I don’t know if anyone is following this anymore, but I could use some help.
I bought several 2 channel NZW37 smart plugs about 2 years ago. They are the non-scene enabled version. I vaguely remembered installing some device handlers to make them work, and I have had all 3 devices listed under “My Home/Things” – meaning the Smart plug master, as well as each child device.
However lately one of my smart plugs was acting up, meaning although the smart plug was ON, and both child devices were ON, the plugged in lamp wouldn’t turn on. I would have to cycle the on/off button a couple times for it to work.
I figured no big deal, I’ll just exclude the device and re-add it. The problem is, I can no longer get all 3 devices to show up under My Home/Things. Only the parent device is showing up. I’d really like all 3 back for easier control.
So this is what I’ve done.
I excluded all my smart plugs, so I could start fresh. This removed all my smart plugs from My Home/Things.
I removed all my previously installed Device Handlers related to the smart plugs – I had device handlers for Inovelli 2 Channel Smart Plug and Switch Child Device.
I installed two device handlers from the Github Inovelli page:
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https://github.com/InovelliUSA/SmartThingsInovelli/tree/master/devicetypes/inovelliusa/inovelli-2-channel-smart-plug-alternate.src
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https://github.com/InovelliUSA/SmartThingsInovelli/tree/master/devicetypes/inovelliusa/switch-child-device.src
I then added went to smart things classic app to add new device, toggled the NZW37 on/off several times, and I see three devices appear for me to rename. I rename them, then go to the My Home/Things list, but only the Master device is listed.
I log into my IDE, find the smart plug device, click Edit, and change the Type to “Inovelli 2-Channel Smart Plug (Alternate)”
However, when I check my recent activity for that smart plug master, a red error promptly appears saying "Child device creation failed. Please make sure that the “Switch Child Device” is installed and published.
This error appears to prevent me from switching the device type to the (Alternate), because every time I check the device type in IDE, it is still the original Inovelli 2-Channel Smart Plug type, not the (Alternate).
Very frustrating. Now I don’t have any of my 6 plugs working. Can anyone help?