# Need Help Making a Device Handler for Leviton DZ6HD Dimmer

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/need-help-making-a-device-handler-for-leviton-dz6hd-dimmer/82841>\
**Category:** Writing Device Types\
**Tags:** devices, leviton\
**Created:** [March 27, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/need-help-making-a-device-handler-for-leviton-dz6hd-dimmer/82841 "2017-03-27T20:08:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![cube1us](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@cube1us](https://community.smartthings.com/u/cube1us)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/need-help-making-a-device-handler-for-leviton-dz6hd-dimmer/82841/22 "2017-07-26T01:23:06Z")

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Info on TWO handlers for the DZ6HD can be found in these posts:

First, one that pre-dates mine (and is better in some ways), at:

> [@\[OBSOLETE\] Leviton Decora Z-Wave Plus Dimmers (DZ6HD & DZ1KD)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-leviton-decora-z-wave-plus-dimmers-dz6hd-dz1kd/89700):
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> This DTH is for the Leviton Z-Wave plus dimmers (DZ6HD & DZ1KD). It improves over the generic Z-Wave dimmer handler in the following areas: Fixes the bug where the device and SmartThings get out of sync when level is adjusted while the switch is off. Fixes the bug where it always switches on to 99%. Adds shortcuts to low/med/high levels. Exposes advanced device configurations in the preferences page. I’ve been testing this DTH on a DZ6HD, but everything should work on the sister model DZ1KD as well. Please let me know otherwise. For easier updating in the future, you can add my Github repository to your SmartThings IDE: ([FAQ: Github Integration How to Add and Update from Repositories](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-github-integration-how-to-add-and-update-from-repositories/39046)) Owner - jasonxh Name - SmartThings-jasonxh Branch - master

and mine, at

> [@\[OBSOLETE\] Leviton DZ6HD Dimmer Device Handler - cube1us](https://community.smartthings.com/t/beta-leviton-dz6hd-dimmer-device-handler-cube1us/93894):
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> This topic is for announcements and feedback on a Device Handler that I am developing to handle the Leviton DZ6HD NOTE: Another device handler exists for this save device in the jasonxh namespace. See post [https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-leviton-decora-z-wave-plus-dimmers-dz6hd-dz1kd/89700](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-leviton-decora-z-wave-plus-dimmers-dz6hd-dz1kd/89700) Indeed had I spotted this one earlier, I might not have bothered with mine. There are some things that I think jasonxh did better than I did. Please feel free to provide feedback, critique, desired enhancements, etc. in this topic. My source code can be found at [https://github.com/cube1us/SmartThingsPublic/blob/master/devicetypes/cube1us/leviton-dz6hd-dimmer.src/leviton-dz6hd-dimmer.groovy](https://github.com/cube1us/SmartThingsPublic/blob/master/devicetypes/cube1us/leviton-dz6hd-dimmer.src/leviton-dz6hd-dimmer.groovy) Mine is currently at version 0.94. I would consider it BETA. I have tested it with my own de…

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