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Simple controls for the MiLight LED WiFi bridge (also known as LimitlessLED and EasyBulb)

API Overview

API Documentation

Constants

maxBrightness
Signature hs.milight.maxBrightness
Type Constant
Description

Specifies the maximum brightness value that can be used. Defaults to 25
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 14
minBrightness
Signature hs.milight.minBrightness
Type Constant
Description

Specifies the minimum brightness value that can be used. Defaults to 0
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 9

Constructors

new
Signature hs.milight.new(ip[, port]) -> bridge
Type Constructor
Description

Creates a new bridge object, which will be connected to the supplied IP address and port
Parameters
  • ip - A string containing the IP address of the MiLight WiFi bridge device. For convenience this can be the broadcast address of your network (e.g. 192.168.0.255)
  • port - An optional number containing the UDP port to talk to the bridge on. Defaults to 8899
Returns
  • An hs.milight object
Notes
  • You can not use 255.255.255.255 as the IP address, to do so requires elevated privileges for the Hammerspoon process
Source extensions/milight/libmilight.m line 73

Methods

delete
Signature hs.milight:delete()
Type Method
Description

Deletes an hs.milight object
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • None
Source extensions/milight/libmilight.m line 121
disco
Signature hs.milight:disco() -> bool
Type Method
Description

Cycles through the disco modes
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • True if the command was sent correctly, otherwise false
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 90
send
Signature hs.milight:send(cmd[, value]) -> bool
Type Method
Description

Sends a command to the bridge
Parameters
  • cmd - A command from the hs.milight.cmd table
  • value - An optional value, if appropriate for the command (defaults to 0x00)
Returns
  • True if the command was sent, otherwise false
Notes
  • This is a low level command, you typically should use a specific method for the operation you want to perform
Source extensions/milight/libmilight.m line 140
zoneBrightness
Signature hs.milight:zoneBrightness(zone, value) -> integer
Type Method
Description

Sets brightness for the specified zone
Parameters
  • zone - A number specifying which zone to operate on. 0 for all zones, 1-4 for zones one through four
  • value - A number containing the brightness level to set, between hs.milight.minBrightness and hs.milight.maxBrightness
Returns
  • A number containing the value that was sent to the WiFi bridge, or -1 if an error occurred
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 107
zoneColor
Signature hs.milight:zoneColor(zone, value) -> bool
Type Method
Description

Sets RGB color for the specified zone
Parameters
  • zone - A number specifying which zone to operate on. 0 for all zones, 1-4 for zones one through four
  • value - A number between 0 and 255 that represents a color
Returns
  • True if the command was sent correctly, otherwise false
Notes
  • The color value is not a normal RGB colour, but rather a lookup in an internal table in the light hardware. While any number between 0 and 255 is valid, there are some useful values worth knowing:
  • 00 - Violet
  • 16 - Royal Blue
  • 32 - Baby Blue
  • 48 - Aqua
  • 64 - Mint Green
  • 80 - Seafoam Green
  • 96 - Green
  • 112 - Lime Green
  • 128 - Yellow
  • 144 - Yellowy Orange
  • 160 - Orange
  • 176 - Red
  • 194 - Pink
  • 210 - Fuchsia
  • 226 - Lilac
  • 240 - Lavender
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 121
zoneOff
Signature hs.milight:zoneOff(zone) -> bool
Type Method
Description

Turns off the specified zone
Parameters
  • zone - A number specifying which zone to operate on. 0 for all zones, 1-4 for zones one through four
Returns
  • True if the command was sent correctly, otherwise false
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 64
zoneOn
Signature hs.milight:zoneOn(zone) -> bool
Type Method
Description

Turns on the specified zone
Parameters
  • zone - A number specifying which zone to operate on. 0 for all zones, 1-4 for zones one through four
Returns
  • True if the command was sent correctly, otherwise false
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 77
zoneWhite
Signature hs.milight:zoneWhite(zone) -> bool
Type Method
Description

Sets the specified zone to white
Parameters
  • zone - A number specifying which zone to operate on. 0 for all zones, 1-4 for zones one through four
Returns
  • True if the command was sent correctly, otherwise false
Source extensions/milight/milight.lua line 154