Doesnt work with the esp8266_milight_hub

[qu4nt4r]

Hi there, thanks for your efforts to make this Controller. I tried to make it work with the esp-8266milight-hub but without any success yet. When I first start the software (Win10) IP and port are found, the WebUI opens and I get an error "create a bridge" and "no bridge found in network" in the settings page. Forcing the IP via debug mode also doesnt work.
Any tips to make this work? Would be a helpful addition to the hub if this would run.
Thanks
Kelvin

Attached the CLI output:

---------------------------
Starting MiLight Controller
---------------------------
saved settings.json
IP Address of http server:- 192.168.1.37:8000
Host Name:- X260
requested: /, RequestMethod: GET, RequestBody:
        set the response to site
Content-Type: text/html, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /css/custom.css, RequestMethod: GET, RequestBody:
        set the response to customCSS
Content-Type: text/css, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /js/custom.js, RequestMethod: GET, RequestBody:
        set the response to custom.js
Content-Type: text/javascript, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /settings.json, RequestMethod: GET, RequestBody:
        return set to settings.json


{
  "possibleBridgeIpAddresses": [],
  "bridgePort": 5987,
  "openBrowserOnStart": true,
  "sensitivity": 1,
  "possibleTargetDataLines": [
    "Primõrer Soundaufnahmetreiber",
    "Mikrofonarray (Realtek High Def",
    "VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio Vo",
    "Kopfh÷rer (Teufel ROCKSTER Cros"
  ],
  "bridgeIpAddress": "",
  "beatCooldown": 120,
  "activeTargetDataLine": "none",
  "clientSettings": {
    "customColors": [
      {
        "hsl": {
          "s": 100,
          "h": 0,
          "l": 50
        },
        "hex": "#ff0000"
      },
      {
        "hsl": {
          "s": 100,
          "h": 240,
          "l": 50
        },
        "hex": "#0000ff"
      },
      {
        "hsl": {
          "s": 100,
          "h": 108,
          "l": 50
        },
        "hex": "#33ff00"
      },
      {
        "hsl": {
          "s": 100,
          "h": 35,
          "l": 50
        },
        "hex": "#ff9500"
      },
      {
        "hsl": {
          "s": 100,
          "h": 15,
          "l": 50
        },
        "hex": "#ff4000"
      },
      {
        "hsl": {
          "s": 100,
          "h": 274,
          "l": 50
        },
        "hex": "#9000ff"
      }
    ],
    "debugMode": false
  }
}


Content-Type: application/json, uft-8: false
############################################
requested: /favicon.ico, RequestMethod: GET, RequestBody:
        return empty String. No favicon.ico right now
Content-Type: image/vnd.microsoft.icon, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:36&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:20&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:37&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:23&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:21&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:35&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /command, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: command=setColorTo:40&zones=0,0,0,0
request recognised as command
Content-Type: text/plain, uft-8: true
############################################
requested: /applySettings, RequestMethod: POST, RequestBody: {"possibleBridgeIpAddresses":[],"bridgePort":5987,"openBrowserOnStart":true,"sensitivity":1,"possibleTargetDataLines":["Primõrer Soundaufnahmetreiber","Mikrofonarray (Realtek High Def","VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio Vo","Kopfh÷rer (Teufel ROCKSTER Cros"],"bridgeIpAddress":"192.168.1.185","beatCooldown":120,"activeTargetDataLine":"none","clientSettings":{"customColors":[{"hsl":{"s":100,"h":0,"l":50},"hex":"#ff0000"},{"hsl":{"s":100,"h":240,"l":50},"hex":"#0000ff"},{"hsl":{"s":100,"h":108,"l":50},"hex":"#33ff00"},{"hsl":{"s":100,"h":35,"l":50},"hex":"#ff9500"},{"hsl":{"s":100,"h":15,"l":50},"hex":"#ff4000"},{"hsl":{"s":100,"h":274,"l":50},"hex":"#9000ff"}],"debugMode":true}}
WARNING: invalid TargetDataLine
saved settings.json
Initializing Bridge at /192.168.1.185:5987

## Starting a new session ##

attempting to send: [20, 00, 00, 00, 16, 02, 62, 3A, D5, ED, A3, 01, AE, 08, 2D, 46, 61, 41, A7, F6, DC, AF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 1E] (length=27)
SocketTimeoutException: receiving a message failed. Timeout: 800
### Failed to receive answer from bridge. Attempt: 1 of: 10 ###

attempting to send: [20, 00, 00, 00, 16, 02, 62, 3A, D5, ED, A3, 01, AE, 08, 2D, 46, 61, 41, A7, F6, DC, AF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 1E] (length=27)
SocketTimeoutException: receiving a message failed. Timeout: 800
### Failed to receive answer from bridge. Attempt: 2 of: 10 ###

[aliebald]

Hey Kelvin,
thanks for your interest in the project. It seems like the controller is unable to get a response from the Bridge (in this case your hub) when trying to establish a new session.
I've taken a look into esp8266_milight_hub. Have you added a UDP gateway in the hub? If not, take a look at the section UDP Gateways in their README and add a version 5 gateway.

Let me know if you have already done this, or if it fixed the problem.

It also seems like you might encounter a problem regarding the selection of audio inputs. If you get an error or the selected Audio input for the music visualizer does not correctly save/work, feel free to create a new issue (including which browser you're using).

Best regards
Alex

Edit:
You can either use the default MiLight bridge v5 port 5987 or use another one and also change it in this controller (Settings -> Bridge Port).