Zwave theory & Domoticz
Posted: Wednesday 26 February 2014 21:18
I'm running into basic issues with zwave, mostly because I'm slowly beginning to grasp that zwave is meant to run mainly as a standalone network and not so much through controlling software like domoticz. A recent example:
I installed a tz66d tkbhome dual wall paddle switch. The left one controls the actual lead (lamp on/off), and can be controlled via domoticz that sees the device. The right paddle is a remote, it can switch other groups (one press = 2, double press = 3). Now domoticz never sees the right paddle (it is the same node id and instance), because it only comes in as value bool false. The openzwave code ignores incoming values that are the same as current, so I just force flip the value in the code, but then the right one gets the same id as the left one so it is no use. Since most zwave devices can control other groups, shouldn't domoticz have the group id appended to the device id it sets for a node? my wall switch is node 4, both paddles are seen as the same id 0000401. If we put the group it sends on in the id, I guess we could have 0000401-02, 0000401-03, etc. This would bring back the extra functions of my wall switch and probably other devices.
I still have to see if I can detect the group in domoticz, but am I on the right track here?
I installed a tz66d tkbhome dual wall paddle switch. The left one controls the actual lead (lamp on/off), and can be controlled via domoticz that sees the device. The right paddle is a remote, it can switch other groups (one press = 2, double press = 3). Now domoticz never sees the right paddle (it is the same node id and instance), because it only comes in as value bool false. The openzwave code ignores incoming values that are the same as current, so I just force flip the value in the code, but then the right one gets the same id as the left one so it is no use. Since most zwave devices can control other groups, shouldn't domoticz have the group id appended to the device id it sets for a node? my wall switch is node 4, both paddles are seen as the same id 0000401. If we put the group it sends on in the id, I guess we could have 0000401-02, 0000401-03, etc. This would bring back the extra functions of my wall switch and probably other devices.
I still have to see if I can detect the group in domoticz, but am I on the right track here?
