UPDATED 10/7/2015 -- "Double Duty" - Use redundant switch presses to control other lights. You paid a lot for those switches, make them work Double Duty!

[JDRoberts]

@Glen_King

Looks interesting. If I ever start purchasing switches, I’ll definitely check this out. That said, I would not want a scenario where I have to explain to guests (or to my wife! lol) that you need to double or triple tap, but not too fast, and not too slow, on THIS switch to operate THAT OTHER light. It would be the sort of thing I’d keep to myself. Smart design is intuitive, and if I need to spend five minutes explaining to a guest the proper way to operate the lights then it’s not intuitive.

You might also consider a new alternative that just recently came on the market. Previous switches did double tap by having the controller try to precisely time the interval between the taps. What you put the cloud into that mix, it gets really hard to hit the target precisely.

The newer alternatives are Z wave switches which are using the Z wave “central scene” command set. Instead of trying to time the interval between two taps, they are sending a different code number from the switch to the hub based on whether the switch was single tap or double tap. Much better precision, which is why many of these switches can also do a triple tap.

In the UK, you will find this option in the battery powered Popp and Z wave.me devices.

[OBSOLETE] Z-Wave.me, Popp, & Devolo Wireless wall Controller & Key Fob (EU), with button controller dimming apps and CoRE integration

current device handler: 1.7.4, updated: 28/03/2017 current smartapp: 1.6, updated: 25/01/2016 What you can do with this This allows you to correctly set up Z-Wave.me, Popp, & Devolo Wall controllers and Key Fobs. The Device type alone will mean that they work as you (& ST!) would expect and plays nice with other apps, and if dimming is important to you this accompanying app will allow you to have dim events performed whilst rocker switches are held down. Other actions (like double clicks and click-holds) can be used with the Smartapp as well as CoRE. Some info on the Wall Controllers These wall controllers are very cool. You can buy the inside part, cover plate, and rocker switches separately, so you have a hell of a lot of flexibility in terms of how they end up looking. For example,…

In the US, they are in the mains-powered HMS100 line, and I expect to see them in other brands in the next year or so.

[OBSOLETE] HomeSeer HS-WD100+ and more (Simple DTH in post 27, advanced feature DTH in post 32)

So I’ve been keeping an eye out for HomeSeer’s homegrown light switches and dimmers for a while…they are finally in Z-Wave Smart Dimmers, Switches & Fan Controllers | HomeSeer The are competitively priced and offer 2/3 tap scene control…now for my question: There is this disclaimer at the bottom of the order page…(IMPORTANT: HS-WD100+ and HS-WS100 provide instant status feedback and double-tap, triple-tap, press & hold functionality using the Z-Wave “central scene” command class. The feature is supported by all HomeSeer systems, including HS3 software and HomeTroller controllers. If you’re using another brand of controller, be sure to check with that manufacturer to see if the central scene features are supported.) I couldn’t find anything in the forums that said if ST was “central scen…

Some community members have recently created device handlers for both of these.