I have several Global Expressions that are set by a rule so the definition area is blank. I'd like to add a comment in this area that explains what is setting the value. Commenting in this area breaks the remote setting.
Any way to document what is setting the GE?
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I’ve added a couple of Shelly Wave i4 as scene controllers and I’m planning to add more, since I can just use standard buttons instead of battery-powered scene controllers, which also looks better aesthetically.
That said, I’m struggling to figure out how to write a simple rule that cycles between states every time I press a button.
Example: Light 1 ON → OFF, then Light 2 ON → OFF.
The part I can’t get right is handling the case where Light 1 or Light 2 might already be ON independently of the rule.
Maybe it’s just too much sun and relaxation clouding my brain, but any hint would be appreciated.
Use case:
When performing home maintenance, such as air conditioning, I want all rules involving air conditioning to be disabled.
To do this, to day, I have a virtual switch that I placed within all rules involving air conditioning, meaning that if I turn it off, none of them work.
Then another situation: the water pump system and garden irrigation, another switch.
In short, I had to create several virtual switches in Hubitat to disable rules in MSR.
Unfortunately, however, I was unable to cover all scenarios, so I wondered if it would be possible for MSR to support a virtual MSR switch, which, when configured in the reactor settings, would function as a general on/off switch for MSR.
If it is configured and turned off, the entire rules and actions in MSR stops working, except for the status change reading process, specifically for this switch, which, when turned on, would restart the MSR.
Would it be possible to do something like this? Any recommendations from the experts?
Probably a really dumb question.
Currently I am using the owntracks_sensor for tracking phones being in region in MSR and it works great.
Digging around with Home Assistant and toying with some dashboards, is there any way of exposing that sensor to HA trivially? I could set MSR to trip a virtual switch in OpenLuup which can then be exposed to HA (with all my other Vera devices) but that feels a bit in-elegant if I can do it directly.
Any thoughts?
Apologies if the ask is not clear/
TIA
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As there are statements about compatibility for home assistant versions in MSR new version announcements (e.g. "HassController: Bless Hass to 2025.7.3"), I thought it would be good idea to track other controllers as well.
As an example, I can confirm that build "latest-25208-c53e8513" works with Hubitat Elevation C-8 platform version 2.4.2.134 using Maker API.
Build 21228 has been released. Docker images available from DockerHub as usual, and bare-metal packages here.
Home Assistant up to version 2021.8.6 supported; the online version of the manual will now state the current supported versions;
Fix an error in OWMWeatherController that could cause it to stop updating;
Unify the approach to entity filtering on all hub interface classes (controllers); this works for device entities only; it may be extended to other entities later;
Improve error detail in messages for EzloController during auth phase;
Add isRuleSet() and isRuleEnabled() functions to expressions extensions;
Implement set action for lock and passage capabilities (makes them more easily scriptable in some cases);
Fix a place in the UI where 24-hour time was not being displayed.
I foolishly let my system wipe all cookies this morning and with it my settings for my MSR home page.
Once logged back in I can no longer remove errant panes nor is the + available to add new ones.
Brave Browser v1.80.122 (Jul 16, 2025)
What have I done?!
Will check other browsers on my M1.
UPDATE: Safari exhibits same behaviour.
I've tried both sans last-four public key entry and with - no change.
@toggledbits, not sure if this is a feature request or I'm using the search tool wrong. You have a "Search for rule" in the Rules Set tab in MSR. It works nicely to find a rule and bring up said rule, but can it/could it be used for as a "where used?" global search? For instance, I have a fairly large set of rules, divided up into 10 different rulesets. There's easily a hundred individual rules, and many of the rules have Rule State triggers, which of course refer to other rules. Amongst my troubleshooting today, I came across what may have been a duplicate or troubleshooting attempt, but I can't tell if it's actually used as a Rule State in another rule without opening each rule that I suspect it may be a part of.
Thanks.
Hi Smart Home Community.
I have used a Sonos inline WiFi switch to make one of my light fittings smart, but it requires a hard reset for WiFi changes, plus it isn't zigbee compatible, which means I can't use the Hue app to control it with the rest of the lights.
To that end I bought a Samotech SM308-S as it is recommended as the better than the Sonos equivalent.
I am however not exactly sure how to wire it in.
The manual is available here
Can anyone help me by clarifying which ports I need to use, and whether I should be using the live or switched live line for live etc.
I will be keeping using standard switches for a while, although hope to upgrade to tap dials once I have all the fittings upgraded.
Thanks
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Gradually turn on lights.Thank you. I had tried variations of that, but I just needed a bit of a nudge in the right direction.
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Gradually turn on lights.I have several lights that I would like to turn on very gradually over 15 or 20 seconds. from 0 to .25 in .01 increments.
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Links to MSR from HAI am using Home Assistant a lot recently. On a dashboard showing the devices, I would like to show a link to the MSR rule that controls the devices. Is there a way to link directly into MSR?
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Z-Wave Future....I have a lot of Z-Wave devices and it still provides the longest range of devices I have tried. My last few devices were Zigbee and I ended up with 3 repeaters sprinkled around the house. I think it is too soon to plan the Z-Wave funeral.
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Moving MSR from a QNAP container to RP 5 - some issuesThank you all. After many false starts, I got a bit frustrated with the process and quit with the question here.
After learning along the way, I created a new user on the RP and started fresh. Everything seems to be working now, and I can move on to something else.
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Moving MSR from a QNAP container to RP 5 - some issuesI have installed MSR on a RP5 bare metal and then copied the config and store files. Everything seems to be on the RP5 but I am missing all global expression and I don't see the controller time.
My browser is Microsoft Edge Version 135.0.3179.54 (Official build) (64-bit)
I have probably done something stupid or missed a step but I am stuck.
Thanks for any help.
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Lights switches for warehouseSwitches that don't use a neutral are dimmers that keep the switch powered but dim the lights to "off". If the lights are dimmable then this type of switch would work.
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MSR connecting to Ezlo PlusThanks for the reply and help.
The next bit of help I need is in marking this thread solved.
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MSR connecting to Ezlo PlusWell, never mind. It must have been a formatting problem. After posting I started over again with a fresh cut and paste from the manual and it all worked.
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MSR connecting to Ezlo PlusReactor (Multi-hub) latest-22080-ae7212f
I am having trouble connecting MSR to a new Ezlo Plus controller.
I've tried different user names and passwords and triple checked the ID and IP. Not only does it not work but it crashes MSR giving a connection refused error.Ezlo Plus:
Controller ID: 90012863
Uptime Info: 2d 0h 39m 2s
Firmware: 2.0.27.1916.1
Advanced Scenes: 1.36reactor.yaml file snippet:
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id: hubitat
enabled: true
implementation: HubitatController
name: Hubitat Elevation system
config:
source: "http://192.168...dump_all_devices - This is for troubleshooting. Do not enable unless asked.
dump_all_devices: false
id: ezlo
enabled: true
implementation: EzloController
name: Ezlo Plus
config:
source: "wss://192.168.1.131:17000" # change the IP address
serial: "90012863" # put your hub's serial # here
username: "lowercase" # put your username here betw quotes
password: "?PassWord!" # and password -
id: weather
enabled: true
implementation: OWMWeatherController
name: OWM Weather
config:
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Local variable in delay field?I have noticed that when I use a local variable in the time for a delay it will change after some time to a fixed number.
I enter this:
And later it is this:
I have noticed similar behavior when using local variables in other fields.
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Problem with median functionThanks for the MSR update. I've checked the related Expressions several times and they are working fine. Of course, the only way I found this was when lights did not come on when I thought they should so difficult to detect when things are always working correctly.
Related, I tried to set up a Scope to watch the expressions and found they can not be watched in the Scope feature. Will that change in the future?
Thanks again,
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Problem with median functionThanks. I'll look forward to the fix.
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