The Zigbee feature turns off automatically after about an hour or so of inactivity when it's completely off. Unfortunately, I think your suspicions are right. Whatever happened to that? Did Philips also fall victim to the "users are morons" disease?)
PHILIPS HUE GO V2 SOFTWARE
(I remembered some years ago there was an "Update Now" button in the app and a software changelog online.
PHILIPS HUE GO V2 UPDATE
Anyway, I'm trying to find out if a software update would solve my issue but so far Philips is making it extremely difficult to find any useful information. Surprising, given that the unit has been connected to power for several days prior to me moving it to the chicken coop.
But I basically have no idea what the underlying problem is, it’s a shot in the dark.Īny experiences with this, or even solutions?Įdit: I saw that the software on the Hue Go is outdated (currently on 1.82.10). program a timer to switch on+off the light several times per day just to keep it alive. Googling gives me beginner tips about checking mains power and moving the light closer to the Bridge, so unfortunately not very helpful. If this is the case it renders the whole product unusable for my use-case, at least out of the box. To me this feels like there is a power saving “feature” that switches off Zigbee after a while to save battery. Also, after waking the Go I can control it with no issues. This is not a coverage issue of the Zigbee mesh, the coop is close to a regular Hue bulb in an outside fixture that is permanently powered and responsive. The next evening the things is unresponsive again. But the whole point was to not go there to push a physical button. When I press the physical button on the Go the thing comes to life, also in the app. Until after the initial experimentation phase I started finding it unresponsive in the Philips Hue app. 😀 However, I like the featuring of the Go, and I already own some 20+ Hue lights so this was a familiar purchase.) (For those that find this an excessive thing for chickens: I agree.
There is no permanent power outlet in the coop. The lights only needs to be on for about 15-20 minutes daily, the time it takes for my beatiful ladies to get into the coop and roost. I very recently bought a Philips Hue Go v2 for my chicken coop because it allows me to automate stuff, control it remotely and the new model has a significantly larger battery life than the v1 model (Philips claims 24h).
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