I have several Z-Wave remotes - the ZBWS3B decora-style switches and the Aeon remotes. I’m using the Button Controller to control dimmable lights with it, but the “held” event doesn’t seem to be fired and isn’t apparently tied to dimming. How can I configure a button to dim or brighten on hold? T…

[image] NWTony: the ZBWS3B These are zigbee, not zwave and if you are using Gilbert Chan’s devicetype it only supports presses, not holds

[image] NWTony: How can I configure a button to dim or brighten on hold? If by that you mean increase dimmer level while holding a button down, it won’t do that. The Aeon Minimote can send two events, pushed or held. The latter is from holding the button for about 2 seconds. Button Control…

Look for Button Controller +. It allows a ton more options for pushed and held buttons. I use it to dim to 75% when held. Cheers, Scott

@av8rdude Thanks, Scott. I’m not finding “Button Controller +”; how would I search for that? Thanks

@NWTony https://github.com/bravenel/SmartThings

Thank you for the inputs. @bravenel did some nice work on his modifications to the button controller, but since I wanted specifically relative dimming, I’ve gone and modified the latest ST code to add specifically a choice of relative/absolute dimming to buttons. Works a charm. You can download i…

Nice idea! Fan adjust in Button Controller + is similar, although fixed for the 3 levels of a ceiling fan. I really like this idea of adjusting a dimmer. How about up and down both? I’m going to think about putting this in Rule Machine. There, combined with a delay, one could get all sorts of c…

Dimming with ZWave Remote?

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bravenel (Bruce) December 23, 2015, 1:27pm 7

You can also program individual buttons using Rule Machine.

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