Wink

[kideon]

Anyone successful at tying this into homeseer? Amazon has the hub for $35 today.

[kideon]

So it looks like the wink hub can be hacked then controlled over a local network and someone has integrated it with openhab using http get commands. Here's the link to their work if anyone had a wink hub and wants to check it out:
https://electronichamsters.wordpress...local-control/

[Pete]

Very nice.

Wink hub? Same problem as the SmartThings hub (cloud required). That is, until I ran into this and this. So now you can root the hub, and have a means of controlling connected bulbs locally, without haivng to go through Wink’s servers. Since I already have so much stuff integrated with OpenHAB, I wanted to do local control via OpenHAB. And I really don’t like having to depend on the internet to control lights.

[stboch]

I was really disappointed with what sensors work without plugging the device into power.

Once homeseer gets IFTTT, there will be a whole new world.

[jlrichar]

Very nice.

Pretty cool. Just need to substitute openHAB for homeseer; well, unless you are running openHAB.

[Rupp]

Looks complicated. I simply use HS3 to control my lights. No need to hack this and that. No reason to spend more money on other hardware

[Pete]

Just need to substitute openHAB for homeseer

You can run both at the same time..."push the RPi envelope"

Here running OpenHab doing some baby steps with it and Homeseer and ....

It runs quick on the 64bit Ubuntu box.

You could overclock the Zee and maybe run it concurrent with Homeseer. I already have a wireless stick on it. Not sure what it'll do the the OS though. That and OpenHab is free and the Wink is almost free nowadays.

Yeah personally like to tinker and hack this and that...keeps the clicker bicker ticking.

[jlrichar]

Looks complicated. I simply use HS3 to control my lights. No need to hack this and that. No reason to spend more money on other hardware

Those zigbee link LED lights (that are pictured in the photo Pete attached) are the best value in controllable lights right now IMHO. $20 for a PAR30 LED that is also individually addressable is a screaming good deal. So good I bought 8. The A19 Link bulbs are $15. The bulbs are really nice, they have a great color temp, no flicker, and look cool in the ceiling cans to boot. They dim really smoothly with my UPB US2-40 dimmer. These bulbs are so good and cheap that they are better value than non-smart bulbs. Though the looks are a bit contentious. Another bonus is I can drive to the home depot around the corner to get more whenever I want.

I wish it was easy to add them to HS3. There is no equivalent that can be added to HS3. There is a $50-60 z-wave bulb-but it is A19, not BR30. It would not look right in the ceiling cans. Plus an extra $30/bulb is pretty hefty.

These Link bulbs are controllable by the wink Hub, and the smartthings hub directly. Smartthings evidently added them directly to their hub without requiring the wink hub. So it is possible to be done with the right receiver. Would be nice if HST came up with a way to add these to homeseer.

[sparkman]

The GE Link bulbs are supported by the Smartenit Harmony Gateway which has an open API. Should be relatively easy for someone to create a plugin . Blade, UJ, spud, anyone?

The Smartenit Gateways also support Insteon and X-10 along with Zigbee and there are some new models that also support Wi-Fi.

Cheers
Al

[jlrichar]

Thanks for that link. The Smatenit looks like a great fit with HS. I would be interested in a plugin for this.

[Rupp]

Those zigbee link LED lights (that are pictured in the photo Pete attached) are the best value in controllable lights right now IMHO. $20 for a PAR30 LED that is also individually addressable is a screaming good deal. So good I bought 8. The A19 Link bulbs are $15. The bulbs are really nice, they have a great color temp, no flicker, and look cool in the ceiling cans to boot. They dim really smoothly with my UPB US2-40 dimmer. These bulbs are so good and cheap that they are better value than non-smart bulbs. Though the looks are a bit contentious. Another bonus is I can drive to the home depot around the corner to get more whenever I want.

I wish it was easy to add them to HS3. There is no equivalent that can be added to HS3. There is a $50-60 z-wave bulb-but it is A19, not BR30. It would not look right in the ceiling cans. Plus an extra $30/bulb is pretty hefty.

These Link bulbs are controllable by the wink Hub, and the smartthings hub directly. Smartthings evidently added them directly to their hub without requiring the wink hub. So it is possible to be done with the right receiver. Would be nice if HST came up with a way to add these to homeseer.

Good point. I'm really surprised at this point that no one has built a ZigBee plugin for HS3.

[rmiles7721]

I'm currently using a set of Tasker scripts to control my Wink Hub (only have a few ge link bulbs but they are hella cheap compared to other stuff on the market).

I unfortunately don't know enough about scripting to make use of it in HS but someone else might be able to.

https://plus.google.com/107992725422...ts/QiFFiN819Pn

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

[macromark]

Good point. I'm really surprised at this point that no one has built a ZigBee plugin for HS3.

We're working on it Greg but let me tell you, it's not trivial!

[travisdh]

out of curiosity I took a look around for Zigbee API's and the likes and can see your frustration and why no one has taken it on, every different device handles communication differently, the only thing that seems to be 'standard' is the communication between the Zigbee controllers and devices, but communicating with the controllers seems to change on a whim based on who created it and what mood they were in.

[jlrichar]

I'm currently using a set of Tasker scripts to control my Wink Hub (only have a few ge link bulbs but they are hella cheap compared to other stuff on the market).

I unfortunately don't know enough about scripting to make use of it in HS but someone else might be able to.

https://plus.google.com/107992725422...ts/QiFFiN819Pn

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

Not sure if you are aware that those GE link bulbs can be controlled by the HUE hub. The JowiHue plugin has added support for the bulbs too. I've been testing for a few weeks and so far so good. I'm glad HS is working on zigbee now. It seems like an important protocol.