[SOLVED] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating
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@toggledbits of course, no problem! I cannot seem to upload images into this response. I've uploaded to your Dropbox shared folder a pair of images.
Using the iblind I sent you logs and such for previously as the example, I have a blind called
Beach Blind(two guest rooms, one is named Ocean, the other Beach). I use the commands from the IDBeach Blindfromzwavejs. As @tamorgen notes, there is also a new one (with the changes HA made) from my HASS controller calledBeach Blind Horizontal Slates Anglewhich has a few less commands including those mentioned starting withx_hass_*.I use the ZwaveJSController commands.
cover.open
cover.close
power_switch.on
power_switch.off
position.set
zwave_device.refresh
zwave_device.set_configThese are the ones I most commonly use to open, close, and tilt the blinds.
refreshis used to force HA to update dasheboards with any changes andset_configI use less often, weekly, to recalibrate the blinds as they do wander sometimes and "open" becomes "open-ish".I'd been using
power_switch.onto open andcover.closeto close. The blinds have been happiest that way. With these new changes from HA, these commands have become hit/miss. In the HA ZWaveJS plugin the status would reflect0/closedbut the blind was clearly wide open.Last night/this morning I opted to use
position.setand it's been pretty solid from what I've seen throughout the day.
position.set=0nets me a closed blind,position.set=.5nets me a wide open/"slates level with the ground" blind. I usedposition.set=.2or.3to tilt the sun away during specific dayparts based on sun azimuth.I did not grab MSR logs during those tests - apologies, it was 0200 ET and I just wanted the blinds closed for the night. I have amassed 13 of these iblinds over the past couple years.
If you wish, I'll set some time tonight or tomorrow night and generate some MSR logs.
@gwp1 said in [SOLVED] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
With these new changes from HA, these commands have become hit/miss.
To be precise, it's not so much a change from HA, but from ZWaveJS. They're recognizing a new command class that the developers at iBlinds actually recommend.
I don't believe the old power switch commands work with the new command class. When I go into a specific device in ZwaveJS, the switch type devices are greyed out.
if you go into the switch, it shows it as unavailable.
I would guess the power on/off cover.close / cover.open are remnants and probably need to be removed.
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@gwp1 said in [SOLVED] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
With these new changes from HA, these commands have become hit/miss.
To be precise, it's not so much a change from HA, but from ZWaveJS. They're recognizing a new command class that the developers at iBlinds actually recommend.
I don't believe the old power switch commands work with the new command class. When I go into a specific device in ZwaveJS, the switch type devices are greyed out.
if you go into the switch, it shows it as unavailable.
I would guess the power on/off cover.close / cover.open are remnants and probably need to be removed.
@tamorgen said in [SOLVED] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
I don't believe the old power switch commands work with the new command class. When I go into a specific device in ZwaveJS, the switch type devices are greyed out.
I noticed this as well. I've also noticed that tapping into the dialogue you're showing (how did you copy/paste images, I keep getting a
parsing server error...) nets a slider in HA that does nothing. It literally saysUNKNOWNat the top where a percentage would be display of openness or closure. -
@tamorgen said in [SOLVED] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
I don't believe the old power switch commands work with the new command class. When I go into a specific device in ZwaveJS, the switch type devices are greyed out.
I noticed this as well. I've also noticed that tapping into the dialogue you're showing (how did you copy/paste images, I keep getting a
parsing server error...) nets a slider in HA that does nothing. It literally saysUNKNOWNat the top where a percentage would be display of openness or closure.@gwp1
It seems to me that something may be missing from this command class integration. I know iBlinds was working with the ZWaveJS developers. I'm curious is this is what they expected.When I look at the entities in MSR, there are a lot of entries that have null or unknown. I'm not sure if this is coming from MSR expecting entries in a specific command class or if ZWaveJs is providing it to MSR that way.
Of all the actions in that window, the cover.xxx don't seem to work for me. The only ones that seem to work are:
x_hass_cover.close_cover_tilt
x_hass_cover.open_cover_tilt
x_hass_cover.set_cover_tilt_positionOthers may work, but these are the one's I know specifically work and from an automation perspective meet my needs.
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@gwp1
It seems to me that something may be missing from this command class integration. I know iBlinds was working with the ZWaveJS developers. I'm curious is this is what they expected.When I look at the entities in MSR, there are a lot of entries that have null or unknown. I'm not sure if this is coming from MSR expecting entries in a specific command class or if ZWaveJs is providing it to MSR that way.
Of all the actions in that window, the cover.xxx don't seem to work for me. The only ones that seem to work are:
x_hass_cover.close_cover_tilt
x_hass_cover.open_cover_tilt
x_hass_cover.set_cover_tilt_positionOthers may work, but these are the one's I know specifically work and from an automation perspective meet my needs.
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Okay, gotcha. I did verify that the cover.open using the zwavejscontroller entries does work on my system with the updated release. Curious that the cover.open command does not work using the equivalent haas entity.
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@tamorgen
cover.openandcover.closeworked for me intermittently, eventually degrading to not at all.position.setseems to be working pretty well.@toggledbits I conducted some tests tonight.
MSR's ZWaveJSController
HA ZWaveJSController Plugin via HASending you an image since I can't upload any here for some reason (parser error) via your file share.
Results of my tests:
MSR's ZWJSC: no response
HA ZWJSC plugin: no response from any command other thanx_hass_cover.set_cover_tilt_position[latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.311Z <Rule:INFO> The Internet is up (rule-l2gdh04j in Notifications) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.312Z <Rule:INFO> Check Internet Status (rule-l2f9yuad in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.313Z <Rule:INFO> HTTP Failed Alerts (rule-l2kd6w6k in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.313Z <Rule:INFO> MSR Update Notifier (rule-l9vf6nai in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.316Z <Rule:INFO> The Internet is up (rule-l2gdh04j in Notifications) starting evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.317Z <Rule:INFO> Check Internet Status (rule-l2f9yuad in Reactor Alerts and Checks) starting evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.317Z <Rule:INFO> HTTP Failed Alerts (rule-l2kd6w6k in Reactor Alerts and Checks) starting evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.317Z <Rule:INFO> MSR Update Notifier (rule-l9vf6nai in Reactor Alerts and Checks) starting evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.318Z <Rule:INFO> The Internet is up (rule-l2gdh04j in Notifications) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.318Z <Rule:INFO> The Internet is up (rule-l2gdh04j in Notifications) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.320Z <Rule:INFO> Check Internet Status (rule-l2f9yuad in Reactor Alerts and Checks) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.320Z <Rule:INFO> Check Internet Status (rule-l2f9yuad in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.321Z <Rule:INFO> HTTP Failed Alerts (rule-l2kd6w6k in Reactor Alerts and Checks) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.321Z <Rule:INFO> HTTP Failed Alerts (rule-l2kd6w6k in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.322Z <Rule:INFO> MSR Update Notifier (rule-l9vf6nai in Reactor Alerts and Checks) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.323Z <Rule:INFO> MSR Update Notifier (rule-l9vf6nai in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.323Z <Rule:INFO> The Internet is up (rule-l2gdh04j in Notifications) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.323Z <Rule:INFO> Check Internet Status (rule-l2f9yuad in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.324Z <Rule:INFO> HTTP Failed Alerts (rule-l2kd6w6k in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.324Z <Rule:INFO> MSR Update Notifier (rule-l9vf6nai in Reactor Alerts and Checks) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.346Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) starting evaluation; because entity-changed ValueSensor#hass>sensor_john_iphone_battery_status [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.349Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.349Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:45.350Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:50.341Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) starting evaluation; because entity-changed ValueSensor#hass>sensor_john_iphone_battery_status [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:50.347Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:50.348Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:50.349Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:51.559Z <HubitatController:INFO> HubitatController#hubitat ignoring DEVICE event for device 1405 (Sun Position); device not enumerated by Maker API [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:51.600Z <HubitatController:INFO> HubitatController#hubitat ignoring DEVICE event for device 1405 (Sun Position); device not enumerated by Maker API [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:51.662Z <HubitatController:INFO> HubitatController#hubitat ignoring DEVICE event for device 1405 (Sun Position); device not enumerated by Maker API [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:55.352Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) starting evaluation; because entity-changed ValueSensor#hass>sensor_john_iphone_battery_status [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:55.357Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) trigger evaluation result is false (previously false) [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:55.357Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:55.359Z <Rule:INFO> Change to Night (via ESPresense) (rule-kwc6rmci in Mode Triggers) evaluation complete [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:55.426Z <Engine:INFO> Enqueueing "Blinds DR Open" (re-kx6a2k13) **[latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:55.429Z <Engine:NOTICE> Starting reaction Blinds DR Open (re-kx6a2k13)** [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.685Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:798> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs handling node event statistics updated entity Cover#zwavejs>22-0 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.767Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:798> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs handling node event value updated entity Cover#zwavejs>22-0 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.769Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:994> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs update node 22 value "0:106:targetValue:23" data [Object]{ "source": "node", "event": "value updated", "nodeId": 22, "args": { "commandClassName": "Window Covering", "commandClass": 106, "endpoint": 0, "property": "targetValue", "propertyKey": 23, "newValue": 50, "prevValue": 0, "propertyName": "targetValue", "propertyKeyName": "Horizontal Slats Angle" } } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.770Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1006> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs updating attributes for node 22 value "0:106:targetValue:23"=50: [Array][ ] [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.771Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1025> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs setting Cover#zwavejs>22-0.x_zwave_values.Window_Covering_targetValue_23 to 50 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.782Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:798> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs handling node event value updated entity Cover#zwavejs>22-0 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.783Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:994> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs update node 22 value "0:106:currentValue:23" data [Object]{ "source": "node", "event": "value updated", "nodeId": 22, "args": { "commandClassName": "Window Covering", "commandClass": 106, "property": "currentValue", "propertyKey": 23, "endpoint": 0, "newValue": 50, "prevValue": 0, "propertyName": "currentValue", "propertyKeyName": "Horizontal Slats Angle" } } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.785Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1006> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs updating attributes for node 22 value "0:106:currentValue:23"=50: [Array][ "cover.state", "position.value" ] [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.787Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1013> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs updating attribute cover.state with [Object]{ "entity": "22-0", "impl": { "expr": "!(value == 0 || value >= 99)", "valueId": "106:currentValue:23" } } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.787Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:947> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs _apply_value entity Cover#zwavejs>22-0 cover.state [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.788Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:987> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs _apply_value cover.state=true [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.789Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1013> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs updating attribute position.value with [Object]{ "entity": "22-0", "impl": { "expr": "round( value / 99, 2 )", "valueId": "106:currentValue:23" } } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.790Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:947> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs _apply_value entity Cover#zwavejs>22-0 position.value [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.791Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:987> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs _apply_value position.value=0.51 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.792Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1025> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs setting Cover#zwavejs>22-0.x_zwave_values.Window_Covering_currentValue_23 to 50 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.807Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass action x_hass_cover.set_cover_tilt_position([Object]{ "tilt_position": 50 }) on Cover#hass>cover_dining_room2_horizontal_slats_angle succeeded [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.809Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction Blinds DR Open (re-kx6a2k13) from step 1 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.810Z <Engine:NOTICE> Blinds DR Open delaying until 1694993697809<9/17/2023, 7:34:57 PM> [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:56.930Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:798> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs handling node event statistics updated entity Cover#zwavejs>22-0 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.811Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction Blinds DR Open (re-kx6a2k13) from step 2 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.812Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs performing zwave_device.refresh on Cover#zwavejs>7-0 with [Object]{ } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.814Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:1750> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs no implementation mapped; attempting default [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.815Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:751> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs sending #1694993697815<9/17/2023, 7:34:57 PM>: [Object]{ "command": "node.refresh_values", "nodeId": 7, "messageId": 1694993697815 } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.830Z <ZWaveJSController:5:ZWaveJSController.js:778> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs command result error: [Object]{ "type": "result", "success": false, "messageId": 1694993697815, "errorCode": "node_not_found", "args": { "nodeId": 7 } } [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.832Z <ZWaveJSController:ERR> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs request 1694993697815<9/17/2023, 7:34:57 PM> (node.refresh_values) failed: [Error] node_not_found [-] [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.834Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction Blinds DR Open (re-kx6a2k13) from step 3 [latest-23242]2023-09-17T23:34:57.835Z <Engine:INFO> Blinds DR Open all actions completed.If you'd like the whole log I can upload that as well or anything else you need for review.
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Yeah, a clean log would be good to review. In your
logging.yaml, please add the following (if there's already a section for ZWaveJSController, just modify it to make it look like this):ZWaveJSController: level: 5 streams: - type: file name: zwavejs.log keep: 2 level: 999 recycle: trueRestart Reactor and run a test (or a few) of
cover.openandcover.closeandposition.set. Then copy just thezwavejs.logfile up together with your latestzwavejs_devices_initial.jsonto link I sent you earlier. Thank you! -
Yeah, a clean log would be good to review. In your
logging.yaml, please add the following (if there's already a section for ZWaveJSController, just modify it to make it look like this):ZWaveJSController: level: 5 streams: - type: file name: zwavejs.log keep: 2 level: 999 recycle: trueRestart Reactor and run a test (or a few) of
cover.openandcover.closeandposition.set. Then copy just thezwavejs.logfile up together with your latestzwavejs_devices_initial.jsonto link I sent you earlier. Thank you!@toggledbits I actually had that logging enabled already and didn't realize/remember it.
Scenarios tested:
Test #1: 22-0 ~10:20 ET
ZWJSC,cover.close
Result: blind closed, "inside down"
ZWJSC,cover.open
Result: blind opened, position=50%
Repeated, same resultsTest #2: 22-0
ZWJSC,position.set = 0
Result: blind closed, "inside up"
ZWJSC,position.set = .5
Result: blind opened, position=50%
Repeated, same resultsTest #3: 22-0
ZWJSC,cover.close
Result: blind closed, "inside down"
ZWJSC,cover.open
Result: blind opened, position=50%
Repeated, same resultsUnfortunately, everything WAI. Kinda frustrated at the moment. Same blind as last night's testing when nothing responded. Log being uploaded momentarily.
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Yeah, a clean log would be good to review. In your
logging.yaml, please add the following (if there's already a section for ZWaveJSController, just modify it to make it look like this):ZWaveJSController: level: 5 streams: - type: file name: zwavejs.log keep: 2 level: 999 recycle: trueRestart Reactor and run a test (or a few) of
cover.openandcover.closeandposition.set. Then copy just thezwavejs.logfile up together with your latestzwavejs_devices_initial.jsonto link I sent you earlier. Thank you!@gwp1 ,
Not to steal your thread, but out of curiosity, have you noticed any issues with battery life lately? I've noticed that a few of my iBlinds are draining very rapidly, ending in a unresponsive state. I've charged them, then less than a week later, they are dead and unresponsive.They all appear to be the older v2 iBlinds, so it could just be that the batteries are ending their useful life, however, it's also possible that the new configuration and command class is affecting them in some way. I'm gradually replacing them, as I've found the v3.1 iBlinds to be much more reliable. I haven't noticed this behavior in the v3.1 iBlinds.
I'm just curious if you've seen this as well. If you are seeing it, it could be an issue with how ZWaveJS is communicating with the iBlinds due to this new roleout.
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@gwp1 ,
Not to steal your thread, but out of curiosity, have you noticed any issues with battery life lately? I've noticed that a few of my iBlinds are draining very rapidly, ending in a unresponsive state. I've charged them, then less than a week later, they are dead and unresponsive.They all appear to be the older v2 iBlinds, so it could just be that the batteries are ending their useful life, however, it's also possible that the new configuration and command class is affecting them in some way. I'm gradually replacing them, as I've found the v3.1 iBlinds to be much more reliable. I haven't noticed this behavior in the v3.1 iBlinds.
I'm just curious if you've seen this as well. If you are seeing it, it could be an issue with how ZWaveJS is communicating with the iBlinds due to this new roleout.
@tamorgen Not entirely stealing or off-topic as that has played a role before in iblind responsiveness. I have solar panels on mine - 50/50 on how well they work. My blinds are all v3.1, btw, @toggledbits, just as a point of reference.
I have found if ZWaveJS HA Plugin shows anything under 60% battery the blinds become unresponsive. A quick plug of the power cable and a tap of the
pingbutton and the physical button on the blind itself and they come back.For this specific topic, all tested blinds are either plugged in or showing 100% battery.
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@tamorgen Not entirely stealing or off-topic as that has played a role before in iblind responsiveness. I have solar panels on mine - 50/50 on how well they work. My blinds are all v3.1, btw, @toggledbits, just as a point of reference.
I have found if ZWaveJS HA Plugin shows anything under 60% battery the blinds become unresponsive. A quick plug of the power cable and a tap of the
pingbutton and the physical button on the blind itself and they come back.For this specific topic, all tested blinds are either plugged in or showing 100% battery.
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@gwp1,
I'm working on trying to make something useful in the dashboards using this new device class, and it's not going well. I've reached out to iBlinds/Eric B for help. What we are both seeing as unknown/null states could be a problem.There are three values that are null or unknown: cover.state, position.value, and then a repeat using the x_hass.state.
When I go into Developer Tools in HA, the state is unknown as well. That makes sense since MSR has to grab it from somewhere.
I'm trying to work on my dashboard and display some useful information, and I'm unable to get the value of the attributes. I'm guessing that's because the State is unknown.
Hopefully iBlinds can work with HA and ZWaveJS and get these values to show properly.
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Yeah, logs confirm everything going out as expected, ZWJS acknowledging the request, and also sending a notification for a value change asynchronously. ZWaveJSController appears to be doing the right things. ZWaveJS appears to be doing its part as well.
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Yeah, logs confirm everything going out as expected, ZWJS acknowledging the request, and also sending a notification for a value change asynchronously. ZWaveJSController appears to be doing the right things. ZWaveJS appears to be doing its part as well.
@toggledbits I'm conducting an experiment.
DR2 blind (22-0) is configured as
[Default]direction and using MSRs ZWJSController. I have set the threeReactionsto:DR OPEN:
cover.open
DR CLOSE:cover.close
DR @25:position.set=.75(resulting in the blind being tilted open 25%, "top inside").All other iblinds are using HA's ZWJSC plugin and all ran flawlessly for the past 24 hours. I'm wondering if this issue is somehow load-induced. If this single blind remains solid I will add a second and so on.
UPDATE: as my patience level on any given day runs the gamut between saint and toddler I've added KITCHEN (18-0) to this test with the same settings as above excepting
.80instead of.75. Both of these iblinds were the most impacted in being unresponsive. -
@toggledbits I'm conducting an experiment.
DR2 blind (22-0) is configured as
[Default]direction and using MSRs ZWJSController. I have set the threeReactionsto:DR OPEN:
cover.open
DR CLOSE:cover.close
DR @25:position.set=.75(resulting in the blind being tilted open 25%, "top inside").All other iblinds are using HA's ZWJSC plugin and all ran flawlessly for the past 24 hours. I'm wondering if this issue is somehow load-induced. If this single blind remains solid I will add a second and so on.
UPDATE: as my patience level on any given day runs the gamut between saint and toddler I've added KITCHEN (18-0) to this test with the same settings as above excepting
.80instead of.75. Both of these iblinds were the most impacted in being unresponsive.@toggledbits we have fail!
Added two more iblinds to the test. They failed to respond so I isolated one of them and did the following tests on
node8-0:LR Left OPEN:
cover.open
LR Left CLOSE:cover.close
LR Left @20:position.set=.80(resulting in the blind being tilted open 20%, "top inside").Results:
cover.open= iblind opens, position of50
cover.close= iblind moves to position of50<---expected result, position0
position.set= iblind moves to position of80As this
Reactionwas to run BOTH left and right blinds I removed the right blind and ran the left solo as the kitchen and DR are (both still working fine, btw). For reference, Kitchen was existing unit and was re-interviewed to be current, DR is a brand new unit. LR's are existing units re-interviewed.Log forthcoming.
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@gwp1, I just replaced 6 of my ib2 motors with ib3.1, and they are working just fine (12 of 14 are v3.1). I can control them from MSR with ZWJSController without issue.
My only issue is actually Home Assistant itself. I've had to go to great lengths to get a somewhat working card for each of the blinds in my home, and I'm still not completely there yet. I'm hoping either the ZWaveJS devlopers or the HA developers figure out whats going on with the 'state' value for each of these, as they all return 'unknown', so none of the cards work out of the box.
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@gwp1, I just replaced 6 of my ib2 motors with ib3.1, and they are working just fine (12 of 14 are v3.1). I can control them from MSR with ZWJSController without issue.
My only issue is actually Home Assistant itself. I've had to go to great lengths to get a somewhat working card for each of the blinds in my home, and I'm still not completely there yet. I'm hoping either the ZWaveJS devlopers or the HA developers figure out whats going on with the 'state' value for each of these, as they all return 'unknown', so none of the cards work out of the box.
@tamorgen said in [SOLVED-ish] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
they are working just fine (12 of 14 are v3.1). I can control them from MSR with ZWJSController without issue.
It's more helpful if, instead of generalized statements, you provide settings/configurations you're using whilst having this success for comparison sake.
I ran into an issue this morning wherein, after completing the weekly
zwave_device.set_config, the iblinds finish in a closed position but reporting back in all systems (HA, both ZWJSC's, and MSR) as50oropen. I've created a workaround wherein, after completing the config, they wait a few seconds then tilt 20% and then set back to open. -
@tamorgen said in [SOLVED-ish] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
they are working just fine (12 of 14 are v3.1). I can control them from MSR with ZWJSController without issue.
It's more helpful if, instead of generalized statements, you provide settings/configurations you're using whilst having this success for comparison sake.
I ran into an issue this morning wherein, after completing the weekly
zwave_device.set_config, the iblinds finish in a closed position but reporting back in all systems (HA, both ZWJSC's, and MSR) as50oropen. I've created a workaround wherein, after completing the config, they wait a few seconds then tilt 20% and then set back to open.@gwp1 said in [SOLVED-ish] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
It's more helpful if, instead of generalized statements, you provide settings/configurations you're using whilst having this success for comparison sake.
All of mine are like this, cover.close, cover.open.
Perform cover.close on Office Blind Left (zwavejs>30-0) Delay for 5 seconds Perform cover.close on Office Blind Right (zwavejs>31-0) Delay for 5 seconds Perform zwave_device.refresh on Office Blind Left (zwavejs>30-0) Perform zwave_device.refresh on Office Blind Right (zwavejs>31-0)I'm not even sure the zwave.device.refresh is needed anymore. This was more of an issue when trying to force the old device class to refresh on both the binary switch and the multi-level switch, as they weren't directly connected and didn't update each other. It was one of the reasons that the folks at iBlinds were pushing to get the window device class implemented.
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@gwp1 said in [SOLVED-ish] New iblind and zwaveJScontroller/MSR not communicating:
It's more helpful if, instead of generalized statements, you provide settings/configurations you're using whilst having this success for comparison sake.
All of mine are like this, cover.close, cover.open.
Perform cover.close on Office Blind Left (zwavejs>30-0) Delay for 5 seconds Perform cover.close on Office Blind Right (zwavejs>31-0) Delay for 5 seconds Perform zwave_device.refresh on Office Blind Left (zwavejs>30-0) Perform zwave_device.refresh on Office Blind Right (zwavejs>31-0)I'm not even sure the zwave.device.refresh is needed anymore. This was more of an issue when trying to force the old device class to refresh on both the binary switch and the multi-level switch, as they weren't directly connected and didn't update each other. It was one of the reasons that the folks at iBlinds were pushing to get the window device class implemented.
@tamorgen I see you doing the delay as I do. How do you do a weekly config? (The blinds will "drift" if not config'd weekly or bi-weekly.
I have removed the
zwave_device.refreshto see how that goes.Question: you have a great number of blinds in your fleet as do I - how many blinds do you group together? I see you grouped two for your office blinds, do you have more than two at a time grouped in a single reaction? Or are you skipping
reactionsand adding eachentityin eachruleset?
