I just setup a HA server to automate my Dynalite lights running 2022.2.1. I can control them from the Philips Dynalite iOS app over my ethernet network. However after configuring everything I don’t see anything being auto-detected and after configuring the logger I see the following:
2022-02-04 09:22:37 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] Received DISCONNECTED message
2022-02-04 09:22:37 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.dynalite] Disconnected to dynalite host
2022-02-04 09:22:38 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] handle_event - type=CONNECTED event=None
2022-02-04 09:22:38 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] Received CONNECTED message
2022-02-04 09:22:38 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.dynalite] Connected to dynalite host
2022-02-04 09:22:46 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] Unable to process packet 52:4f:52:20:30:0d:0a:48 - moving one byte forward
2022-02-04 09:22:46 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] Unable to process packet 4f:52:20:30:0d:0a:48:54 - moving one byte forward
Based on some other threads it would seem that I have no choice but to purchase a PDEG, can anyone confirm if that is correct?
@ziv I’m still trying to figure out if my DMNG100BT can work with HASS or if I am required to find the almost impossible to find Philips PDEG. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Can you try connecting to the IP address of the device, netcat it into a file, and capture it while you push a few switches in the room? If you upload this dump, I can check whether it uses the DYNET 1 protocol
I have the exact same question. I have recently setup HA but cannot even connect to my DMNG100BT getting the message “Failed to Connect.” However, this gateway has worked for years and can be accessed directly via a web browser and is used by other apps such as the Dynalite IOS App.
So, it is not a question of the gateway not being accessible. Any clarification on whether this can be used or whether I need to upgrade to a PDEG would be helpful.
The Dynalite docs say that the DMNG100BT is a legacy device. It might be indicating that it works over CGI instead of DyNet1 or 2, but I’m not quite sure. I’ve used both a PDEG and PDEB and both work great with the Dynalite integration in HA. Currently you can buy a PDEB second hand for $400.
This page outlines the differences between them. PDEB doesn’t work with the Philips EnvisionTouch app but on Android I couldn’t even get it to work. Both work the same in HA so if that’s all you’re using it for then it probably wouldn’t matter.