Thanks. Good to hear. If you are a Dynalite programmer, any chance that you have the binary protocol for dynet 2? i couldn’t find it online so the component only supports dynet 1
The Dynet-2 protocol is proprietary so you won’t find it anywhere unfortunately, only Dynet-1 is open.
Thanks. So unless someone from Phillips decides to integrate it, will only support dynet 1…
BTW, do you know how to setup a PDEG so it uses dynet 1 and not dynet 2? I had people having problems
I doubt they ever will tbh…
Yes, you need to change the port settings for the one setup to integrate with HA
Hello Flinn,
I’m dealing with the same problem.
Where did you set up the new TCP server port using Dynet 1? I couldn’t find where to make these settings. I would be glad if you help.
Thank you.
Hi,
Using System Builder/Envision Project Dynalite software. It’s under the PDEG in Port settings.
Hi Flinn,
You saved me from a big trouble. It is working now. Thank you so much.
Can I ask you one more question?
I have 1 area with 1 channel.
area:
'2':
name: MasterBed
template: room
nodefault: true
room_on: 1
room_off: 4
channel:
'1':
name: Spot
type: light
fade: 2.0
When I turn the Area on and off, the Channel data also changes.
But when I turn the Channel on and off, Area data does not change.
What could be the reason for this?
Hi mate,
This is just how Dynalite works - sending Presets will change the state of Channels within the Area, however changing Channel levels won’t affect the current Preset. Ie if you have an Area with 3 x Channels in it, sending a Preset 1 may turn on all 3 x Channels - you can individually turn all 3 x Channels off and the Area will still be in Preset 1.
The only way to get Presets to follow Channels is using conditional tasking in a device which will keep track of channel status and change the preset once they are all off - its a bit of work.
Hope this helps
Flinn
Hi Flinn,
I understand it clearly. Thanks a lot.
To solve this issue, I created light group in HASS using this guide:
I added the channel lights to the group and named it “All Lights”. Now I have virtual dimmable Area Entity in HASS. So, I can use it in cards as a light.
When I change “All Lights”, the channel lights under it get that value. Also, if I change the channel lights separately, “All Lights” takes their average. It’s very useful.
Thank you.
Hi Ziv,
first of all this is a great project , thanks .
i just setup HA with Dynalite over docker on mac and looks like everything works great except of one issue , when i click on the real switch (on the wall) the status of light is NOT updated in the HA panel.
but i can see on the logs that preset is changed :
2021-03-22 10:42:31 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] Received CHANNEL message
2021-03-22 10:42:31 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] handle_channel_change - data={'area': 11, 'action': 'preset', 'preset': 4, 'fade': 0.0, 'channel': 1}
2021-03-22 10:42:31 DEBUG (MainThread) [dynalite_devices_lib] create_channel_if_new - area=11, channel=1
Any idea how to solve that ?
Do i need to add something to config file so we will trigger REQUEST_CHANNEL_LEVEL
if you need more info let me know .
thanks for your help
ido
HI all,
So I have taken the plunge and started a project to integrate my Dynalite system into HA.
I bought an EByte E810-DTU Ethernet to RS485 converter and configured it as follows:
I am getting a solid link light when HA connects.
I also get a very quick blink when a light is turned on or off.
Socket A: Shows “connect”
I have 4 wires coming from the Dynalite system but I am only using the 2 data wires not VCC or GND.
I am getting devices added in HA now as lights are turned on and off.
If I turn lights on at the wall then HA updates the state.
If I toggle a switch in HA then the converter’s activity led flickers.
The probIem is I cannot yet control any lights in HA. Added the Areas to the YAML but no response on the lights. I can’t seem to figure out the minimum config for a basic turn on/off.
Here is my entry in configuration.yaml:
dynalite:
bridges:
- host: 10.0.0.150
port: 12345
autodiscover: true #Turn this off when you have things working
name: dynalite
active: on
polltimer: 1
area:
'5':
name: Kitchen
'6':
name: Range
'10':
name: Study
preset:
'2':
name: Faded
'15':
name: Dining
'80':
name: Balcony
Any help appreciated. Thanks
this is strange. can you please run with logs at debug level, at least for the components dynalite_devices_lib and homeassistant.components.dynalite
this may tell us what the issue is. if you give me the log for the timeframe where you run such an experiment, i will be happy to look
Thanks @ziv you are already helping me via this issue that I have opened here.
So I am happy to shift our comms to there.
Hey All, brilliant to have a Dynalite plugin. Many thanks to everyone involved in developing.
I bought a home with Dynalite installed. I have Hass and the plug-in up and running and my devices configured and working. The only thing that does not work is the status of devices. It does not update them when I first load nor does it pickup any status changes unless done via Hass. For curtains, the status updates really slowly eg takes 3 or 4 minutes for status to update in Hass when the curtain may only take 30 seconds to close. I have active and autodiscover enabled in the yaml file. I have the standard Philips network bridge.
Any tips as to how I can fix / debug ?
I’m considering a Dynalite install and HASS integration is a must. The fact that this thread stalled two years ago worries me.
Does state update now when devices are controlled via regular Dynalite switches?
No, they still sync very badly 
@uzelac @ziv sorry to dig up an old thread.
Are you guys still working with this?
I just received a rs485 to Ethernet device. This one here:
https://amzn.asia/d/ebFWnDy
Would you guys be able to help me get it up and running and talking to HA?