Hi, been on HA for a month+, learned alot in here. Thanks for sharing and helping.
First, did I find an issue?
When I create a scene with 4 wiz reflector lights (might happen with just one), it doesn’t save the effect selected.
- Create scene
- Add device wiz light
- Click device name
(change/select color and white works) - Select effect
- Choose Christmas, for example
- Close with top left X or back button in browser
- Click save scene
- Click device name
- Effect is still selected correctly
- Go back
- Exit scene
- Open scene
- Click device name
Effect is not selected
Also, I opened the yaml configuration file and effect is either blank or removed. Hmm I believe it is saved in yaml file at step 7.
Where is the official place to report such an issue ?
Second,
If I was to create an automation/script to produce my own “effect”, which would probably have to run in a “loop” for an extended period of time, what would be the leanest approach for the server. I would also like for the lights to not be synchronized.
My first thought is to use timers or time/timedelta helpers for each bulbs and trigger an automation based on that. I would use trigger id’s to change colors and what not on the corresponding bulb.
Hmm, I would also need a way out. If I want to apply a different scene, I would need to stop the current running automated process.
Anybody did something like that?
Or, just thinking, I create multiple/many color scene for each bulb, no, all the bulbs. Then I change scene randomly at random time interval using only one timer/time helper.
Well, writing it down gives me some ideas. I still need a way out.
Maybe the way out is my best friend the Toggle helper. I would start/stop everything and skip the last few active timers/time with that too. Hmm, could I have an automation triggered by a scene activation? I’ll check that. I could use that to Toggle my helper automatically.
Let me know if you have better idea or how to fine tune these.
I’ll let you know which way I went and/or tried.