Beginner openhab user with Philips Hue and Astro bindings

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@Hal_Belok

and changes the color temperature and brightness of my philips hue bulbs as the day goes on

Philips Hue -> Fade colors over 1 hour

youll need some item definitions in .items files. see http://docs.openhab.org/configuration/items.html youll need a rule to control your items. see http://docs.openhab.org/configuration/rules-dsl.html youll need a sitemap with a switch to start your hue fading. see http://docs.openhab.org/configuration/sitemaps.html quick & dirty example of fading a color hue bulb: // Items: Color Your_Lamp "Lamp" <colorwheel> { channel="hue:0210:your_huehub:your_id:color" } Switch Hue_Fading "Hue fade" Date…

@Hal_Belok

starting from Sunrise to Sunset.

Take a look at the events paragraph:

Astro - Bindings