Console usage

Usage: whc.exe -flags

You must have done the pairing with WinHue at least once before using this command.

Sending command to the bridge required that you use the ID of the element you want to change and not the name.

General Options:

Flags	Description
-h, --help	Show options and exit
-l, --light=ID	Select the light mode.
-g, --group=ID	Select the group mode.
-sn,--scene=ID	Select the scene mode.
-sc,--sensor=ID	Select the sensor mode.
--bridge	Select the bridge mode.
--create_group	Create a new group.
--listlights	List the available lights
--listgroups	List the available groups

Options for light mode :

Flags	Description
--on=VALUE	Select the state value true/false
--hue=VALUE	Select the color value from 0 to 65535
--sat=VALUE	Select the saturation value from 0 to 255.
--bri=VALUE	Select the brightness value from 0 to 255.
--tt=VALUE	Set the transition time for the actual command in multiple of 100ms
--effect=VALUE	Select the effect to apply to the group : none or colorloop
--alert=VALUE	The alert effect is a temporary change to the bulb state. Options are : none , select, lselect
--rename=VALUE	Rename the selected light
--bri_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the brightness -254 to 254.
--hue_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the hue -65535 to 65534.
--sat_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the saturation -254 to 254.
--ct_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the color temperature -65534 to 65534
--x_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the X color space -0.5 to 0.5
--y_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the Y color space -0.5 to 0.5

Options for group mode :

Flags	Description
--on=VALUE	Select the state value true/false.
--hue=VALUE	Select the color value from 0 to 65535.
--sat=VALUE	Select the saturation value from 0 to 255.
--bri=VALUE	Select the brightness value from 0 to 255.
--tt=VALUE	Set the transition time for the actual command in multiple of 100ms.
--alert=VALUE	The alert effect is a temporary change to the bulb state. Options are : none , select, lselect
--effect=VALUE	Select the effect to apply to the group : none or colorloop.
--delete	Delete the selected group.
--bri_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the brightness -254 to 254.
--hue_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the hue -65535 to 65534.
--sat_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the saturation -254 to 254.
--ct_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the color temperature -65534 to 65534
--x_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the X color space -0.5 to 0.5
--y_inc=VALUE	Incrementor for the Y color space -0.5 to 0.5

Options for create_group mode :

Flags	Description
--lights=VALUE	Select the lights to add to the group separated by ','.Eg.lights=1,2,3
--name=VALUE	Set the name of the group.

Options for the bridge :

Flags	Description
--get_config	Display the configuration of the bridge. (excluding the whitelist)