OK, confused with scenes and Hubitat

[Charlie Pendleton]

Tom,

Found the problem. When I created the virtual switch, I was using “Generic-xxx”. I didn’t realize that further down in the list were “Virtual-xxx” devices and this now works.

I can setup button devices in Hubitat as I initially intended to turn these virtual devices on and off (color as an example), and script them in Xtension to control James’ PWM controller.

However, Do I need the extra virtual devices? What I am hoping to do is all of this from within the actual switch (in Xtension), setup as a scene controller. This is where I am fuzzy. Thoughts?

Best,
Charlie-
On Jun 8, 2021, 5:35 PM -0400, Thomas Arman <tarman at me.com>, wrote:
> Charlie,
>
> Never used one with Hubitat myself, but shouldn’t matter if local control is on or off.
>
> Forget the switch itself for a moment and make sure you can use the “devices” section of Hubitat app to click on the various on, off, etc., simulated buttons and see the proper reaction in XTension unit and log.  Until you get that working, pressing buttons on the physical switch is futile.
>
> You should be able to simulate all of those actions.  If that works ok, then operate the switch and look in the Events tab  of the device to make sure the device is triggering Hubitat properly and in the Hubitat log to see that both the device and MakerAPI are reacting properly.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Tom
>
> ---------------------
>
> > On Jun 8, 2021, at 2:52 PM, Charlie Pendleton <charlie at pendletonweb.com> wrote:
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > Yes, I use the Inovelli driver and it is an LZW30.
> >
> > In the switch I see the number of up and down triangles appear in the log when I press or hold.
> >
> > Do you setup the switch in Hubitat to disable local control (so it is a true scene controller), or are leaving it as a switch?
> >
> > Best,
> > Charlie-
> > On Jun 8, 2021, 2:02 PM -0400, Thomas Arman <tarman at me.com>, wrote:
> > > Check the habitat device driver.
> > > For Smart Scene Switch NZW30, use Inovelli Z-Wave Smart Scene Switch
> > > For Smart Scene Switch S2. LZW30-SN, use Inovelli Z-Wave Smart Scene Switch S2
> > >
> > > Turn on habitat interface debug and see if anything is received when you operate switch.
> > >
> > > Tom
> > > > On Jun 8, 2021, at 1:53 PM, Charlie Pendleton <charlie at pendletonweb.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Tom,
> > > >
> > > > Yes, it is in Xtension. Just when it is a scene controller in Hubitat (disable local control), nothing is coming through to Xtension.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Charlie-
> > > > On Jun 8, 2021, 1:46 PM -0400, Thomas Arman <tarman at me.com>, wrote:
> > > > > Did you remember the add device to “MakerAPI”?
> > > > >
> > > > > Tom
> > > > >
> > > > > ---------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Jun 8, 2021, at 1:42 PM, Charlie Pendleton <charlie at pendletonweb.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Howdy,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What I am trying to do is control James’ PWM 6-Channel controller (that is controlling a series of RGBW light strips. They work fine controlling his controller in Xtension.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In Hubitat, I have an Inovelli Scene-Capable switch (red series), and I was trying to do something like:
> > > > > > button 1 pressed = turn on blue (which means on pressed 1x)
> > > > > > Button 2 pressed = turn on green (which means on pressed 2x)
> > > > > > Etc.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In Xtension, I see none of these presses coming through, So I changed the type from Switch to Scene controller (and in Hubitat, I disabled local control so it was a scene controller).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then I thought Maybe I need to create virtual devices in Hubitat that are turned on and off by the Rule Machine there (a virtual blue, green, etc,), but this did not yield fruit.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Does anyone have this setup working, and what I am doing wrong in one or both places?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > Charlie-
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