Error "Cannot add a bridged Accessory with the same UUID"

[tkropf]

Hi,
when using homebridge-hue I get the following error message:
throw new Error("Cannot add a bridged Accessory with the same UUID as another bridged Accessory: " + existing.UUID);

I assume this is due to the fact that I have a non Philips hue light which registers always twice:
[2016-11-03 20:51:13] [Hue] Philips hue: found 3 accessories
[2016-11-03 20:51:17] [Hue] Initializing platform accessory 'Philips hue'...
[2016-11-03 20:51:17] [Hue] Initializing platform accessory 'Treppenhaus-LED-Streifen'...
[2016-11-03 20:51:17] [Hue] Initializing platform accessory 'Dimmable light 1'...

However, the last two accessories are just one light! It is a RGBW-LED stripe module which simultaneously drives an RGB and a white (W) channel. The RGB part and the W part register as separate lights. It works without problems using the Philips Hue app. However, this light is not accessible via Homekit - hence my hope was to get it working via hombridge.
Link to the product web site below.

Any suggestion how to circuvent this error?
Thanks!
Thomas

https://www.dresden-elektronik.de/funktechnik/solutions/wireless-light-control/wireless-ballasts/fls-pp-lp/?L=1&cHash=c9c902ccdb43164696acccf81b62b2bd

[ebaauw]

Hi Thomas @tkropf

Thanks for your post. The good new: I think I can fix this; the bad news: I need a little help from you.

I suspect this is a bug in homebridge-hue, related to issue #2: for Zigbee devices, I now base the Accessory UUID on the Zigbee ID (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx). I suspect both bridge lights have the same Zigbee ID but a different suffix in the uniqueid field (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx-yy). They did the same for the hue motion sensor, which registers as three different sensors on the bridge.

Could you please do a GET of /lights on your bridge using its CLIP API debugger and post the output here? See http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/getting-started. I don't have any Dresden Electronic lamps myself and I need to see how the hue bridge sees them.

[tkropf]

Hi Erik @ebauwee

Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated. Below is the complete result from the GET /lights command. The potential culprit is "8" and "9". And it seems your suspicion is right.

{
"1": {
"state": {
"on": true,
"bri": 254,
"hue": 8904,
"sat": 106,
"effect": "none",
"xy": [
0.4647,
0.3824
],
"ct": 375,
"alert": "none",
"colormode": "xy",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Extended color light",
"name": "Stehlampe",
"modelid": "LCT001",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:e0:ab:7d-0b",
"swversion": "5.23.1.13452"
},
"2": {
"state": {
"on": true,
"bri": 20,
"hue": 136,
"sat": 254,
"effect": "none",
"xy": [
0.6736,
0.323
],
"ct": 500,
"alert": "none",
"colormode": "xy",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Extended color light",
"name": "Dekolampe",
"modelid": "LCT001",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:d6:07:ad-0b",
"swversion": "5.23.1.13452"
},
"3": {
"state": {
"on": false,
"bri": 217,
"hue": 12662,
"sat": 223,
"effect": "none",
"xy": [
0.5235,
0.4138
],
"ct": 492,
"alert": "none",
"colormode": "xy",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Extended color light",
"name": "Nachttisch Thomas",
"modelid": "LCT001",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:e0:ab:a4-0b",
"swversion": "5.23.1.13452"
},
"4": {
"state": {
"on": true,
"bri": 63,
"alert": "none",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Dimmable light",
"name": "Leselampe",
"modelid": "LWB004",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:db:70:0b-0b",
"swversion": "5.38.2.19136"
},
"5": {
"state": {
"on": true,
"bri": 107,
"alert": "none",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Dimmable plug-in unit",
"name": "Leselämpchen",
"modelid": "LWL001",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:2e:b5:e1-0c",
"swversion": "1.0.1.4591"
},
"6": {
"state": {
"on": false,
"bri": 145,
"alert": "none",
"reachable": false
},
"type": "Dimmable plug-in unit",
"name": "Weihnachtsgirlande außen",
"modelid": "LWL001",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:2e:ba:d8-0c",
"swversion": "1.0.1.4591"
},
"7": {
"state": {
"on": false,
"bri": 254,
"alert": "none",
"reachable": false
},
"type": "Dimmable plug-in unit",
"name": "Weihnachtsgirlande Dach",
"modelid": "LWL001",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:2e:b5:c2-0c",
"swversion": "1.0.1.4591"
},
"8": {
"state": {
"on": false,
"bri": 1,
"hue": 6024,
"sat": 241,
"effect": "none",
"xy": [
0.5053,
0.4153
],
"ct": 454,
"alert": "none",
"colormode": "ct",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Extended color light",
"name": "Treppenhaus-LED-Streifen",
"modelid": "FLS-PP3",
"manufacturername": "dresden elektronik",
"uniqueid": "00:21:2e:ff:ff:00:9f:4f-0a",
"swversion": "020E.201000A0"
},
"9": {
"state": {
"on": false,
"bri": 203,
"alert": "none",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Dimmable light",
"name": "Dimmable light 1",
"modelid": "FLS-PP3 White",
"manufacturername": "dresden elektronik",
"uniqueid": "00:21:2e:ff:ff:00:9f:4f-0b",
"swversion": "020E.201000A0"
},
"10": {
"state": {
"on": true,
"bri": 33,
"hue": 9111,
"sat": 254,
"effect": "none",
"xy": [
0.5803,
0.3918
],
"ct": 153,
"alert": "none",
"colormode": "xy",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Extended color light",
"name": "Deckenlampe",
"modelid": "LCT007",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:10:5a:58:fd-0b",
"swversion": "5.50.1.19085"
},
"11": {
"state": {
"on": false,
"bri": 254,
"alert": "none",
"reachable": true
},
"type": "Dimmable light",
"name": "Hue white lamp 1",
"modelid": "LWB004",
"manufacturername": "Philips",
"uniqueid": "00:17:88:01:00:db:63:50-0b",
"swversion": "5.38.2.19136"
}
}

[ebaauw]

I just published version 0.0.11 which should address this issue. The Dresden Elektronik light should show as two homekit accessories, each with their own Lightbulb service. Eventually, I want to make this one homekit accessory with two Lightbulb services, but the changes for that are more elaborate (see also issue #4).
@tkropf please let me know if this works for you. For something different, if you don't mind me asking: are lamps 5, 6, 7 the Philips Living White Plugs? I've been trying to get some of these, but they seem to be sold out permanently.

[tkropf]

Erik,

Thank for your quick update. Unfortunately, I am currently on a business trip to China. I will be back next Friday and will immediately try out your fix (which I would love to do right now!).

And yes, 5,6,7 are Living White Plugs. I bought them about 3 years ago as they are really useful to connect 'legacy lamps'. When I wanted to buy some more about a year ago I also was also unable to get them anywhere. It really is a shame that Philips has decided to stop selling them.

Thomas

Am 06.11.2016 um 10:38 schrieb Erik Baauw notifications@github.com:

I just published version 0.0.11 which should address this issue. The Dresden Electronic light should show as two homekit accessories, each with their own Lightbulb service. Eventually, I want to make this one homekit accessory with two Lightbulb services, but the changes for that are more elaborate (see also issue #4).
@tkropf please let me know if this works for you. For something different, if you don't mind me asking: are lamps 5, 6, 7 the Philips Living White Plugs? I've been trying to get some of these, but they seem to be sold out permanently.

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[tkropf]

Erik,

I was looking forward the whole week to return home and to try out your fix.
And...

Ta-dahhhh!

..it works :-)

@ebaauw Thank you so much!

Thomas

[ebaauw]

Hi Thomas, @tkropf
Good to hear! I'll close this issue.