MMM Hue Lights is not updated

[JoeFranz]

Hello,
since the last MM update, MMM-Hue-Lights is no longer updated. After starting, the lamps are all up to date, but shortly afterwards they stop updating.

Greetings Jörg

[sdetweil]

@JoeFranz can you show any messages from npm start?

[JoeFranz]

@sdetweil Nothing about the Hue lights is displayed

[sdetweil]

@JoeFranz not even loading it?

[JoeFranz]

@sdetweil After “npm start mm” nothing from the hue-lights module is shown. Do I have to enter something else?

[sdetweil]

@JoeFranz it’s not npm start mm

it’s npm start

if you were trying to use pm2 to start
the
pm2 start mm

show the config entry for hue module, xx out any key…

[JoeFranz]

@sdetweil

{
    			module: 'mmm-hue-lights',
    			position: 'top_right', // pick whichever position you want
    			config: {
        			bridgeIp: '192.168.178.68',
        			user: 'xxxxxxxxxxx',
				displayType: 'grid',
				displayMode: 'groups',
				minimalGrid: true,
				minimalList: true,
				alignment: 'center',
				
        			// ... and whatever else configuration options you want to use
    		}
		},

[sdetweil]

@JoeFranz seems like you should get some message

we put in new messages this release if we couldn’t find the folder or js file that matches the module name. so that’s not it

[sdetweil]

@JoeFranz I always seem to have to push the button on my hue bridge whenever i add a new app to talk to those lights

[JoeFranz]

@sdetweil Ok, I don’t really understand. Does that mean the module no longer works with the new MM version?
It’s the mmm-hue-lights module, not Mitch’s MMM-Hue.
Then I’ll try that :-)

[sdetweil]

@JoeFranz I don’t know. never tried it.

[mumblebaj]

@JoeFranz Does your bridge have the same IP address? It could be that the IP for the bridge has changed. I added a fixed IP for my bridge to the router so that it never changes.

[JoeFranz]

@mumblebaj
Yes, the bridge still has the same address. It works for about 1-2 hours after starting, but then the display no longer updates :-(

[mumblebaj]

@JoeFranz You could try my MMM-PhilipsHue module.

Unfortunately I am not sure what the issue is with the one you are using. Are you seeing any errors for the module popup anywhere?

[JoeFranz]

@mumblebaj
No errors are displayed :-(

[JoeFranz]

@mumblebaj How can I display errors?

[mumblebaj]

@JoeFranz Depends on how you start your mirror. If you use npm start then you can check in the console window. If you pm2 then you can do pm2 logs and check the logs for any errors. You can also check the Developers Window, press Ctrl + shift + i keys together and check the console tab. You can filter by typing the module name in the filter box and check if there are any errors shown there. Or as suggested, you could give my module a try and see if that works for you.

[JoeFranz]

@mumblebaj No errors are shown anywhere :-(

[mumblebaj]

@JoeFranz Have you tried using my version?

[JoeFranz]

@mumblebaj I tried Mitch’s (https://github.com/MitchSS/MMM-Hue). That seems similar to yours. However, I have problems excluding individual rooms or zones using “hideGroupsWithString”. How do I enter multiple zones in the line?
"hideGroupsWithString: “Entertainment Area 1”, “Garden” doesn’t work. So I haven’t let it run for a long time and don’t know if it works. But I’ll try it :-)