Ledvance Wifi lights in Homey - confirmed workaround

[osteinhauer]

Wow. Cool!

Connecting panel worked straight forward. Turning on/off and dim works fine. Setting the color results in error:

Error setting device value for key 23:

Error: Timeout waiting for status response from device id: xxxx

[Heszi]

Hi, it looks like your device uses a different set of keys. If you create a ticket and include your device type, I can take a look and try to add support for it.

[David_Bjornhart]

First of all, thank you for your work on the Ledvance Smart+ Wifi for Homey – really great initiative!

I do have a question:
I own some Ledvance Smart+ WiFi plugs, but unfortunately they don’t show up in Homey using the app.
Is support for plugs something that is already planned, or could it be considered for a future update/roadmap?

I believe many users would highly appreciate this feature
If you need testers or device information/data to help implement plug support, I would be happy to assist.

[Heszi]

Due to the lack of available devices, I’m not currently planning to add support for this type of device. However, if you’d like, you can try investigating and mapping the required keys for the device using this method:
https://github.com/heszegi/com.heszi.ledvance-wifi/wiki/How-to-Request-Support-for-a-New-Device-or-Missing-Capabilities

Unfortunately, I can’t promise that I’ll be able to work on this in the near future. However, if the required data is collected, the chances of adding support will be much higher.

[Stephen_Petitt]

Sorry, I’m a newbie and still trying to feel my way around Homey.

I’m trying to connect four LEDvance R50 wifi bulbs into Homey. Assuming this would work using your app, where do I get the MAC address, Virtual ID, and Local Key you mention? They are not showing in the Smart+ app on my phone.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Stephen

[smarthomesven]

@Stephen_Petitt

They are not showing in the Smart+ app on my phone.

You should first add them to Tuya or Smart Life mobile app, and then use this Homey app:

Tuya | Homey

[Stephen_Petitt]

Thank you for replying.

I have the four bulbs added to the Smart+ app, it’s the info I need to provide to the Homey app that I am searching for.

[Peter_Kawa]

Hi Stephen,

Did you follow this post?

@Heszi

Eventually I got tired of messing around with Alexa and SmartThings, so I wrote a Homey app specifically for Ledvance WiFi devices. It uses a direct local connection to the Tuya-based device on your network, which makes it much faster.

To use it, you just need to pair your devices with the official Ledvance mobile app, then copy the MAC address, Virtual ID, and Local Key into the Homey app to add the device to your smart home.

Give it a try, and let me know if you enjoy it!
https://homey.app/en-hu/app/com.heszi.ledvance-wifi/Ledvance-Smart±Wifi/

When pairing, make sure you use the local IP address. The mobile app usually shows your public IP, which won’t work.

[Stephen_Petitt]

Yes.

I can get the MAC address and IP from my router in theory, but I can’t see where Virtual ID and Local Key are exposed; they are not in the Smart+ app or Google Home.

[Heszi]

@Stephen_Petitt

Yes.

I can get the MAC address and IP from my router in theory, but I can’t see where Virtual ID and Local Key are exposed; they are not in the Smart+ app or Google Home.

RTFM

[Stephen_Petitt]

Thank you.

I must have gone through the information for each bulb a dozen times and missed it each time.

Stephen

[Stephen_Petitt]

Works with my R50 wifi bulbs.

For those who struggle to find things, Device Information is just under the name you gave the bulb.

You will need the IP address from your router, not the one in Smart+ app.

I added the R50 as a bulb in Homey

Do the device add to Homey on your phone so you can copy/paste the info rather than having to type it.

[Stephen_Petitt]

OK, spoke too soon.

Worked for a day and now getting “Error connecting to device [name]. Check the device is powered on”. On checking the info, for each bulb I noticed that the IP addresses on my network for the two had changed, corrected these but still getting the same message.

Tried adding a third bulb from scratch and getting the same error.

Bulbs definitely have power as I can control them with the LEDvance app and Google Home.

Any Ideas

Thanks

Stephen

[Peter_Kawa]

@Stephen_Petitt

I noticed that the IP addresses on my network for the two had changed

First of all always reserve IP addresses for all smart home (W)LAN devices (connected to Homey).
As you found out Homey sucks at tracking devices with unreserved DHCP assigned IP addresses ( = subject to change after the refresh interval)