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One on one support / VC - Trial Mode Issue

« on: September 17, 2017, 03:21:25 AM »

Hello,

Have an issue with VC, even though i have the original version, it keeps saying im using the trial version and keeps displaying that on the UI in addition to recommending that i buy and stopping after 40 uses. Any idea what i can do to address this?

Thanks in advance!

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One on one support / Beam Issue...

« on: September 08, 2017, 02:37:32 AM »

Hello Everyone, i'm having issues getting the BEAM to work now.

I did everything as suggested through documentation:

1) Plugged in the BEAM and the blue light came on.
2) I then used my IOS to connect to the beam, if failed about 5 times and then connected
3) I then proceeded to 192.168.4.1 clicked on Device Setup (ADMIN)
4) Clicked on the SSID
5) Entered the password, assigned a static IP to the BEAM and entered my router IP and netmask

I then clicked on  save and after about 3-5 mins it said failed.

NOW i cant get my beam to blue retry, it powers on Yellow and then nothing seems to happen.

MY first goal is to get the Blue light back so i can reconnect to the Beam there are some blue lights on but not bright blue so not sure if that would work, either way cant find beam on my networks, any of them.

Please help. was SOO close!

Edit: Just to be clear, theres blue lights all inside the dome and its powered on perfectly well so the issue is i cant get it to iliumunate blue like it does yellow and yes it doesnt show up in my network, tried my PC, Laptop, IPhone, Android-Motorla, Samsung and Ipad.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: VC EVENTS are already showing up for the beam though!

https://imgur.com/a/HmNYT

Not sure what to make of that.

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One on one support / Hue Scene Error Issue

« on: August 31, 2017, 03:12:09 AM »

Hey guys,

I've been facing this issue on and off and initially it was a rare occurrence so i chose to ignore it, but now it happens often, when i try and load a scene, it manifests the following error:

http://imgur.com/a/7wPvf

If i call the same scene again, it loads fine, but when the issue hits, it happens twice at most and then on the third attempt it works.

Edit: Also, to confirm this happens with random scenes, not just one or 2.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.2.3.7-->
<command id="360" name="Set Scene Forest" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="20" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Scene.Load</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>478388e99-on-0</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <phrase>Set Scene Forest</phrase>
</command>
Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: Just transpired with another scene:

http://imgur.com/a/0gCbC

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.2.3.7-->
<command id="353" name="Set Scene Cool blue" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="30" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Scene.Load</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>39559ee98-on-0</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <phrase>Set Scene Cool blue</phrase>
</command>

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One on one support / VC- ECHO Help

« on: August 16, 2017, 03:41:54 AM »

Hello,

Before i start, i'd like to state that i have ZERO networking or programming knowledge, hence i know im in for a battle here, but with able support i know i can nail this. I seek to setup my echo to to "Talk" to VC. I have the tutorial ready to follow (http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=2761.msg23626#msg23626) but a lot of it is greek and latin to me so help would be appreciated.

I pledge to donate to VC if i can get this squared away to show my appreciation.

First things first,

I need to find a free port on my computer, Kalle, was kind enough to help me with the following command:

netstat -an, i also ran netstat -aenos -p tcp.

I get the following:

Proto      Local Address     Foreign Address     State                                                     PID

TCP         x.x.x.x:xxx         x.x.x.x:xxxx         Established/Listening or Timewait            XXXX

How exactly do i establish which port is free, what state indicates a free port?

2) The second question i have involves a dynamic IP, how do i establish if i have a dedicated/static IP or a dynamic IP that keeps changing, because i believe we need a dedicated IP to make this work? Could you also point me to a potent tutorial to help change to a static IP if indeed my IP is dynamic? (Very Likely).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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One on one support / Issue with Hue Light..

« on: August 12, 2017, 03:41:53 AM »

Hello,

Im facing some issues with one of my hue bulbs and i really hope someone can tell me what is up.

Last night, one of my  bulbs died on me and i replaced it with another one from my bathroom, i renamed it through the Philips hue app to what the dead bulb was named and deleted the dead bulb.

So i have 4 bulbs for now in the room:

1) Computer Light
2) Mirror Light
3) Bed Light
4) Window Light

Please review the image below.

http://imgur.com/a/6q6i3

Light 4 says "error reading light status".

Now it is important to note that when i call scenes through Hue.Scene.Load it works perfectly fine, the light also responds and works perfectly fine with smartthings and the hue app, i am only having issues getting VC to recognize it through manual commands.

Here is one of the scenes that i created manually in VC prior to learning the Hue.Scene.Load command:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.2.3.7-->
<command id="343" name="Set Scene Beach" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="20" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Light</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>1</param>
      <param>"on":true, "hue":15000, "bri":100%</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Light</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>2</param>
      <param>"on":true, "hue":35000, "bri":100%</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Light</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>3</param>
      <param>"on":true, "hue":30000, "bri":100%</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Light</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>4</param>
      <param>"on":true, "hue":65000, "bri":100%</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>Hue.Light</cmdType>
    <params>
      <param>6</param>
      <param>"on":true, "hue":25000, "bri":100%</param>
    </params>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <phrase>Set Scene Beach</phrase>
</command>
When i tinker with the brightness or hue for light 4 it doesn't budge, all other lights work fine. But when i Call upon the above scene through the appended voice command the light works absolutely fine, they go on and off and change hue absolutely OK.

Any idea how i can get the light with an error to function normally again?

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One on one support / Hue Functionality Tutorial Request..

« on: July 30, 2017, 02:17:10 AM »

Hello, I wanted to setup the Hue with VOX, im having some problems using payloads, im very new to this. I managed to get HUE to work but the only command i could successfully run was lights to 100%, i want to use a payload list or payload range to change at least brightness dynamically, i tried a few curly braces but none worked so i wanted to know what i was doing wrong, after which i have a few more requests, if i get these to work ill buy right away (by tomorrow morning surely).

Thanks in advance for all the help.