Hey all. Switching from Homeseer to HA and have a LIFX question. I have multiple bulbs that I was to turn on to a preset color. As I found out, just using the TURN ON function in an automation to change a bulb from, say, red to green is sub-optimal because it turns on in red and THEN goes green. So I looked online and though this would be solve with the Call Action and then LIFX:set_state function. However, even though documented in the official docs, there is no "..." in the window that allows me to set states. What am I missing??
#Can't get LIFX colors set BEFORE turning on light
west galleon
compact spruce
I don't use LIFX but I've looked over some of the documentation. I'm assuming your using the LIFX integration. I think the ... in the lifx.set_state they're referring to means you can use whatever options are available from the light.turn_on service. You may have to type them in yourself such as color_name: green. You might want to go to Developer Tools > Actions and experimenting with the service call there. You can Go to YAML mode to get the configuration to copy and paste into your automation.
glossy salmon
This works for me in testing
compact spruce
This works for me in testing
Does the light turn on to the defined color? I think OP was trying to avoid the initial previous color when the light is turned on before transitioning to the new color.
glossy salmon
Yes it turns on to the defined color— I just tested on their standard bulb base + their candle types and both work as desired