Ambient Light in Siemens Dishwasher

[ipatherapist]

What is the reason, that in plugin log here is a text that my Dishwasher "does not support Ambient Light". But my dishwasher has function called "emotionLight" and isn't it the same?

[dosubot[bot]]

The plugin log reports "does not support Ambient Light" for Siemens dishwashers because the Home Connect API does not expose 'Ambient Light' as a controllable feature for these appliances—it's mainly available for hoods and some other types, not dishwashers. Although your dishwasher has 'emotionLight', this feature is not mapped to 'Ambient Light' in the API or the plugin. Instead, the API may report a status like BSH.Common.Status.InteriorIlluminationActive, which relates to interior lighting but is not treated as 'Ambient Light' by the plugin or HomeKit. As a result, 'emotionLight' cannot be controlled or exposed via HomeKit unless the API provides explicit support for it as a lighting feature. For more details, see the plugin functionality documentation and API settings reference.

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[thoukydides]

Some Home Connect dishwashers support an Ambient Light via these Home Connect API settings:

• BSH.Common.Setting.AmbientLightEnabled
• BSH.Common.Setting.AmbientLightBrightness
• BSH.Common.Setting.AmbientLightColor
• BSH.Common.Setting.AmbientLightCustomColor

At start-up this plugin asks the API what settings the appliance supports. The Does not support Ambient Light message means that the API did not return any of these settings as supported by your specific appliance. It is quite common for the API to only expose a subset of the appliance's functionality.

Other light types are supported by different product types:

• Dishwasher: Only AmbientLight
• Hood: AmbientLight and/or FunctionalLight
• Freezer/FridgeFreezer/Refrigerator: InternalLight and/or ExternalLight

These are the names used in the API. Marketing or customer-facing names can be different, such as "emotion light". However, unless the light is exposed by the API it cannot be supported by this plugin.

You could try asking the Home Connect Developer Program team to add support: https://developer.home-connect.com/support/contact