Placeholder and Driver Status

Devices & Integrations
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I am trying to figure out what the presence or absence of ‘placeholder’ in the IDE and the ‘Driver’ option in the device settings really means.

I have devices that have converted and show ‘placeholder’ in Type in the IDE Devices list but do not show a ‘Driver’ option in the devices settings.

Devices that show ‘placeholder’ and ‘Driver’ appear to have a fully functional conversion. Devices that show ‘placeholder’ without the ‘Driver’ option seem to show a partial conversion. Should I consider the presence of ‘placeholder’ to mean that Sthings has completed its conversion for that device and no longer expect the ‘Driver’ option to appear?

Thanks.

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Placeholder in the Device Type field in IDE indicates:

  • directly connected devices are using an Edge Driver
  • cloud to cloud integrations are using the new architecture.

Driver in the ST app:

  • indicates the directly connected device is using an Edge Driver

Devices that show ‘placeholder’ without the ‘Driver’ option seem to show a partial conversion.

is it a cloud to cloud connected device? It would appear as Placeholder in IDE but there would be no Driver in the ST app for it.

Should I consider the presence of ‘placeholder’ to mean that Sthings has completed its conversion for that device and no longer expect the ‘Driver’ option to appear?

yes/no but depends on if locally connected device or cloud to cloud

Update: sorry - I had typed locally when I meant directly connected… fixed my error.

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I have a few Z-Wave plugs that converted to Edge drivers. They showed as “placeholder” in the IDE for a day or two…then they switched back to what they were–BUT they still show the “driver” in the app. So, I don’t trust the IDE to prove if something is converted or not.

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"is it a cloud to cloud connected device? It would appear as Placeholder in IDE but there would be no Driver in the ST app for it.

All with Placeholder are Cloud except a few. For identical devices that show placeholder, some show local, most show cloud.

I also notice that the status of the devices are changing to a converted state more rapidly. Very evolving.

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yes, this is expected… no Driver in the app for Cloud to Cloud devices.

local execution is not properly reflected for devices with Placeholder in IDE. IDE was designed for groovy.

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Understood. Much appreciated. No clue how you keep all this sorted out but the community (and Samsung) owe you greatly. Thanks.

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