For some reason when i try and name switch 3 i get a server error? Any ideas? Thanks for you work
I tried all off switchboard 3,4 and 5 of Virtual appliances Mc and works fine for me.
Could you send CLI logs of the failure?
I actually rebooted my hub and it all worked as expected!
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First of all, thank you Mariano, for all the work you’ve done on these drivers.
Now to the questions/comments…
I am trying to set up a routine that uses the month as a precondition, specifically I want it to trigger during the winter months. This creates a problem, because I can only choose a range to INCLUDE. Since the winter runs from 11-4 (Nov-Apr) I have to create 2 separate routines, one for 11-12, and then another for 1-4. No big deal, but if I could exclude a range then I’d be able to do it with 1 routine.
Also, as a secondary way to do this I could say to run when sunset is less than 1900, but my only option for sunset is an exact time. Unless I am missing something.
Hi @mrfitz98
You can use a interval of a complete date yyyymmdd
In this case You need modify Routine every year
Correct, the sunset and sunrise are text type then >= ,<= or interval conditions are not possible
(New Release) Edge Driver Aplicaciones Virtuales Mc:
improvements
- Seeing that some users @BlackRose67 or @DaWeav need timers to perform routines every X number of days, I have added a new virtual device called “Timer Number of Days”
- It has a “Local Hour Offset” capability to introduce the offset of our local time with the GMT time handled by the LUA driver. It is very important to enter this value.
- It has the Switch capability that goes to “On” when fulfilled
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This device has a “Timer For Number Of Days” capability where you enter the number of days needed for the timer (from 0 to 500 days)
- Value 0: stop the timer
- Any value > 0 and <= 500: starts the timer and calculates the day that the switch will be activated at 00:00.
- The “Timer Next Change” capability will show the next activation date of the Switch, updated every timer cycle init.
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To facilitate the creation of the timer without having to enter the start day of the timer when the day that Timer is created is not the start day, it can be done as in this example.
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In the case of @BlackRose67 who wants every 14 days and it’s Friday to execute a Routine to turn on some lights:
- Today Monday 2022/11/21 we introduce in “Timer For Number Of Days” the days remaining for the first Friday that we want the routine to run: 4 days (2022/11/25)
- We create the routine:
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IF:
- Time = 09:00 am
and - device “Timer Number of Day” Switch = “On”
- Time = 09:00 am
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THEN:
- Light X Turn On
- Timer For Number Of Days = 14 Days
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In this way the routine will be reconfigured to run again every 14 days and Friday
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The switch will remain in the “On” state for 24 hours to be able to execute the routines as precondition throughout the day
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The switch will go to the “Off” state the following day at 00:00 hours or if it is turned off voluntarily by the user.
I have tested that it maintains the operation of the timer variables with the initialization of the driver by driver update or by reboot and shutdown of the Hub
If you find something that doesn’t work well please let me know.
The update will be done automatically or by installing it manually with the CLI.
New driver version
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That’s amazing @Mariano_Colmenarejo thanks for adding that new device!
I see the driver has now updated on my hub; I’ll take a closer look at that in the morning (it’s almost midnight here)
@Mariano_Colmenarejo I set up my new routine as you showed above, but I don’t have the option of just changing the Timer For Number of Days attribute, I also have to select Turn On in order to access the Timer For Number of Days attribute.
Thanks.
I never knew that was possible with radio buttons; it wasn’t back when I used to do GUI development.
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I noticed that when I change the “Random On Off” to “Inactive” (both manually and via routines), the main switch turns off. Is there a way to disable that so the switch stays on?
Hi @sdgood
Yes, that is programmed behavior.
I did it this way because to deactivate the function on several lights at a certain time or when the away mode goes to home, I can make sure that they all turn off with a single automation
Is it important for you to change that?
Hi @Mariano_Colmenarejo ,
Using a 2 switch board (max 1 on) I do not seem to be getting notification in the below routine when the board has any switch on:
Individual switches and board status ‘all switch off’ are fine. Just the any on does not seem to be registering back to the routine.
Any suggestions?
My switch board routines using when any switch is on do not work either. I had to change it them individual routines.
Edit: I was using any switch on as a precondition with a different device as the trigger
This routine will only is executed and send the notification when there is a state change from “All Switch Off” to “Any Switch On”
If You need always notify when S1 or S2 change to On then You can do this other Routine
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Sorry, I am getting no notification when transitioning from ‘all off’ to ‘any on’ in the above routine either.
The example was really a simplification to demonstrate the (perceived) issue. The actual use case is nearer:
Which, as @Terri_Baker says, is not possible without a separate routine for each switch if ‘all on’ can not be used in this way?
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@TheHundredthIdiot @Terri_Baker
Sorry, “Any Switch On” states were in the first version.
Some time ago they changed to show which switches are On or if they are All Off or All Off, just like in Zigbee Multi Switch Mc driver, but the capability presentation was not updated.
“All Switch On”
“All Switch Off”
“S1:On”
“S2:On”
If you look at the details view you will see that the “Any Switch On” state is not shown and therefore the routine will never be activated
It is already updated and in automations it shows a text field to enter the text to be compared.
If you want to execute the routine that you had before, you have to do it with the states of each switch with a OR condition
Driver version with capability presentation updated
Delete app cache can be needed
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What text is needed for a comparison? Would I enter “Any switch on” to use this as a precondition for the followinf rule?
If
switchboard status: any switch on (precondition) switch X changes to on
Then do things
If you want to use this capability you have to enter the states that are emitted for that capability. On a SwitchBoard 2 switch:
“All Switch On”
“All Switch Off”
“S1:On”
“S2:On”
But it seems more practical to use the states of the individual switches to make routines
