rbdubz3 wrote:Anyone aware if there is a plugin or Indigo support for a Virtual 'Group' of Lights? Ideally with enhanced support for the color temp / RGB support in the Indigo Dimmer device type?
I'd like to be able to interact with a group of these lights for creating customized scenes.. A couple of examples:
* set all dimmer types in the group to the same color temp / RGB / brightness / etc
* set dimmer types in the group to different color temp / RGB / brightness / etc - basically be able to iterate over the collection and manipulate these independently
Brainstorming....
For something that customized... I think a virtual device with actions would be the solution. So a virtual device "Party Mode" would turn on an action that would set your RGB lights to bright colors, turn on the disco ball, etc." You can then tweak the actual physical devices in the actions that are called by the virtual device. I do something similar for Christmas and virtual "Christmas" devices. "All Christmas", "Outside Christmas", "Inside Christmas". Every year I have different physical devices associated with these, but the virtual devices stay the same and therefore the control pages and the button on my wife's phone stays the same. I'm in the background updated which plugin devices and RGB devices.
If you are talking about having a singular virtual device that would control all the sub devices attached for full RGB control.... that would be pretty bad-ass. ("Blue" and all the RGB devices in that group turn "Blue") There are a few RGB plugins... none of them are specific to the RGB strands/bulbs I have
https://www.indigodomo.com/pluginstore/?keywords=RGB... so I haven't tried. So it may depend on what devices you have and if one of those plugins will work for you.
Another thought.... Pick one device as the "Master" or buy a cheep-o RGB device to be the "Master". Then use triggers and such to then watch that RGB device for changes and to mirror those changes with the other devices in the "group". Not a "Virtual" device group in the traditional sense, but something like that may work until a formal plugin comes along.
Keep posting on your progress... I'm really curious now to see where this goes.