GE Dimmer - Different Ramp Rate Depending on How Triggered

Nezmo · December 21, 2016, 10:35pm

This is an odd one. I just noticed that if I turn on a fixture that is controlled via a GE dimmer via SmarrTiles then the fixture turns to the set dim level almost instantly. Yet if I use the switch on the wall or the iOS SmartThings app it acts as you would expect - with a noticeable ramp up. Turning off is consistent no matter how it’s triggered.

I am using the stock DTH.

JDRoberts · December 21, 2016, 10:40pm

No idea what’s going on, but have you checked the logs to see if the same commands are being sent? Maybe one is using setlevel and the other isn’t.

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Nezmo · December 21, 2016, 10:50pm

Thanks. I’ll have a dig a little later.

greg · December 21, 2016, 11:16pm

If you decide you want different dim rates for physical on vs app on you can use this guys DTH to change the settings. Unfortunately - set level commands will still be instant on. (I’m working on a CoRE piston(s) to get around this though)
Also - you can change back to the stock DTH afterwards to maintain local processing.

github.com

desertblade/Enhanced-Dimmer-Switch/blob/a59ffd79e17593b1a7ce0dcd7c85cb5ed69864be/devicetypes/desertblade/enhanced-dimmer-switch.src/enhanced-dimmer-switch.groovy

/**
 *  Enhanced GE/Jasco Dimmer Switch
 *	Author: Ben W. (@desertBlade)
 *
 * Based off of the Dimmer Switch under Templates in the IDE 
 * Copyright (C) Ben W.
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */

metadata {
	definition (name: "Enhanced Dimmer Switch", namespace: "desertblade", author: "Ben W.") {

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Nezmo · December 22, 2016, 2:34am

Thank you, yes.

I was just curious about the different behaviors. I thought the only way to change it is to use a different handler which so far I have not done.

I have not studied the logs yet but I’m sure it’s the setlevel that’s doing it. Now I think about it I think, but I am not sure that when my fixtures come on from the Smart Lighting app they do the same thing as via SmartTiles - ie, they have no ramp up. I’m fairly sure Smart Lighting is doing a setlevel.

GE Dimmer - Different Ramp Rate Depending on How Triggered

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