Plugin for IKEA TRÅDFRI smart home devices Introduction / Configuration

[alexbk66]

My plugins:

AK IKEA AKSquare AKBond AKSonoff AKShelly AKGoogleCast AKGoogleCalendar AKSmartDevice AKHeatmiserNeo

I don't think IKEA needs introducing, but my plugin is for controlling IKEA smart home devices via HomeSeer

IKEA Smart lighting

After installing the plugin you need to configure the Gateway -

1. After a few seconds the plugin should discover the Tradfri Gateway (using mDNS/Zeroconf) and create HS device

2. Go PLUG-INS -> AK Ikea -> Config Page.

3. If in some network configurations mDNS doesn't work, you may need to add the Gateway manually (Green + button) and enter IP address.

3. Enter Ikea Gateway Key (found on the bottom of Gateway):




That's it. AK IKEA plugin will discover the devices and create HS devices:

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Created ROOT devices:

1. The Gateway (Bridge)
2. Lights
3. LED Drivers
4. Groups
5. Remote Controls

For each RGB Light:

1. Brightness slider, On/Off
2. Color devices: Hue/Sat/X/Y
3. Predefined (named) Tradfri colors
4. Custom RGB color - note that Tradfri protocol doesn't support RGB setting, so the plugin converts the custom color to Color XY - which may produce slight variation in colors
5. Transition time (ramp rate) - separate for the Brightness and the Color changes

For White spectrum lights:

There's no Color controls,

1. only color temperature (if supported) - WarmGlow, WarmWhite, CoolWhite and
2. related color temperature (in Mireds) - i.e. CoolWhite = 250M, WarmGlow = 454M

For each Group:

1. Similar devices to each group member
2. Mood (Scene) i.e. Everyday, Relax, Focus (scenes are created in Ikea Home app)

For Tradfri remote:

1. Battery level

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Note on Update rate settings:

1. Update rate for the Bridge (Gateway):

Controls scan time for new devices / groups / moods (scenes)
If you don't plan adding new devices - it can be disabled (set to 0)

2. Update rate for the Groups:

Similar to the Bridge - scanning for new devices and moods (scenes) in the group

3. Update rate for the Lights:

The light devices support Observation (immediate notifications), but just in case I also scan them for changes.
Can be disabled also (set to 0).

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Version 3.0.0.5 - Support Remote Controls and Motion Sensors
Version 3.0.0.12 - Support for smart blinds.
Version 3.0.0.18 - Automatic Gateway discovery (mDNS/Zeroconf) -
Note: since device ID's will change - you have to delete all existing IKEA devices (in HS) first. Sorry.
Version 3.0.0.24 - Added support for Plug (Socket) - untested since it's not available in Australia yet
Version 3.0.0.32 - Fixes for Zeroconf discovery on Linux, limit discovery to IPv4 only

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