Hue Binding configs for Switch/Color coming up NULL

I just got a Hue starter kit and I’m seeing weird behavior trying to bind switches using OpenHAB. It seems Dimmers for brightness and colorTemperature are working, but Switch toggles and Color Bindings toss this in the logs on startup

22:27:12.155 [WARN ] [.h.i.HueGenericBindingProvider:110  ] - bindingConfig is NULL (item=LightToggle1 (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)) -> processing bindingConfig aborted!
22:27:12.157 [WARN ] [.h.i.HueGenericBindingProvider:110  ] - bindingConfig is NULL (item=LightToggle2 (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)) -> processing bindingConfig aborted!
22:27:12.159 [WARN ] [.h.i.HueGenericBindingProvider:110  ] - bindingConfig is NULL (item=LightToggle3 (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)) -> processing bindingConfig aborted!
22:27:12.163 [WARN ] [.h.i.HueGenericBindingProvider:110  ] - bindingConfig is NULL (item=LightColor1 (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)) -> processing bindingConfig aborted!
22:27:12.164 [WARN ] [.h.i.HueGenericBindingProvider:110  ] - bindingConfig is NULL (item=LightColor2 (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)) -> processing bindingConfig aborted!
22:27:12.166 [WARN ] [.h.i.HueGenericBindingProvider:110  ] - bindingConfig is NULL (item=LightColor3 (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)) -> processing bindingConfig aborted!
22:27:12.177 [INFO ] [.service.AbstractActiveService:169  ] - Hue Refresh Service has been started
22:27:12.178 [DEBUG] [inding.hue.internal.HueBinding:97   ] - Start Hue data refresh

Here’s what my items file looks like…

Group Lights

/* Lights */
Switch LightToggle1 "Light1" <hue> (Lights) {hue:"1"}
Switch LightToggle2 "Light2" <hue> (Lights) {hue:"2"}
Switch LightToggle3 "Light3" <hue> (Lights) {hue:"3"}

Color LightColor1 "Color1" <hue> (Lights) {hue:"1"}
Color LightColor2 "Color2" <hue> (Lights) {hue:"2"}
Color LightColor3 "Color3" <hue> (Lights) {hue:"3"}


Dimmer Dimmer1 	   "Dimmer1"   <hue> (Lights)   {hue="1;brightness;30"}
Dimmer Dimmer2     "Dimmer2" <hue> (Lights)   {hue="2;brightness;30"}
Dimmer Dimmer3     "Dimmer3"  <hue> (Lights)   {hue="3;brightness;30"}

Dimmer CT_Dimmer1 "CT_Dimmer1"   <hue> (Lights)  {hue="1;colorTemperature;30"}
Dimmer CT_Dimmer2      "CT_Dimmer2" <hue> (Lights)  {hue="2;colorTemperature;30"}
Dimmer CT_Dimmer3      "CT_Dimmer3"  <hue> (Lights)  {hue="3;colorTemperature;30"}

Anyone have any ideas? I’m stumped.

Bump, kinda stuck here, it’s odd that certain items bind fine and others just don’t. Maybe the recent Hue firmware update?

Did you try using {hue=“1”} instead of {hue:“1”}? :wink:

:facedesk:

Worked, Thank you much :smile: