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Shelly Dimmer / Dimmer2 support possible ?
in principle, yes. but it has secondary microcontroller, which is an additional complication.
I could do with it, would you be willing to take a look if I send you one ?
no, that's not relevant.
i would not recvommend starting with dimmer. implementing input as push button would be easier and get you acquainted with what implementing a HAP service entails.
what's the use for the dimmer without, you know, dimming functionality? i think we should hold off declaring support for shelly dimmer until dimming is implemented. in terms of HAP, that would mean implementing a lightbulb service, which supports variable brightness.
so if I purchased a shelly dimmer I could try adding as a switch to start ?
The dimmer is indeed not the device to start with. If lighting is your thing, try the LED drivers, they should be much simpler, using PWM for output control.
As for the dimmer -- we plan on releasing info about the UART protocol used to control the small MCU which does the actual dimming, but no ETA.
ahhhh. atm I'm using Philips Hue, but tbh it is unreliable, found shelly's much more so and it is instant, I was hoping to replace my Hue with Shelly's.
atm I have zero knowledge of HAP or MOS, I am a python coder. mOS looks vastly different, I am trying to read through this git code to try to get an understanding of it.
right, so dimmer is not a good start. better pick a simpler issue to tackle.
for HAP, your bible is HAP-Specification-Non-Commercial-Version.pdf. you can download it from here. you'll need to login with apple id but it's free of charge.
get familiar with the concepts - controller, accessory, service, characteristic, event.
then read existing code to understand how services are defined and characteristics and events managed. fortunately, it's not that much - all of the "switch" service implemented by shellies is contained here.
in terms of coding - yeah, it's the good old C, not Python. not much do be done about it, i'm afraid. either you pick it up, or you won't be able to do much.
Hi guys! How are you doing? I've caught up on this thread and had a look at the HAP. From my understanding a dimmer would be implemented using the brightness characteristic. Correct? So instead of a switch, the device would need to authenticate as a light bulb service. Is that assumption correct? Unfortunately I also don't have any experience in HAP and MOS, but it sounds like a fun project. If I can help with anything I'm all keen. Just give me a yell. Would be awesome to have support for the Shelly dimmer!
yes, that is correct.
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Hi guys! How are you doing? I've caught up on this thread and had a look at the HAP. From my understanding a dimmer would be implemented using the brightness characteristic. Correct? So instead of a switch, the device would need to authenticate as a light bulb service. Is that assumption correct? Unfortunately I also don't have any experience in HAP and MOS, but it sounds like a fun project. If I can help with anything I'm all keen. Just give me a yell. Would be awesome to have support for the Shelly dimmer!
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@rojer Do you have plans for Shelly Dimmer 2 at the moment? Or is time still your problem?
It would be great if you can find a solution👌🏻😀
Would this help with the dimmer - https://github.com/curla92/LED-Dimmer-Homekit
Anyone tried it yet?
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Would this help with the dimmer - https://github.com/curla92/LED-Dimmer-Homekit
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yes, i think i'll tackle either dimmer or rgbw2 next. we'll see.
do you need any devices ?, I don't mind donating one of each for you to work with.
yes, dimmer is next (after garage door is out), in particular dimmer2, which is what i have for testing.
yes, dimmer is next (after garage door is out), in particular dimmer2, which is what i have for testing.
if I can help with debug info for Dimmer1 let me know.
