row is a TP-Link Kasa KB100 LED, which uses a linear approach. The sequence of light scenes will follow you setting for Click Detection, that you can adjust in the settings screen in the Luke Roberts App. "We're more sensitive to changes in dim light sources than bright light sources," says Lifx spokesperson Charlie Felton. I deleted the Alexa App and now, Alexa doesn't discover anything associated with Hubitat anymore. I Started with devices that were rejected from the new ST app. Sometimes bulbs get discovered as switches (hence on/off is ok). "Alexa, dim the bedroom lights to 25%" etc. Check in the Alexa app to confirm that they were discovered as lights. 134. For comparison, let's take the Lifx Mini White LED, which uses a logarithmic dimming curve, and the TP-Link Kasa KB100 LED, which uses a linear dimming curve. "Basically, the perceived change in brightness to our eyes is not linear, so a logarithmic curve tries to correct for this and give a linear perceived brightness change.". I have most running the way I want so i added a Cree and a Singled connected bulb to the mix. That's a good thing. 100 comments. Four of them -- the Philips Hue White LED, the Lifx Mini White, the C by GE Soft White Life LED and the Cree Connected LED -- took a logarithmic approach to dimming. "Alexa, it's Bedtime" [to activate a Scene]. When I finally was able to tinker with it, they started dimming just fine. “Alexa, brighten {room} to 60 percent”, or “Alexa, dim the {room} lights”. Using a DHCP Reservation in your router for the Hubitat Hub will also help to make sure things run as smoothly as possible. Avatar Controls B22 Smart Bulb The Avatar Controls smart bulb enable you to experience smarter lifestyle. The top row is a Lifx Mini White LED, which uses a logarithmic dimming curve. If not with ge lights , which light bulbs can i dim with? You’ll just want to make sure the bulb(s) in the lamp(s) you’re trying to dim are actually capable of being dimmed. Then install the bulb according to the manufacturer's directions and give it a name. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. “Dim the lights.” “Brighten the lights in the living room to 75%.” “Make my lights warmer.” “Make my lights cooler.” “Turn my kitchen lights green.” “Set the lights in the den to Relax.” “Turn on Read in the study.” The handiest Hue commands for Alexa are some of the simplest. "That's deliberate since your eye perceives brightness changes logarithmically," explains Philips Hue's Head of Technology George Yianni. Alexa's new features can control devices when the sun rises or setsAmazon. Dim a bulb down to 50%, and you might only get 25% of the lumens you'd get at full blast. Tap the Devices label in the lower right corner of the screen. The Amazon Echo App is required for all other countries at this point if I'm not missing a country where the skill is also available. At one point I had the app, but someone told me that was for the UK? 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