Is there any Casambi Gateway available which integradtes with HA so that you do not have to constantly keep an iPad/iPhone running?
Thanks
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Yes, use the casambi-ht-hass integration (search for lkempf in HACS, the creator) in combination with a ESP32 bluetooth proxy. This is a small device with a bluetooth receiver that you connect via ethernet (ideally PoE so that this one ethernet cable also powers the device), e.g. ESP32-POE - Open Source Hardware Board
Install the firmware on the bluetooth proxy (easy, see esphome.io) by connecting ito a computer.
In HA, add the Bluetooth integration and the ESP Home integration.
I have several Occhio lamps and this works very well. The only problem is that if you cut power to the lamp (wall switch), it is unavailable via HA. It takes approximately 20 seconds for it to become available again once power resumes. However, it happens that the entities remain unavailable even then. This is fixed by reloading the casambi integration in HA. So, ideally, electrical power is always on and the lights are controlled exclusively via HA, the Occhio app, or a wireless Casambi bluetooth wall switch.
The other option would be to use Atios KNX Bridge and hook it up to a DALI-Casambi gateway. Integration in Home Assistant works natively via Matter or HomeKit protocol. This way you have an officially supported integration by Casambi, that does not require any API keys.
Thanks very much! Both very god ideas.
Since I’m not too good with ESPs I’ll try the Atios/DALI solution first. Does this also work with the classic (instead of evolution) firmware of the lamps?
Wow. Given the price of the Atios bridge, I’ll stick with my refurbished iPhone S I paid 10x cheaper…
Hi, thanks a lot for the information. It works fine. However, I’m not able to adapt in HA the light from the top to the bottom and vice versa. I can controle 2700-4000K, dim 0->100, but not the top/bottom shine. Any idea? Thanks for your help.
I’ll check but I think this indeed a limitation. Even in the Occhio app it is this awkward slider
Do you have experience with this DALI bridge? I saw that these also exist in wireless form.
However, they are indeed very pricey (around 900 EUR) and DALI does not yet support light temperature/light color. I’m considering it but only if it really works very well. Because I don’t like that my main living room lights are now fully dependent on Home Assistant.
Did you try the DALI bridge or did you stay with the casambi-ht-hass integration?
For now I stayed with the hass integration indeed.
I have to say it’s shown itself to be quite stable.
Hi, I might have missed your message because you haven’t tagged me? You can always contact me directly by email (info (at) atios (dot) ch).
@ZackW
Our solutions works with Classic and Evolution networks, yes.
@flimofly, @jhausladen
We support Colour and Tuneable White control for Casambi Lights.
We offer 100 days money back guarantee, in case you are not happy.
The best way is to use Atios SmartCore together with a CBU-DCS, since SmartCore can also directly address your DALI lights via Webinterface.
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Hi Flimofly. I followed your lead. I bought the esp32-Poe ex Olimex. Installed yaml on it which I found in the forum to make it a ble proxy but I don’t see anything happening.
I take it that the esp32 installation is correct. Now is the device supposed to catch the Bluetooth signal of my Casambi light/dimmer ?
Do I place the proxy close to the lamp / dimmer.
What should I see in HA if the proxy if the proxy catches the ble signal?
One more request. Can you post your firmware which you have running on the esp32-Poe ?
I run HA on a RPI4 supervised. Does it needs any additional config I should know of?
A big thanks already.
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I think you are making it more complicated than it needs to be?
- connect the Olimex via USB and (from what I recall) install the default firmware per instructions on the Olimex website
- in Home Assistant, install the Bluetooth integration, optionally the ESPHome integration. (Edit: i think it also works with just the latter)
- in HACS, install the casambi_bt custom integration
As soon as you install the Bluetooth integration the ESP32 Bluetooth proxy should be visible in Home Assistant.
If you install the casambi_bt integration it will prompt you to assign the devices that it detected to a particular area. No need to be particularly close to the light itself.
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Hi flimofly. I indeed just followed your sequente. Installlation of the firmware via ESPhome was easy. Installation of BT integration was easy as well. But the ESP32 BT proxy doesn’t show in HA.
So I am wondering what goes wrong. I was reading about Dbus and BlueZ installations. You have done that ?
It’s connected via Ethernet I assume. Can you see it when you log in to your router? It should receive an IP address on your local network.
Yes I do. And with the last update of HaOs you can actually see it.
So it seems all ok. I can’t try it with Casambi BT yet but I let you know.
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