GE Link - Turn On/Off with Dimming over 1.5 seconds?

[Sticks18 (Scott G)]

@mxrugg

Only other issue I’ve really seen at this point is that when it actually ends up turning off, it actually flashes again (on then off quickly and briefly) but I think it was mentioned as a caveat in the other thread with the new device type though.

I’m assuming this is just in the app that the icon flashes, and not the actual bulb turning on then off? This should be an easy fix if it’s just the app icon. In both the on() and off() functions change the state.trigger = “on/off” to state.trigger = “setLevel”. And also change the line in the on() function state.lvl = “00” to state.lvl = “fe”. Since we’re using the move to level command, we get different responses from the bulb and this helps us focus on only the right ones.

@mxrugg

Also with using the new device type, the icon for the lightbulb is messed up as shown in post 53/54 of the other thread, but I think that’s still an issue as I didn’t see it get resolved in the thread besides someone saying it magically fixed itself which it didn’t on mine after numerous app/phone reboots but ehh.

It’s not messed up, but it looks funny because it allows you to use a picture as the background (look in the preferences section for that option). @johnconstantelo added that to the bulb, so you can use his trick to show device names (see link). To get rid of the pixelated cloud, you can remove canChangeBackground: true from line 48 if you want.

Updated: Device Name instead of an Icon, here's how I did it

I now have a lot of devices, and putting them in groups does help quickly locate what you’re looking for, especially when a room may have a few sets of similar lights like ceiling cans. My wife really likes to see the name of the device instead of an icon, and shaking the phone kinda wigged her out a bit, so I came up with this process. I’ll say it isn’t as simple as an attribute you can put in “standardTile” in your own device type, but it isn’t too bad considering it works and now my wife is using ST more and more. Here’s how I did it: Create your own device type in the IDE modeled exactly from “Z-Wave Switch” Add “canChangeBackground: true” to the standardTile for “switch” to give you the ability to use your own pictures (credit to twack for showing me that!): // tile defini…