Philips Dynalite
dynalite
Philips Dynalite support is integrated into Home Assistant as a hub that can drive the light, switch, and cover platforms.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
light | Light | |
switch | Switch or outlet | |
cover | Blind, garage door, window or door |
What people report
Dynalite lights can be controlled over an IP/RS485 gateway, but physical Dynet changes are not always reflected.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Dynalite DDLE801 dimmer | Partly works Local | Control works; no feedback when lights switched via Dynet; only keypads autodiscoveredSaved copyThe problem Using a simple setup of a single DDLE801 communicating with HA through and IP/RS485 gateway. Configured everything manually as neither autodiscover nor active would do anything when on. I can control the lights in any channel I want through HA and therefore controlling the DDLE801 through HA is not an issue. Additional issue is that fact we get no feedback on HA if a light was switched on through the Dynet. So for example, I switch on a channel through HA and then I physically switch that channel off on the DDLE801 (pressing a toggle button); the HA entity for the channel will not … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #63837 · 2022-01 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 73 (0.01%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.106 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @ziv1234 |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
