k3nnis Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi All, How do I add Hue lighting scenes into C4? I have it working with turn off/on and changing the colours and brightness. For example if I want savannah sunset the values are: Color X is 0.641 Color Y is 0.3332 Brightness real value is 199 Brightness is 78% Red is 100% Green is 62% Blue is 22% Where in programming do I add this? Want to be able to select the scene on the navigator of the C4 iOS app. Thanks. K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Those Hue scenes can be selected programatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thanks. Can I ask how do I add it? If someone would be so kind to point me in the right direction. Using composer 2.91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 12 hours ago, k3nnis said: Want to be able to select the scene on the navigator of the C4 iOS app Just create an advanced lighting scene with the brightness and color settings set to those levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Cyknight said: Just create an advanced lighting scene with the brightness and color settings set to those levels. Thanks. Like this? https://www.control4.com/documentation/Composer_HE_User_Guide/Programming_with_Advanced_Lighting_Scenes_Agent.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdy Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Simply go in the Composer to the Agents and Advanced Lighting. There you can create scenes and trigger them via button pushes. Details can be found here: https://www.control4.com/documentation/Composer_HE_User_Guide/Programming_with_Advanced_Lighting_Scenes_Agent.htm Best regards, Bogdan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 OP - all you are asking for is to have access to those levels from the iOS app - advanced lighting scenes just show up as a list on there. So once you create that scene, it's already just a push away without any other programming. Creating scenes can be done with Composer or even direct from any screen interface other than iPhone (unless that's recently been changed - it's a screen realestate thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thanks guys. Got it This Philips Hue thing is addictive..... Maybe a light strip is next, what do you guys use for lighting up behind the tv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 55 minutes ago, k3nnis said: Maybe a light strip is next, what do you guys use for lighting up behind the tv? Dreamscreen: https://gizmodo.com/this-tv-backlighting-system-fucked-me-up-1795438292 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 FYI - if you are into light strips you might want to look into using the Dresden Elektronik ballast with generic light strips rather than the Hue. The Hue strip is very expensive and only 2m/6ft. You can buy pretty much the same strips for about $10 for a 5m/16ft strip. The controller I mentioned will allow this to show up as a Hue light. So, as long as you have repeaters, you could do a 100ft for under $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thanks for the info. Why are the Philips so expensive? Quality difference? Brighter? Is the back of the TV a better spot to install the strip or on the back of the tv entertainment unit a better spot? My TV has a stand on a tv cabinet Also will the philips hue motion sensor integrate with C4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Phillip hue sensor do not integrate with C4 We have a lot of Phillip hue and they are rock solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdy Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Phillip hue sensor do not integrate with C4 We have a lot of Phillip hue and they are rock solid There is an driver for the sensor, reading motion and temperature, here: https://www.unilogiq.com/en/control4-drivers Best regards, Bogdan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 56 minutes ago, Bogdy said: There is an driver for the sensor, reading motion and temperature, here: https://www.unilogiq.com/en/control4-drivers Best regards, Bogdan Thanks for that. How much does the driver cost? Do you use it yourself? If you do any feedback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 10 hours ago, Bogdy said: Simply go in the Composer to the Agents and Advanced Lighting. There you can create scenes and trigger them via button pushes. Details can be found here: https://www.control4.com/documentation/Composer_HE_User_Guide/Programming_with_Advanced_Lighting_Scenes_Agent.htm Best regards, Bogdan Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 hours ago, Bogdy said: There is an driver for the sensor, reading motion and temperature, here: https://www.unilogiq.com/en/control4-drivers Best regards, Bogdan Thats great new - My dealer as just added the driver, but says they is no control for switching on and off - Not at home so can not see what he as done !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdy Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Thats great new - My dealer as just added the driver, but says they is no control for switching on and off - Not at home so can not see what he as done !!! Dear Gary, the driver is solely for hue sensors. I'm using the driver for my home alarm and additionally the standard ExtraVegetables Hue light driver (shipped with the composer). You can PM me if having trouble installing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 19 hours ago, k3nnis said: Thanks for the info. Why are the Philips so expensive? Quality difference? Brighter? Is the back of the TV a better spot to install the strip or on the back of the tv entertainment unit a better spot? My TV has a stand on a tv cabinet Not sure why they are so much more expensive. It could be higher quality but the strips look very similar - I wouldn't be surprised if they were all made in the same factories in China. I guess the Zigbee radio is somewhat expensive but you only need one of those for each zone that you have. The ones that I have are fine indoors and in some outdoor applications. Where they work best is on the underside of cabinets in the kitchen and even under the bottom of the cabinet toe "cut-outs" projecting onto the floor. That effect looks very nice, particularly at night. I tried putting these outside on my pool fence, pool deck, and cabana. The ones on the fence have been a big failure as I can't seem to get my joints to be water-tight and I have joints every six feet or so. I tried heat-shrinking and then silicone to seal everything but still have issues. The ones on the cabana and deck have worked well. With long ones you need power repeaters every 5m or so which need 12V power. I think the back of the TV would look better as then the light would be projected away from the TV and on to the entertainment unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thanks. The light strip are they 240v? I’m in Australia. How do you guys run it under kitchen cabinets etc and hide the power cable??Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The light strips are generally 12V DC. So you need a AC-DC converter which can be anything from a small brick to a larger power supply depending on how much power you need. Ideally you may have an outlet inside or under the cabinet that is out of site. Then you just have to run smaller wires out - two or four-five depending on where you put the controller and whether the strips are RGB or RGBW. Or if you have an open basement under the cabinets you could put it down there and run the wires up through a hole. I haven't done that but I may in the future. Since this is low voltage there shouldn't be safety issues. (Don't know if you have basements in Aus - here in Canada we do. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I put an outlet switch in the unused receptacle for the microwave and the LEDs power adapter plugs into that then put in strip flights under the kitchen uppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Here are my kitchen floor strips. I also have white strips under the upper cupboards that downlight the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nnis Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Ok thanks. Unfortunately no outlet under cabinet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdy Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'm using a normal light strip for 10-15 euro and replaced the LED strip controller with a Milight strip controller (30 euro) and then bought (http://www.milight.com/milight-wifi-box/) which has already a driver for Control4 (controlled over wifi). There is a limitation that the control box can only control 4 light groups, so you might need more than one box depending on your setup. Works great and it is stable! Unfortunatelly I don't have driver link anymore but I'm sure google helps. BR, Bogdan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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