Feature request - set device type

Plugins & Plugin Development ALTHue
#1

Howdy, I’m super impressed with AtlHue but I’d love the ability to configure device types for 3rd party devices. Eg I have some plug sockets that I’d like to specify as switches instead of lights. I use some of them for power cycling equipment remotely and I’d like them to show in Vera and Alexa as switch/plug devices.

Especially in Alexa it’s pain as if someone in the house says “Alexa, turn off all lights”, it turns off these smart switches too.

#2

Does this help at all?

http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Luup_Device_Categories

Not sure if you can change the category type in a AltHue device.

C

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#3

Yeah I tried that but the AltHue plugin resets it back to whatever it got from the hue service.

#4

Ahhh. Uncool

C

#5

Indeed, even after I added in a previously not included sub category and it reverted it on the next luup reload.