# Sunset effect with LIFX bulps

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [February 15, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063 "2021-02-15T20:23:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ArnarS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arnars/32/33981_2.png) [@ArnarS](https://community.homey.app/u/ArnarS)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063/1 "2021-02-15T20:23:23Z")

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Hi.  
I have been using IFTTT and LIFX to create a sunset effect. It’s basically a color change to orange over a duration, combined with a dim down to practically zero over the same duration. Works quite well. Now I am trying to get the same effect on Homey and cant really get it to work.

The cards available in the LIFX (LAN) app seem to be very one-sided. I either get the dim down, or the color change. And the color change doesn’t even have duration. I cant figure out how to get that to happen simultaneously with Homey. Any suggestions?

best regards,  
Arnar

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**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063/2 "2021-02-15T20:32:24Z")

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The [[APP] Splines](https://community.homey.app/t/app-splines/40884) gives you an opportunity to set a curve of values you can apply to e.g. the whitebalance, color or dim value of your light. Two splines with flows to put those splines to use over a time duration should do the trick I guess.

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**Author:** ![Shakesbeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/shakesbeard/32/15112_2.png) [@Shakesbeard](https://community.homey.app/u/Shakesbeard)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063/3 "2021-02-15T20:36:33Z")

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> [@ArnarS](#):
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> The cards available in the LIFX (LAN) app seem to be very one-sided. I either get the dim down, or the color change. And the color change doesn’t even have duration. I cant figure out how to get that to happen simultaneously with Homey. Any suggestions?

With the build in custom effects editor. It is in closed alpha but you can register. Read up on the forum page about it. I will happily issue an unlock code for it.

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**Author:** ![Shakesbeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/shakesbeard/32/15112_2.png) [@Shakesbeard](https://community.homey.app/u/Shakesbeard)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063/4 "2021-02-15T20:42:14Z")

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> [@ArnarS](#):
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> And the color change doesn’t even have duration.

Yeah, I added that. Was a bug in the manifest. That kinda slipped past testing 😃 Will be available with the next update of the app. In fact, I think there is a general bug regarding those autogenerated flowcards regarding the duration setting.

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**Author:** ![Shakesbeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/shakesbeard/32/15112_2.png) [@Shakesbeard](https://community.homey.app/u/Shakesbeard)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-effect-with-lifx-bulps/43063/5 "2021-02-16T08:17:58Z")

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This is fixed in LIFX LAN v1.1.2