[KaKu remote + Hue Lights] How to make a Dim-flow?

Tmaniac

Hi Guys, 

i'm totally new to Homey, received my Homey yesterday and immediately started experimenting...

Before i knew it it was 01:00 and i realized my alarm would go off the next morning @6:30 so i stopped learning

I have a few Hue lights and an old KaKu system (remote and wall switches)

I want to automate everything but still keep my girlfriend de-stressed

Therefore i need some manual controls before i start automating everything.

My problem:

I want to be able to use my old-skool KaKu remote (AYCT-102) and wall-switches (AWST-8802) to turn Hue lights on and off (this works)

But i also want to use the same dimming-logix of KaKu;

- press on: light switches on (on the last known brightness level)

- press on again: light starts to dim up

- press on again: light stops dimming

- press on again: light starts to dim down

- press on again: light stops dimming

- press off: light switches off

I'm not really sure how i can put this in a flow (or multiple flows?)

For my work i use PowerShell a lot, there i can use a do until loop but that does not work in Homey.

So, i'm hoping any of you guys have the same setup or can help me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Tmaniac

Well maybe i solved it myself already by creating 5 flows and 3 variables.

Here's what i thought up of while at work (been a slow day )
Variables:

[string]$LastDimState_1_4

[bool]$AllowDim_1_4

[bool]$OngoingDim_1_4

Flow: KaKu_Remote_1_4_LightOn

When...

AYCT-102 Button is pressed

Channel 1; Button 4; State On

..and..

[Ambience-Bank] = Off

..then

[Ambience-Bank] [Turn light On]

Set $AllowDim_1_4 = $True

Flow: KaKu_Remote_1_4_StopDim

When...

AYCT-102 Button is pressed

Channel 1; Button 4; State On

..and..

[Ambience-Bank] = On

$AllowDim_1_4 = $true

$OngoingDim_1_4 = $true

..then

[Ambience-Bank] [Set Brightness value: (Tag #Dimlevel)]

Set $OngoingDim_1_4 = $False

Flow: KaKu_Remote_1_4_LightOff

When...

AYCT-102 Button is pressed

Channel 1; Button 4; State Off

..and..

[Ambience-Bank] = On

..then

[Ambience-Bank] [Turn light Off]

Set $OngoingDim_1_4 = $False

Set $AllowDim_1_4 = $False

Flow: KaKu_Remote_1_4_DimUp

When...

AYCT-102 Button is pressed

Channel 1; Button 4; State On

..and..

[Ambience-Bank] = On

$AllowDim_1_4 = $true

$OngoingDim_1_4 = $False

$LastDimState_1_4 = "Down"

..then

[Ambience-Bank] [Set Brightness] (100% over 30 seconds)

Set $LastDimState_1_4 = "Up"

Set $OngoingDim_1_4 = $True

Flow: KaKu_Remote_1_4_DimDown

When...

AYCT-102 Button is pressed

Channel 1; Button 4; State On

..and..

[Ambience-Bank] = On

$AllowDim_1_4 = $true

$OngoingDim_1_4 = $False

$LastDimState_1_4 = "Up"

..then

[Ambience-Bank] [Set Brightness] (5% over 30 seconds)

Set $LastDimState_1_4 = "Down"

Set $OngoingDim_1_4 = $True

Tmaniac

Well.. That doesn't work

Eternity

Do you still use the bridge?

If so, I had flows that used a AYCT-102 too, but to select a scene. 

Tmaniac

Almost there...I have created 5 flows to try to get the dimming working....
all i need is to find a way to cut off the dimming process at the current level of brightness

Flow-Light_On

Flow-Light_DimUp

Flow-Light_StopDim

Flow-Light_DimDown


Flow-Light_Off