Wakeup light

Aaron

Hi,
Is it possible for someone to make a wakeup light app? An app where you could choose (in a flow) a light source, starting brightnes, ending brightnes, speed and color (maybe start color and end color?).

I don't know if more people feel the need for this?
Thanks

greetings,
Aaron

KoenMartens

Hi, 

From a developer's point of view, this would be possible, but only for a single bulb (i.e. for Hue or LIFX, but not for both lights).
Therefore I'd suggest to do it 'homemade', and make 3-4 flows, each at a certain time (i.e. 8:10, 8:15, 8:20 and 8:25), and set your bulb to a certain colour/intensity.

dclrcq

I still use IFTT for sunrise alarm with my LIFX bulb. Homey doesn't really offer a lot of options at the moment.

Also created an issue which is related to this: https://github.com/athombv/homey/issues/833
With this it should be possible for different types of bulbs.

Erwin1

Guys, isn't this possible with the use of the app 'Better Logic' and it's variables and the app Countdown with it's timer? Something like this:

Flow 1: (to start the WakeUp event)
Trigger: 'alarm goes of' or 'time is 07:00'
THEN set DimmerAmount to 5
AND switch on light at $DimmerAmount$
AND set 10SecTimer

Flow 2: (to increase the dimming amount eventually to 100%, this Flow is repeatedly triggered by setting the 10SecTimer again and again until DimmerAmount > 100)
Trigger: 10SecTimer goes of
AND DimmerAmount > 0
AND DimmerAmount  < 101
THEN add 5 to DimmerAmount
AND dim light at $DimmerAmount$
AND set 10SecTimer

Flow 3: (to switch of the light and reset the variables)
Trigger: DimmerAmount > 100
THEN set DimmerAmount to 0
AND switch off light

Edit:
Just found out that at least the KAKU dimmer ACD-200 (used for quickly testing the above) doesn't support setting the dimming value to a value using a variable. You can only set the value using a slider... If this slider is adjusted to a value, then the above could work.
I don't have any Z-Wave devices yet, so don't know if those also work with a slider...

KoenMartens

@Erwin1 : About your edit, that is true, Athom has mentioned that they are working on an improved flow-editor which enables the use of variables in intensity sliders (and others).

It's also possible to make 20-ish more flows with 'If variable changed and is between 5 and 10, set intensity to 10', but that's very cumbersome.

Erwin1

@KoenMartens I agree that creating a multitude (more then 10 or even 20) of flows is not the way to go. But with the possibility to set a value (and thus use a variable) instead of a slider, you only have to create 2 or 3 flows for a WakeUp light, so that's pretty easy.

Another option is that an app is created to give the possibility to use a loop in a flow (along with a 'wait' function), this way you would only need one flow:

Flow 1: (dim the light from 0% to 100% in 30 minutes, keep the light on for 30 minutes, then switch the light off)
Trigger event: Time is 07:00
Then set DimmerAmount to 5 
AND switch on light at $DimmerAmount$
AND start LOOP until DimmerAmount > 100 (loop will run 100 times because of adding 1 to the DimmerAmount each loop)
   add 1 to DimmerAmount 
   dim light at $DimmerAmount$
   wait 18 seconds (18 seconds times 100 = 1800 seconds = 30 minutes)
End Loop
AND set DimmerAmount to 0
AND wait 30 minutes
AND switch off light

Aaron

Hmmm, did not think it would be that difficult. Thought it would be easy for you guys 

With multiple flows it becomes a mess soon and there is no way to copy flows so it will take some time to do it. And if you make a mistake you have to go in each and every flow to correct your mistake.

I have already made one with a couple of flows but I have the added problem that when my light goos on it rembers its last state, so it is bright and a different color. You first have to put the light on in a flow before you can change the color and brightness.

greetings,
Aaron

Erwin1

@Aaron ; What kind of light or switch are you using? Z-Wave, Hue, KAKU or something else?

Aaron

I have Milight rgb bulp and z-wave (rgb led strip fibaro). I am now using the ledstip as a wakeup light with some lua in my HC2. When homey is stable enough I hope to switch entirely.

greetings,
Aaron

Rocodamelshe

I know Hue has a direct http call for it. Fibaro don't?