Frient Air Quality Sensor

[Andreas_Roedl]

Do you have the Frient edge driver installed?

frients with SmartThings Edge

If yes and it’s still not showing VOC, I can have a look into it and maybe create a driver.

[Rilijas (drobz)]

Yes, I’ve replaced the default edge driver with Frient’s.

[Andreas_Roedl]

Ah, I see. I thought that the driver doesn’t support tVOC.

[orangebucket (Graham)]

@Rilijas

Is there some way to bypass this and somehow get the VOC reading to show in ActionTiles?

You could try to find a capability attribute handled by ActionTiles that can accept the same range of values as your VOC measurement and then copy the value to a virtual device built on that capability. However the tiles in ActionTiles can have bespoke behaviour crafted for the particular capability they are displaying, so you’d need one that can display the value in a neutral way (no units, no special handling of particular values).

You could also create your own tile and display it in an iframe tile, either refreshing the tile every so often or driving it with an app and using SSE or similar. It can be a bit of a faff though.

[Rilijas (drobz)]

@orangebucket

You could try to find a capability attribute handled by ActionTiles that can accept the same range of values as your VOC measurement and then copy the value to a virtual device built on that capability.

I was considering that route, but I don’t know how to copy the value from one device’s attribute to another…

[TapioX]

@Rilijas

I don’t know how to copy the value from one device’s attribute to another…

If you want use Rules API you can use [ST Edge] vEdge Creator virtual device driver.

[ST Edge] vEdge Creator: a virtual device generator for end users

Here is an Edge driver that will enable end-users to create virtual devices that run locally on-hub. UPDATED JULY 2023… Features: Supports the following virtual device types: A/C, air quality, alarm, Alexa switch, battery, CO2 level, contact, door, energy, fan, garage door, illuminance, Level/dimmer-only, lock, light (including RGBW), momentary button/doorbell, motion, panic, presence, refrigerator, smoke detector, sound pressure, sound sensor, switch, switch level/dimmer, temp/humidity, TV, thermostat, video camera, water sensor, window shade Create any number of virtual devices Easy and fast to use: No coding or CLI required Enables you to create 100% local automations with virtual devices See how many devices you’ve created of a given type (inventory) Devices include additional …

Here is an example of copying temperature using the Rules API rule.

Integration Solutions using MQTT

Rules API for Zigbee to MQTT sending (when Zigbee temperature measurement changes): { "name": "Temperature Changes - MQTT", "actions": [ { "if": { "not": { "equals": { "left": { "device": { "devices": [ "id zigbee device" ], "component": "main", "capability": "temperatureMeasurement", "attribute": "temperature" } }, "right": { "device": { "devices": [ "id mqtt device" ], "component": "main", "capability": "temperatureMeasurement", "attribute": "temperature" } } } }, "then": [ { "command": { "devices": [ "id mqtt device" ], "commands": […

I can’t help more because I don’t use vEdge Creator virtual device driver anymore.

[Rilijas (drobz)]

Thank you.
In the meantime I’ve actually decided to return Frient air quality sensor. The VOC readings are absolutely unreliable - spraying air freshener, holding a flame, cooking, frying…VOC stays the same. The thing that made me decide to return it is the lack of clear comm channel on their webpages for support. After couple of clicks…Eva AI agent…with 2 topics in Norvegian (sigh).
Nevertheless, thanks for the tip. It will be useful for similar situations.

[Andreas_Roedl]

Check out the IKEA VINDSTYRKA air quality sensor. The sensor inside comes from a Swiss company and is one of the best for its price.

The SmartThings edge driver is a piece of art in my opinion!

[ramgoy]

Can VINDSTYRKA directly connected to Smartthings Aeotec hub, or do you need to first connect it to Ikea Dirigera hub to use it in Smartthings?

[Andreas_Roedl]

Directly via Zigbee to the Aeotec hub. Completely local, no bridge involved.

Thread/driver:

IKEA Vindstyrka air quality sensor successfully paired

Edit: Here’s the invite link: Progress: [Screenshot_20241118_174522_SmartThings] [Screenshot_20241118_174546_SmartThings] [Screenshot_20241118_174909_SmartThings] [Screenshot_20241118_175000_SmartThings]