Light not working with canopy module

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I just installed my blue canopy module and adopted it into my ZigBee network in Home Assistant (ZHA). The fan works correctly, but the light does not turn on. I checked all of the parameters to make sure they were at default just in case there was some configuration issue.

The module is wired up properly (fan used is Covington 52" Matte Black Indoor Integrated LED Ceiling Fan — Patriot Lighting - Find your Style) and the module is on the latest firmware.

One strange behavior I noticed is that while updating the firmware, the light definitely turned on and was throbbing while the update was flashed. Is there anywhere else I should be looking?

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Did you bind the switch to the canopy? If you did, you should post how you have it bound so that someone using ZHA can see what you need to change.

If you didn’t bind, then you’re not wired correctly, as the switch should not control anything without binding, unless you’re using automations.

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Does the canopy module have to be bound to a switch? I was under the impression that I could control the fan / light separately via a bridge without the need for a physical switch.

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You can control it independently. @Bry is trying to gather more information about your physical setup so we can assess where the problem is. One common problem we see is that people have the canopy module powered from the load end of a smart switch and without binding, it physically cuts the power to the canopy.

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Ah yeah nothing like that. There’s no switch in the mix, just line going directly to the module.

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Got it. Usually it’s a switch/module issue, so I think I sent us down a rabbit hole . . .

So you have a module powered full time, joined to HA/ZHA, fan control works, but you don’t have control of the light. That fan comes with a wireless receiver and remote control. Did you remove that receiver, or at least wire around it (or not install it if this is a new installation)? The canopy module needs to be wired directly to the fan and lights with no module in between.

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Yep, it came with a canopy controller with remote, but I never wired it in. The module is wired directly to the lights and fan motor.

As I mentioned, it was able to pulse the light when doing the firmware update, so it feels like a software issue to me. Totally get trying to work out the wiring situation though.