So, I'm jumping into the latest thing and dabbling with home automation. After some effort, I've managed to get my Wink system talking to all of my stuff.
Highest marks goes to Nest and Ring for being the most seamless. Well done!
One particular challenge (and the point of this post) was my CREE bulbs. The help manual says to cycle the power 2seconds on and 2 seconds off in order to reset the bulb for pairing.
However, it is actually ONE second on, 2 off. Then it worked just fine.
Here's Aloysius from Cree:
Hello everyone,
This is Aloysius from Cree's Connected Bulb support team. I apologize
for the troubles some of you may be having. Please go ahead and try
resetting our bulbs with the following procedure which should resolve
all the issues.
Here is how to manually reset the bulb,
Our Cree Connected bulbs need to be turned on for 1 second and then
off for 2 seconds over and over until there is a noticeable flash
letting the user know the bulb has been hardware reset.
-Note: The (1-sec-on : 2-sec-off) iterations can be done with a
stopwatch but it isn't an exact science. Basically you need to turn it
off long enough for the power to become completely exhausted in the
capacitor and then add power back to the capacitor and do process again.
Bulb is meant to hardware reset after 4 iterations.
This procedure is most easily done with a regular light switch rather
than screwing the bulb in and out of the fixture by hand. Most
bathrooms are a good candidate since they generally have easy access
fixtures with a light switch. Also, please don't use a 3 way switch for
resetting.
I hope this helps,
Sincerely, Aloysius From Cree Support
"CREE Connected Bulbs"
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