I captured my AiDot - previously branded as Linkind - bulbs network traffic, and now I can invoke the API calls with Postman. If the bulbs are set up in a group I can turn them on and off and set brightness etc. I’m still working on some missing API calls but I captured around 18-20 calls that I can replay.
My question is, there’s no Linkind integration in HA, will this be usable?
I looked at creating HA developer environment. I can work on that myself but someone who has previous experience can definitely work this a lot faster than me and probably better. E.g. MQTT integration etc would be useful if such an integration is created. I have no previous experience on developing HA integrations or utilizing MQTT for HA integrations…
Would love to see a working integration. I use a motion-activated outdoor light from Orein, which can be controlled by the AiDot App. Would be nice to be able to control it through HA, so I could have a physical switch to turn it on/off in addition to th motion-detection. (I can do this through the app)
However, I have no clue from coding. ;-(
On GitHub there is an (old) integration, which is detracted and does no longer work.
I used the Matter Integration to connect 8 Linkind-labeled bulbs to HA. Occasionally, the bulb furthest from my router will give me issues like automations not working, HA unable to see it… basically anything you’d associate with a weak signal.
Even worse than that is HA doesn’t have the crazy light shows that can be used in the Aidot app.
Otherwise, it works good. I am able to control colors and brightness without issues…either in Groups or individually.
I’m not sure what you mean about this being old and not working. I downloaded that repository using the SSH add-on and wget. I unzipped it and put it into the /homeassistant/custom_components folder, restarted HA, and then I was able to add the AIDot integration, which prompted me to log in to my AIDot account, and it found my home and devices. I haven’t thoroughly tested it, but seems to work so far with my A19 RGBTW bulbs.
Here are the steps I followed in the SSH terminal to get it working:
cd /homeassistant
mkdir custom_components
cd custom_components
wget https://github.com/AiDot-Development-Team/hass-AiDot/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
unzip main.zip
mv hass-AiDot/custom_components/aidot .
rm -rf hass-AiDot/
rm main.zip
Confirmed this worked for me as well. Thank you Carl.
The only improvement I wish this integration had is the ability to control the brightness and temperature of ALL AiDot lights in a room. I have 8 lights in one room and can control brightness/ temperature for all of them at once in the AiDot app but that feature does not seem to be present in the HA integration. I’m glad I can at least turn them all on and off by grouping them in a room on HA.
Installing the integration is fine, but the lights show as unavailable. Not sure if this is for all lights or only certain models. Their github issues complain of this. I am using the st19 and they do not work: AiDot OREiN Smart WiFi ST19 Vintage LED Edison Light Bulbs