Fibaro RGB Module Rainbow Mode

[alex88 71]

I have various 2 gang momentary switches connected to Fibaro RGB modules which are connected to RGB strips. The RGB module is setup as Rainbow mode.

- When I single click on either gang it turns the RGB strip on/off.

- When I hold down Gang 1 it rotates through the colour spectrum.

- When I hold down Gang 2 it kind of rotates through the colour spectrum in the reverse order, but it seems to get the colours right (in reverse) only about 50% of the time.

Can someone please explain if the rotating functionality of Rainbow mode is meant to work this way?

I would have thought that holding down gang 2 would rotate the colours in the exact reverse, so that if you missed a colour you could back up and select it without having to scroll through the entire spectrum again.

[j.nowacki 5]

amilanov, Rainbow functionality does not work that way, it will roll through all the colors no matter which button was clicked.

[alex88 71]

Is there a way to get an RGB module to work the way that I described (rotate one way and then back the other)?

Either through single clicks to change the colours or click and hold?

[j.nowacki 5]

Theoretically you can create a scene that will change color of RGBW, but it will be complicated to choose color by holding button. Single click actions are more likely to work, but if you need to control it by wall switch you will need a device with scene activation mode, like D/W sensor or UBS. Also creating table with color codes would be necessary.

[Dalle1985 16]

Not having played around with the rgb module, I would still think the scene is quite easy to make. You just need a scene which can blend color... It could work something like this:

- scene starts, first color starts increasing from 0 to max.

- When color 1 reaches it's maximum intensity, color 2 will start to increase until it reaches maximum

- when color 2 reaches max, color 1 will start to decrease until 0

- when 1 is back at 0, color 3 will start to increase til max and then color 2 will decrease slowly to 0

- finally, color 1 will start to increase once 3 is at max and eventually when 1 is at max, it will start decreasing 3 until 0.

Now the color cycle is complete and you will have been through the entire light spectrum. When you hit the color you desire you let go the button and the scene halts. If you want to reverse the colors, you simply create a scene which does exactly as described above - just in reverse.

With a bit of Lua skills (and an HC2 of course) this scene should be pretty simple to create.

[alex88 71]

Not having played around with the rgb module, I would still think the scene is quite easy to make. You just need a scene which can blend color... It could work something like this:

- scene starts, first color starts increasing from 0 to max.

- When color 1 reaches it's maximum intensity, color 2 will start to increase until it reaches maximum

- when color 2 reaches max, color 1 will start to decrease until 0

- when 1 is back at 0, color 3 will start to increase til max and then color 2 will decrease slowly to 0

- finally, color 1 will start to increase once 3 is at max and eventually when 1 is at max, it will start decreasing 3 until 0.

Now the color cycle is complete and you will have been through the entire light spectrum. When you hit the color you desire you let go the button and the scene halts. If you want to reverse the colors, you simply create a scene which does exactly as described above - just in reverse.

With a bit of Lua skills (and an HC2 of course) this scene should be pretty simple to create.

Hey Dalle,

I have already written the scene you are talking about, but I don't know how to implement it on an RGB module without the scene conflicting with the normal operation of the modules.

At the moment the scene (which is very easy to write in LUA) is running on a dimmer module that controls the RGB indirectly, but I want the same functionality directly from the RGB module (which is connected to it's own switch).

I am hoping that there is a very easy way to get it to work, but I haven't had the time to figure it out yet.

Cheers

Aleks

[Dalle1985 16]

How does the rgb present itself? Is it presented as one or three(four?) devices? I would have thought you could control it just like a dimmer and then just control the colors as individual dimmers.

[murnko 0]

Dalle1985,

It has 3 independent sliders for R G B (0-255), 1 for brightness (0-100) . On/Off switch, and panel to choose rgb theme.

[alex88 71]

i am hoping that someone else that has RGBs installed has achieved the same functionality that I am trying to get.

with the functionality as it is now, if you pass the colour that you want you have to scroll through the list again. maybe i'll try setting the scroll through speed faster and give up on it.

[Dalle1985 16]

If one of you could upload the json, I'd be happy to give it a go for you, creating a sample code.

[alex88 71]

If one of you could upload the json, I'd be happy to give it a go for you, creating a sample code.

What do I need to do to get the JSON? Apologies for my ignorance.

[Dalle1985 16]

If one of you could upload the json, I'd be happy to give it a go for you, creating a sample code.

What do I need to do to get the JSON? Apologies for my ignorance.

Just go to this address:

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Replace "Fibaro_IP" by your ip address of your home center and the * after ID with the id of the rgb device. I.e.:

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This will give you an array of values as text. Just copy that text into a code tag on here, and I'll be able to see what values will affect the colors and brightness.

[j.nowacki 5]

To make API more readable, install addon called JSON Viewer.

[alex88 71]

Here it is:

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