Method setColor is not available for device: Identical IKEA bulbs behave differently in dzVents

[Nautilus]

I have a strange issue. I have two dimmable IKEA bulbs (led1836g9), the other one work perfectly with setColor in dzVents. But exactly the same command for the other bulb gives:

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Error: dzVents: Error: (3.1.8) Method setColor is not available for device "Saunan valo" (deviceType=Light/Switch, deviceSubType=Switch). If you believe this is not correct, please report

I've tried things like creating the bulb again in Domoticz, comparing their device parameters (identical), but cannot figure out any reason for this behavior.

[waltervl]

Can you post the outcome of below API command for both devices? Change the Domo-IP, PORT and IDX with the correct values of your Domoticz environment/device.

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http://Domo-IP:PORT/json.htm?type=devices&rid=IDX

[waltervl]

Additional: dzVents cannot handle devices with exactly the same name. It gets confused. So please be sure you have all unique device names!

[Nautilus]

Hmm, sorry I have missed these replies. I ended up using dimTo which works for both lights (after all, they do not have color temperature or RGB). Just in case it offers help for anyone is future struggling with similar, here are the device parameters:

non-working:

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{
	"ActTime" : 1666793588,
	"AstrTwilightEnd" : "20:06",
	"AstrTwilightStart" : "06:08",
	"CivTwilightEnd" : "18:24",
	"CivTwilightStart" : "07:49",
	"DayLength" : "09:04",
	"NautTwilightEnd" : "19:15",
	"NautTwilightStart" : "06:58",
	"ServerTime" : "2022-10-26 17:13:08",
	"SunAtSouth" : "13:07",
	"Sunrise" : "08:35",
	"Sunset" : "17:38",
	"app_version" : "2022.1 (build 14498)",
	"result" : 
	[
		{
			"AddjMulti" : 1.0,
			"AddjMulti2" : 1.0,
			"AddjValue" : 0.0,
			"AddjValue2" : 0.0,
			"BatteryLevel" : 255,
			"CustomImage" : 0,
			"Data" : "Off",
			"Description" : "",
			"DimmerType" : "abs",
			"Favorite" : 0,
			"HardwareDisabled" : false,
			"HardwareID" : 7,
			"HardwareName" : "Zigbee2MQTT",
			"HardwareType" : "Zigbee2MQTT",
			"HardwareTypeVal" : 94,
			"HaveDimmer" : true,
			"HaveGroupCmd" : true,
			"HaveTimeout" : false,
			"ID" : "0x842e14fffe065fe1_light",
			"Image" : "Light",
			"IsSubDevice" : false,
			"LastUpdate" : "2022-10-26 10:31:49",
			"Level" : 100,
			"LevelInt" : 100,
			"MaxDimLevel" : 100,
			"Name" : "Saunan valo",
			"Notifications" : "false",
			"PlanID" : "2",
			"PlanIDs" : 
			[
				2
			],
			"Protected" : false,
			"ShowNotifications" : true,
			"SignalLevel" : 4,
			"Status" : "Off",
			"StrParam1" : "",
			"StrParam2" : "",
			"SubType" : "Switch",
			"SwitchType" : "Dimmer",
			"SwitchTypeVal" : 7,
			"Timers" : "false",
			"Type" : "Light/Switch",
			"TypeImg" : "dimmer",
			"Unit" : 102,
			"Used" : 1,
			"UsedByCamera" : false,
			"XOffset" : "0",
			"YOffset" : "0",
			"idx" : "172"
		}
	],
	"status" : "OK",
	"title" : "Devices"

working:

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{
	"ActTime" : 1666793825,
	"AstrTwilightEnd" : "20:06",
	"AstrTwilightStart" : "06:08",
	"CivTwilightEnd" : "18:24",
	"CivTwilightStart" : "07:49",
	"DayLength" : "09:04",
	"NautTwilightEnd" : "19:15",
	"NautTwilightStart" : "06:58",
	"ServerTime" : "2022-10-26 17:17:05",
	"SunAtSouth" : "13:07",
	"Sunrise" : "08:35",
	"Sunset" : "17:38",
	"app_version" : "2022.1 (build 14498)",
	"result" : 
	[
		{
			"AddjMulti" : 1.0,
			"AddjMulti2" : 1.0,
			"AddjValue" : 0.0,
			"AddjValue2" : 0.0,
			"BatteryLevel" : 255,
			"CustomImage" : 0,
			"Data" : "Off",
			"Description" : "",
			"DimmerType" : "abs",
			"Favorite" : 1,
			"HardwareDisabled" : false,
			"HardwareID" : 7,
			"HardwareName" : "Zigbee2MQTT",
			"HardwareType" : "Zigbee2MQTT",
			"HardwareTypeVal" : 94,
			"HaveDimmer" : true,
			"HaveGroupCmd" : true,
			"HaveTimeout" : false,
			"ID" : "0x842e14fffe57d342_light",
			"Image" : "Light",
			"IsSubDevice" : false,
			"LastUpdate" : "2022-10-26 10:28:47",
			"Level" : 100,
			"LevelInt" : 100,
			"MaxDimLevel" : 100,
			"Name" : "Saunam\u00f6kin eteisen valo",
			"Notifications" : "false",
			"PlanID" : "11",
			"PlanIDs" : 
			[
				11,
				2
			],
			"Protected" : false,
			"ShowNotifications" : true,
			"SignalLevel" : 4,
			"Status" : "Off",
			"StrParam1" : "",
			"StrParam2" : "",
			"SubType" : "Switch",
			"SwitchType" : "Dimmer",
			"SwitchTypeVal" : 7,
			"Timers" : "false",
			"Type" : "Light/Switch",
			"TypeImg" : "dimmer",
			"Unit" : 15,
			"Used" : 1,
			"UsedByCamera" : false,
			"XOffset" : "28",
			"YOffset" : "903",
			"idx" : "38"
		}
	],
	"status" : "OK",
	"title" : "Devices"

[waltervl]

Indeed, the only worrying difference is the use of a backslash in the name of the second device "Name" : "Saunam\u00f6kin eteisen valo" which perhaps triggers an unexpected parsing issue in dzVents

[Nautilus]

Indeed, the only worrying difference is the use of a backslash in the name of the second device "Name" : "Saunam\u00f6kin eteisen valo" which perhaps triggers an unexpected parsing issue in dzVents

Yeah, but that is the one that was working The name is actually "Saunamökin eteisen valo" but letter ö is encoded like that. The one which does not work, "Saunan valo", does not have this sort of special character.