Milight Binding for OH2 - Discomode doesn't work

[Stefanseiner]

Hello,

I’m using OH2, milight binding for OH2, openhabianpi on a PI3 and some MIlight RGB bulbs.
So far all functions are working (color, whitemode, brightness) but discomode won’t.

I did copied the sample-commands from the binding description at OH wiki and just named the items like my name scheme and filled in the correct channel of the bulb.
But nothing happens.

I tried to use some custom switches and buttons with custom commands “INCREASE” in habpanel but this also doesn’t work.

Then I had a look at the automatically rendered “Control” section at PaperUI and the Milight Bulbs controls lokk a little strange.
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Instead of a switch or pushbutton (like described at wiki) there is a dropdown menue with “Suspended, IDLE, Running, Corked, Drained”. And none of the modes are working too.
Also I tested some combinations with the brightness and animation speed fader (why a fader? There should be an “increase-pushbutton” too as I understand the wiki).

Is there anybody out who’s running the discomode successfully?

[derflo000 (Florian Kronsteiner)]

I have the same issue here.
I cannot link a Dimmer Item in the paper UI. Only way is to create an Item in PaperUI and there it chooses a String-Item. Then I have the same issues as you have. I don’t get the disco mode to operate.

Can someone please support?

[Stefanseiner]

I don’t have a fix for the problem but maybe a solution how to make the discomode work.

Have a look at this sample rule: Pulse Light
I took this basis and made the milights color-changing.
Just put a variable into the “send” command for the milights which stands for the the color value (values from 0 to 350),
and with each round of the while-loop increase this variable about 5 or so, set a little timeout after each round and if the value gets higher then 350 set it back to 0 so you have a never ending color changing loop.

Try this and if you need more info just ask and I will send you my code, but I have to minimize it a little bit because of the integration of some more features and light scenes

[David_Graeff]

Hey all,

a new version of the milight binding is in progress. Especially the animation modes experienced a new implementation. You can download the beta version in this thread:

The "new" Milight IBox and milight binding

Changelog: Make the rgbww led a separate thing. It works differently than the old RGBW bulbs and this is reflected in the available channels. The previous animation mode channel is now only available for rgbww as it was emulated on older bulbs anyway. A new relative animation mode change channel is for all other/older led types. Fix incoming packet parsing. Fix channel definitions. Brightness and Saturation now correctly allow a value between 0-100 (PercentType). Fix checksum calculations for …

or just wait for the binding to be released with OH 2.1.

Thanks,
David