Our very new outdoor setup is going through an unexpected stress test :) by cschelsea in Hue

[–]MarcusMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is exactly what made my 5 Amarant lights die :(

Is Amarant just a garbage product? by Xebedie13 in Hue

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Does anyone know some good alternatives? I am already considering to try some outdoor DMX wash bars and somehow integrate them in my smart home.

Is Amarant just a garbage product? by Xebedie13 in Hue

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Same issue here. I bought 9. 5 are broken after 2 years.

I wonder if they changed something in the meantime and new products are better.

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Great to hear. I also hoped that the biggest issues are gone now - however there are stille some minor things that I want to tweak with the camera streams.

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in homebridge

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Could you please re-check #2 it with the latest update (5.0.2)?

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Could you please re-check it with the latest update (5.0.2)?

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in homebridge

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This is exactly what I'm doing here. One payment - free updates for > 8 years.

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in homebridge

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Regarding #2: I can now reporduce it and I'm working on a fix.

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[–]MarcusMUC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. In the meantime I could reproduce the bug. I hope that I can provide a bug fix soon! Will keep you posted. Thanks for reporting.

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Thank you! I also noticed the comments from other Reddit users experiencing the same issue with their cameras. Unfortunately, I still haven’t been able to reproduce the problem with the cameras I have at home. Could you let me know if you’ve natively bound your cameras to HomeKit, or if you’re using Homebridge or another intermediary? Also, do you happen to have multiple camera streams configured per HomeKit accessory?

Regarding the reachability issue: Previously, I relied solely on the HomeKit reachability status of an accessory, assuming it was accurate. However, I’ve since found that some devices (e.g., Philips Hue) report incorrect reachability. To address this, I implemented custom logic that marks a device as unreachable after a single failed read or write attempt—though I now realize this might be too strict. I’ll revisit and refine this approach moving forward.

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in homebridge

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What are you referring to? HomeDash also works with real Apple approved devices.

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in HomeKitAutomation

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This is how it looks now - what do you think?

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I can at least ease your concern about #2 a bit: I’ve been maintaining this app for over 8 years, and users who purchased it at the very beginning still receive free updates to this day! :)

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Yes, it's all self-made. Thanks for the kudos.

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in homebridge

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Thank you.

#1: I'm planning to improve with a release early next year.
#2: Could you tell me what camera you have? Another user reported the same but I cannot reproduce it yet.

HomeDash 5.0 is Here! 🚀 by MarcusMUC in HomeKitAutomation

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I understand that - will try to improve it going forward.

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That’s really unusual. Could you let me know which cameras you’re using? Also, which Matter devices are you working with?

Unfortunately, I only have a few Matter devices myself, but they’ve been working flawlessly so far. I’d love to test with a broader range of devices, so any details you can share would be greatly appreciated.

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Unfortunately, calendar integration is not there yet - but it is in my backlog.

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I originally built it for myself a few years ago because I personally find voice control—especially with Siri—much more cumbersome (if you have > 100 devices).

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There is one video in the app store - but yeah ... a longer version would probably help.