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    • joacim.n.linder
      joacim.n.linder @Emil last edited by joacim.n.linder

      @Emil
      Hi, I can confirm that the addon Matterbridge works beautifully with the Flic Matter beta.
      I just scanned the addon with the flic app and all home assistant entities are now exposed in the app. Even the automations. Then it's just to add flic button actions like always. Worked great, first try.
      https://smarthomescene.com/guides/exposing-home-assistant-entities-as-matter-devices/

      https://photos.app.goo.gl/icngKa4LsuYSz8mt6

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      • mon.bosma
        mon.bosma @Emil last edited by

        @Emil Thanks for your reply.

        Unfortunately, I don't see a way to expose the lights other than "On/Off Light" (0x0100). Hopefully the developer will add this in the future.

        So I guess that, for now, there is still no way to use the twist functionality with home assistant

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        • Emil
          Emil FlicTeam @mon.bosma last edited by

          @mon-bosma An "On/Off Light" (0x0100) only supports two physical levels of brightness: either 0% or 100%. From the Matter specification of this device type:

          "For this device, since its only states are on or off, if the Level Control cluster is implemented, it SHALL not have any effect on the actual light level except for those commands that cause an on/off state change, that is, the “with on/off” commands."

          You need to bridge your light as a Dimmable Light (0x0101), Color Temperature Light (0x010C) or Extended Color Light (0x010D) instead if you want the Level Control cluster to have an effect on the actual (physical) light level.

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          • mon.bosma
            mon.bosma @Emil last edited by mon.bosma

            @Emil
            They all show as MA-onofflight (0x0100) in the device type.

            But in the cluster you can find brightness information.

            Here are some examples:

            • yeelight bulb: OnOff: true Level: 255%
            • govee light: OnOff: true Hue: 21 Saturation: 254% Level: 2%
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            • Emil
              Emil FlicTeam @mon.bosma last edited by

              @mon-bosma in matter bridge plugin view, can you please tell me which device types you have on your devices? There seems to be a column for that.

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              • mon.bosma
                mon.bosma @Emil last edited by

                @Emil Almost all of them are dimmable. I have different brands (Hue, zigbee dimmer switches, tuya bulbs shelly switches, and shelly bulbs. They are all connected to Home Assistant and then exposed as matter devices using the Matter Bride addon.
                I can dim them in Google Home if I add them to Google Home through matter. For some reason, all the lights won't appear when I select twist -> brightness, saturation (or any basic function).
                I can get them to show when I select twist -> advanced dimming-> actions. But doing this will make the app crash every time and it won't apply my selection.

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                • Emil
                  Emil FlicTeam @mon.bosma last edited by

                  @mon-bosma Exactly what light type(s) do you have, manufacturer and model? Note that there are both dimmable lights as well as non-dimmable lights (only on/off-lights) device types in the Matter standard.

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                  • mon.bosma
                    mon.bosma @Emil last edited by

                    @Emil I'm running Android.
                    The android app version is 3.11.1 and the hub is on version 4.3.0

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                    • Emil
                      Emil FlicTeam @mon.bosma last edited by

                      @mon-bosma do you run iOS or Android? What app version do you have? You should see your lights.

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                      • mon.bosma
                        mon.bosma last edited by

                        I've tried this and currently, I can only use the flic twist button press to control a matter device.
                        Is this due to the matter support being in beta? Does the twist function not yet support matter device control?

                        If I select the button press I can see and control all my exposed lights through matter. However, when I try to use the brightness functionality of the twist none of my matter devices show up in the app.

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                        • Emil
                          Emil FlicTeam last edited by Emil

                          Sounds like a great idea!

                          We have just released Matter support on the Flic Hub (beta so far) for lights and on/off devices.

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