I recently encountered an interesting challenge with my Inovelli LZW42 bulbs and wanted to share my experience in case it helps others. I was trying to set up a rule where the bulb fades up over 15 minutes, but it wasn’t working as expected. After some digging, I discovered that using the built-in driver resolved the fade issue, but then I lost the ability to track color changes via the rule engine. It was a bit of a trade-off!
Here’s what I found:
- Using the Inovelli driver: The fade rule didn’t trigger, but color changes were logged properly.
- Switching to the built-in driver: The fade worked perfectly, but color changes weren’t recorded.
I reached out to the community and got some great suggestions, including checking the driver documentation and testing with different firmware versions. While I haven’t fully resolved the color tracking issue yet, it’s been a valuable learning experience about how drivers interact with rule engines.
If anyone has insights on why the fade works with one driver but not the other, or how to ensure color changes are logged, I’d love to hear your thoughts! It’s been a fascinating deep dive into the inner workings of smart bulbs and rule engines.