binary light status ignored for dimmable device...

[James Sentman]

Hello Brian,

Short answer: just ignore it, it doesn’t mean anything mysterious is happening.

Long answer to follow :)

The Vera supplies both a binary on and off as well as a brightness level for any device. But not necessarily one or the other in the regular updates. If I receive a on or off for a device that is dimmable I have to ignore that as the brightness level will be coming in a moment, or might have come before the binary value. The interface we use to connect is designed for a user interface and not really for something that needs to track the state of the units in a reliable fashion. For a UI it doesn’t matter if the value jumps around a moment before settling down, but for us it does. So if the device is dimmable in XTension I ignore a binary on and off if the state of the unit is different from that because a value reading will be shortly forthcoming. If the unit in XTension is not dimmable then I react immediately to the binary value. Unfortunately the Vera sends the binary on off regardless of the brightness level. I can’t process them all or your scripts will all run twice, once not knowing what the future value is. That is all. No amount of reloading will make it stop doing it. It just one way I filter the slightly goofy output from the Vera in a way that makes it appear to XTension that the interface was actually meant to talk to us this way.


> On Feb 28, 2020, at 9:34 AM, Brian Williams <brwill at me.com> wrote:
> 
> As I am writing this, I find myself wondering if I should direct Vera to re-configure these devices, in case the Vera upgrade changes some related parameter. Yes, I’m going to try that on Driveway MD Light Switch (3SBC VeraPlus) to see if a difference is made.
> 
> In the meantime, if someone has insight into these messages, from whence they come, and how to correct the condition that leads to the message, please let me know.

Thanks,
 James


James Sentman                       http://www.PlanetaryGear.org		http://MacHomeAutomation.com




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