¶ Integration Note
| Manufacturer | GOVEE |
| Model | See Below |
| Driver Name | Govee |
| Driver Version | 24.02.05.00 |
| Document / Driver Revision | 24.02.05.00 |
| Core Min / Max Tested | 8.7.xx |
¶ Overview
This is a two-way driver to control and get feedback from supported Govee smart light products.
¶ Supported Features
THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE SUPPORTED
- This Driver supports
- Auto Discovery and Installation of All supported lights
- On/Off using network
- Control RGB Settings
- Control Brightness Settings
- Control Temperature Color Settings*** (Not Supported in Models H6160 or H6104)
- Read Feedback from Govee.
- Sync with Govee if changes occur outside of Elan.
- Govee Smart Power Plug B5081
- Only Govee Models with Wi-Fi features are supported by this driver. As of the writing of this document, the driver supports the following model numbers (If the item is not listed below, most likely it will not function fully):
- H6160***, H6163, H6104***, H6109, H6110, H6117, H6159, H7021, H7022, H6086, H6089, H6182, H6085, H7014, H5081, H6188, H6135, H6137, H6141, H6142, H6195, H6196, H7005, H6083, H6002, H6003, H6148.
- Govee Smart Power Plug B5081
THE FOLLOWING PLAYBACK OPTIONS are not supported
This driver does not support Bluetooth functions, Music, or Scenes Modes as those are not supported by the Govee API.
¶ Device Configuration
- The Driver uses the Govee Cloud. An active internet connection must be present at all time
- Install Govee, connect it to the cloud account and ensure it operates the Lights unit directly from the app.
- Obtain an API key from Govee
- Login with the account created in the Govee Home Mobile App.
- From the main screen click on the User Icon, the About Us link
- Then Click Apply for API Key
- Fill the form with your client’s name and the reason for application. Something along the line of “I want to connect my home automation system to Govee” will work.
- You will receive a successful confirmation. If not, raise a support ticket with Govee or try again.
- Within a few minutes you will receive the API key by email. The email will be sent to the account holder (default account in the App). You will enter this key in the Driver configuration.
¶ Driver Configuration
¶ Installation Process
IMPORTANT NOTE:
It is recommended that you follow the below installation process in order to ensure you are running the latest version of the [driver].
- Open Lighting, Lighting Interface, Add New Lighting Interface
- Navigate to the folder where the driver is located and Choose the Govee → OK
- You’ll receive a warning that this is not a Native Elan driver, click OK
- The Driver will automatically go into trial mode for 7 days. Wait for about 10 seconds and the Status will turn Green.
Set the API Key obtained in the step above
- Set the Polling time – This is the time that Elan will use to sync in case light settings change outside of Elan. If Elan will be the only interface set this value as large as possible
- Set the Feedback / Query delay in seconds – Because the driver uses the Govee Cloud to issue commands, some time delay is needed to sync the Elan Controls with the driver confirmation of an event. The default is 2 seconds, however, this value might need to be higher depending on the responsiveness of the cloud API
- Click Apply the Get Devices. The driver will populate all devices connected to the account.
¶ Using the Driver
- Add an interface to control the lights from Lighting → Custom Pages
- Create a Text Feedback, RGB, Light Dimmer Control, and Lighting Slider
- Connect the Elements to the proper variable in the driver.
Note: The Driver has a feedback for the events. This is useful to tell the user if a light is not responding or a command has timed out.
Note: As of the writing of this note, The Kelvin control in Elan has not been implemented.
For Color Temperature, create a lighting slider and connect it to the Govee→Kelvin(2000-9000)Variable***
¶ Configuration Details
The following table provides settings used in Configurator …Please refer to the Configurator Reference Guide for more details.
In the table below:
- “<User Defined>”, etc. Type in the desired name for the item.
- “<Auto Detect>”, etc. The system will auto-detect this variable.
| Devices | Variable Name | Settings | Comments |
| Lighting | Name | User Defined (Default: Govee) | |
| System # | <Auto Detect> | ||
| Device Type | Ethernet | ||
| Driver Name | Govee | ||
| Driver Version | <Auto Detect> | ||
| Driver Vendor | Innovo | ||
| Activation KEY | <User Defined> | ||
| IP Address | NONE | Cloud Based | |
| Display Name | <User Defined> (Default: Govee) | ||
| System # | <Auto Detect> |
¶ Troubleshooting
- Driver not Activated. Wait 15 seconds after Apply
- Govee currently does not support Color Temperature for Model Numbers H6160 and H6104. If the slider for ColorTemp is changed, The light will accept only one set until the light is turned off and back on again. Expect the Color Temperature to not perform well until this bug is fixed by Govee. Once the bug is fixed, the driver will automatically work.