Newbie with Minimote controller

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rene61
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Newbie with Minimote controller

Post by rene61 »

I'm quite new at zwave and have been looking for several days on how to get my Minimote working.
Can someboy give me a "step by step" on how to get it working?
I've included the remote in my network and the interview is ok. I can see in the logs that it does send commands on keypress.
The next step is to get it to trigger a light scene and that's where I'm stuck.
I'm using Z-Way 2.0.0
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PoltoS
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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Please use our search:
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rene61
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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I've managed to get a switch working with the Minimote (thanks to klirichek).
However I want to activate a lightscene created by HA.
This is the part that is giving me trouble.
I followed the instructions from klirichek but no luck.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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Did you try with a logical rule?
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rene61
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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Still a newbie... could you be more specific?
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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rene61 wrote:Still a newbie... could you be more specific?
Sorry, I'll try explain a bit more.
First I must admit I know nothing of these remote controllers. However I assume that if you push one of the buttons there will be a sensor that changes its value.

So in the Home Automation UI, you can define a logical rule in which you specify this status change of your remote as a Condition. In the Action part you can then specifay the lightscene that you have defined.

How
Go in the Home Automation UI to /Preferences/Modules/Automation. Select LogicalRules
On the first page Fill in a short descriptive title. Ignore the Import option. Go to the next page.
On the second page under Conditions do a Add item and select the type of that item. It probably is a binary sensor.

Caution: There is still a quirk in this interface. So if you want to select binary, you must first select an other type, and then go back to binary. Now you will see a dropdown menu from which you can select the appropriate sensor of your remote (assuming it is binary).

Once that it done you can scroll down in the Actions part, and select the scene that you need. Finish, and you should be done.
Be reminded of my assumption about the sensor(s) of your Remote. Hope this helps
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rene61
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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Ok, the remote seems to be sending a command on keypress:
2015-01-20 18:54:59.147] [D] [zway] RECEIVED: ( 01 0A 00 04 00 0E 04 2B 01 06 00 D7 )
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.148] [D] [zway] SENT ACK
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.149] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.14.data.lastReceived = 0 (0x00000000)
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.150] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.1.instances.0.commandClasses.43.data.srcNodeId = 14 (0x0000000e)
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.152] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.1.instances.0.commandClasses.43.data.srcInstanceId = 0 (0x00000000)
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.158] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.1.instances.0.commandClasses.43.data.currentScene = 6 (0x00000006)
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.159] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.1.instances.0.commandClasses.43.data.dimmingDuration = 0 (0x00000000)
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.161] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.14.instances.0.commandClasses.43.data.currentScene = 6 (0x00000006)
[2015-01-20 18:54:59.162] [D] [zway] SETDATA devices.14.instances.0.commandClasses.43.data.dimmingDuration = 0 (0x00000000)

But the controller is not responding to it...
Razberry is at node 1
Remote at 14
The lightscene I want to trigger is LightScene_6 CreatorId [6]
What could be wrong?
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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LightScenes have nothing to do with Z-Wave Scenes, so ID are not to be same (6 in your case). Add module Trap events (SwitchControl) and it will create a widget on button press. Then use Logical rules to bind this event to anything else (a LightScene or a Switch)
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Re: Newbie with Minimote controller

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You mean the module "SwitchControlGenerator"?
In the module I have to choose "List of remotes and switches not to instanciate" and "List of remotes and switches to instanciate (filled automatically)" both have an empty pull down...
Why are LightScenes not the same as Zwave scenes? This is very confusing.
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Just leave them empty - it will fill them itself.
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