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In version 0.5.0, you can also select a class, like 'light'.
Some other issue: since my Homey automatically updated this app, I just recreated some devices but now I can't add a button device to the trigger column of the flows. The same goes for a trigger device created through Better Logic.
Tnx
What happens if you test this in the flow editor? Does it work without the better-logic card in the And-column?
I hope this helps.
In the "and" column is the global tag from the VD Switch, on or off. Using the same Flows but with Bitflip device is working on devices status change. Going to try tommorow without tag in the and. Tnx.
For example:
IF: activate vacation mode THEN: disable all modes except vacation mode
I guess, this is only possible as the app would get an action-card for this..
p.s. I still have some suggestions for modes too..
- At Home mode (thuismodus) -> To let Homey know that some one is at home.
- Power saving mode (spaarstandmodus) -> Some times I leave home, and want to leave 1 or 2 lights on.
- Upstairs mode (bovenmodus) -> There are still people in the house, they are not asleep, but all upstairs.
- Comfort mode -> The heating a bit warmer, de lights dimmed, romantic music on..
I'm also thinking of modes with more than 2 states. So not just 'on' and 'off', but for example 'normal', 'romantic', 'working', 'movie', 'football', etc. to set the light settings. Would that help you?
Thanks for your suggestions.
A mode with more than 2 state is nice, but would'nt work for me. I want to use the virtual devices as 'buttons' in the Homey phone app and later in the Homey dash. And it should be fool-proof (for wife and kid). For example, in Homey dash (I want to mount a tablet on the wall), I only want to show a couple (max 8) of big buttons like Home, Away, Comfort, Sleep, Upstairs, Movie, Power Saving, Vacation.
The wife (and actualy me too) want just to push 1 button (for example 'Movie') to set the house in a mode, but she doesn't want to open a menu, browse true the states and choose 'Movie'.
I can add action-cards for 'all modes' and 'all other modes', but then it will also turn off the modes that should not be turned off. I'm not sure if a lot of people will use it. Perhaps an action card that can take a list of modes, but I'm not sure if that is possible in Homey.
Anyway, I understand your wish now. I will add it to the wish-list and give it some thoughts on how to work it out. Thanks!
if enabled, looping over the modes, should not turn these settings off
one additional request, is it possible to save the state of a mode (e.g. in settings) so that upon init after a reboot, the modes can be "recovered"
The feature is added to the wish-list: https://github.com/ArjanKranenburg/virtual-devices/issues/3
The save state is requested before as well:
https://github.com/ArjanKranenburg/virtual-devices/issues/8
Indeed a action card is maybe not the best solution. But an app-setting (Do you want to cancel all other modes, if one mode is selected?) would work for me. Or what Ted says, an option per device (Do you want to cancel this mode, if an other mode is selected?) would work too!
I've updated issue #7 and upgraded it to bug:
https://github.com/ArjanKranenburg/virtual-devices/issues/7
I have several radio station on my chromecast all on a Klik aan Klik uit remote.
But I also want to switch station from my mobile Homey app.
It would be nice if there was a button or slider to change the radio station from Homey Iphone app
it would be nice if it was possible to emulate a remote button...
now you need three flows to trigger an action with either the remote button or with the app...
if it would be able to create a virtual device able to directly trigger a trigger card of another device you only need 1 flow...
I don't think it would be easy to set this up due to the different definition of these trigger cards, some devices have different card per button and action, some have cards with arguments... @Arie_Laxed if you disagree, let me know..
I will check if it would be able to embed this in the Remotec app as extension for the Remotec Scene Master remote...
SDK2 opens opportunities, but if I look at how the Z- ave device "central scene" trigger commands are defined and are different, it will be more complex than using a onoff capability...
Will contact you by Slack to discuss options..
Also as a secondary controller i'm using a klik aan klik uit remote to change the volume and chose a different station en turn of chromecast
i had to remove all my virtual switches because it was getting messy. The switches were triggered by flows.
I wanted to have virtual switches for each room to turn on/off all lights in a room. But if you have other switches in that room. Then its getting messy because the virtual switches are not in 'sync' when when a different switch is used. And if you try to put them in sync, then you get a mess because it triggers the virtual switch flow.
So; when can we expect the option to turn of triggering? I'm happy to do a donation. Because I love the virtual switches, but i need them not to trigger when they are in the then column.
Thanks for your remark. Since I'm doing this in my spare-time, I will not commit myself to a date. Today a new Homey version is/will be released, and I'm waiting a bit how that turns out. After that I will pick up some new features and since I've heard this request before, it is pretty much on the top of the list.
Wkr /Arjan