Running:
openHAB 3.4.0 Build #3029
Using the Ember EM35x Coordinator on a Dual USB Nortek stick
I’m trying to understand how the Philips Hue pairing process works. I have been using mine successfully since I first used OH but I haven’t seen a description how to make it work. Mine stopped working after a reboot and so I went through various steps and it started working, but I have no idea why. So here are some questions:
Let’s say I delete the Username in the Thing Config … How do I restore it?
I’ve used this trick before that I found on a thread here I think:
1. To get username using the Top Hue Button:
1. http://<BRIDGE_IP_ADDRESS>/debug/clip.html
2. fill URL with /api
3. fill MessageBody with something like {"devicetype": "openhabHueBinding#openhab"}
4. press hue box button
5. click POST
6. find username in response.
After that you add the Username to the config … and then what? I disabled the Thing, then Reenabled it. nothing happened …
The thing that made it come Active again was to do a Hue Scan. And it immediately came active. But not sure if that is all that is needed in a normal case.
So what are the definitive steps to get a Hue Bridge running?