Cant get espmilighthub to work

Mordor · July 11, 2019, 8:12am

Platform information:
- Hardware: _CPUArchitecture/RAM/storage Rasberry pi
- OS: _what OS is used and which version openhabian
- openHAB version: 2.5.0.M1
Issue of the topic: please be detailed explaining your issue

I cant control the light in openhab. EspMilightHub I used this guide https://github.com/Skinah/EspMilightHub

The webinterface for the ESPmilight is working fine. I can control the lights with the webinttreface

This is my item file

Switch   GF_LivingRoom_Light_s      "Licht schakelaar"               <light>              (GF_LivingRoom, gLight)      ["Lighting", "Switchable"]   {channel="espmilighthub:rgb_cct:AB296F32:level"}

This is the log file

2019-07-11 10:04:27.627 [INFO ] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Sucessfully subscribed to milight/states/#

2019-07-11 10:04:27.647 [DEBUG] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - * Recieved the following new Milight state:milight/states/0x0/rgb_cct/2 : {"state":"ON","level":100,"hue":354,"saturation":100,"bulb_mode":"color"}

2019-07-11 10:04:27.654 [DEBUG] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - * Recieved the following new Milight state:milight/states/0x59B6/rgb_cct/1 : {"state":"OFF","mode":0,"bulb_mode":"scene"}

2019-07-11 10:04:27.668 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Processing new incoming MQTT message to update Openhab's controls.

2019-07-11 10:04:27.673 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Message	={"state":"ON","level":100,"hue":354,"saturation":100,"bulb_mode":"color"}

2019-07-11 10:04:27.677 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - globeType	=rgb_cct

2019-07-11 10:04:27.681 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - remoteCode	=0x0

2019-07-11 10:04:27.684 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - remoteGroupID	=2

2019-07-11 10:04:27.688 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Chan Prefix	=espmilighthub:rgb_cct:2c48b9aa:0x02:

2019-07-11 10:04:27.691 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - bulbState	=ON

2019-07-11 10:04:27.694 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - bulbLevel	=100

2019-07-11 10:04:27.737 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Processing new incoming MQTT message to update Openhab's controls.

2019-07-11 10:04:27.740 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Message	={"state":"OFF","mode":0,"bulb_mode":"scene"}

2019-07-11 10:04:27.744 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - globeType	=rgb_cct

2019-07-11 10:04:27.747 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - remoteCode	=0x59B6

2019-07-11 10:04:27.750 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - remoteGroupID	=1

2019-07-11 10:04:27.754 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - Chan Prefix	=espmilighthub:rgb_cct:2c48b9aa:0x59B61:

2019-07-11 10:04:27.757 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - bulbState	=OFF

2019-07-11 10:04:27.760 [TRACE] [b.handler.EspMilightHubBridgeHandler] - bulbLevel	=

Errors in log file

> 2019-07-11 10:04:17.028 [ERROR] [ipse.smarthome.io.mqttembeddedbroker] - bundle org.eclipse.smarthome.io.mqttembeddedbroker:0.11.0.oh250M1 (227)[org.eclipse.smarthome.io.mqttembeddedbroker.internal.EmbeddedBrokerServiceImpl(229)] : The activate method has thrown an exception

The milight globe ab296f32 is using lowercase for the remote code when the hub needs UPPERCASE

How do i change this?

matt1 · July 11, 2019, 9:04am

please learn how to use code fences:

The issue you are having is covered in this section of the readme

github.com

Skinah/EspMilightHub/blob/master/README.md#key-concept-to-understand-for-you-to-succeed

# EspMilightHub Binding

This is an openHAB binding that allows a single opensource esp8266 bridge (created by Chris Mullins aka Sidoh) to automatically find and add Milight globes into openHAB. The first question openHAB users may have is “Why another binding when one already exists?”, The short answer/s to this are that the new OPENSOURCE bridge allows:

+ Almost unlimited groups so you can have individual control over an entire house of Milight globes without multiple bridges. A single bridge uses less power for one of many advantages.

+ If using the Milight remotes to control the globes, this binding will update the openHAB controls the moment a key is pressed on the remote.

+ Auto scan and adding of the globes via paper UI.

+ If you reboot openHAB the state of the globes will refresh and display correctly after the reboot due to the hub tracking the states and recording them in the MQTT broker.

+ Many other reasons besides just being opensource and hence can get firmware updates to support new globes and wifi KRACK patches.


## Steps to getting the hardware esp8266 Milight Hub working

In depth details on how to build and what the bridge is can be found here:
http://blog.christophermullins.com/2017/02/11/milight-wifi-gateway-emulator-on-an-esp8266

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The easiest way to get it setup is to use PaperUI to auto find and add the globes. Just control them first in the webinterface for the ESPmilight which you stated works, this adds the globes to the MQTT retained messages. Then when paperUI searches it will find the globes from MQTT.

Mordor · July 11, 2019, 12:48pm

I found them in the paperUI. But it doesn’t work.

matt1 · July 12, 2019, 12:31am

I gave you the reason why, the thingUI is the wrong format the links I gave you explain why.

ab296f32 will not work.
ab296f32 is wrong.
ab296f32 is the cause.

The link with the info you need is here…

https://github.com/Skinah/EspMilightHub/blob/master/README.md#key-concept-to-understand-for-you-to-succeed