More Z-Wave devices

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Hi,

there are only a few devicetypes implemented yet in the z-way-plugin. I need an thermostat and the fibaro rgb-module to get along with this great tool pimatic!
Is this possible?

Best regards
Chris

@Clark2309
here’s the git repo of the maintainer @MMore
https://github.com/MMore/pimatic-z-way/

you can try to get in contact with him and ask for your devices.
unfortunately, as i can see, the issue section is not set at the git repo.

I know, I looked there before

allright, i will try to contact mmore.

Hey @Clark2309. I enabled the issues section, so feel free to add an issue about that.
Until now there are 6 supported device types. Some of them were contributed, feel free to do so.
Unfortunately I have no Z-Wave thermostat or rgb-module, so I cannot develop sth.

Hi @MMore ,
I will try my best.
Can you add me to the project so I can publish my branch?
best regards
Chris

Hi,
is someone able to help me?
I didn’t get started we the stuff. I don’t know where to get exactly the information I need to develop the plugin.
Trying to get the API information in Z-Way I get nonsense data.
Best regards Chris

@Clark2309 said:

Can you add me to the project so I can publish my branch?

This is not necessarily required. You can fork the github project do your stuff and then issue a pull request to get your changes included. See https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/ andhttps://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/

I didn’t get started we the stuff. I don’t know where to get exactly the information I need to develop the plugin.

See http://pimatic.org/guide/development/

any news here!?

I running a few z-wave devices, but I’m missing the Fibaro Motion Eye Luminescence Sensor and the Danfoss LC-13 Thermostat.

Unfortunately I’m not a programmer but I can help with providing data from the sensors and I can do the testing.
Would be great if there a a few more and we can get the missing z-wave devices to work with pimatic.

regards

Hi @benbeton,

your luminescence sensor is quite easy. Go to your config page, push the edit button top-right and enter your password.
Switch your view from “View” to “Code”. Look for the section “devices” and add below the following code:

{
  "class": "ZWayTemperatureSensor",
  "id": "fibaro_lum_sensor",
  "name": "{name}",
  "virtualDeviceId": "{your ZWayVDev_zway_ID}"
}

If you have a device below, don’t forget to set a comma after the last bracket.
Don’t forget to find out the virtual device id and give your device a nice name

Cheers.

I haven’t had any good experiences with my Danfoss Thermostats. Batteries are suffering tremendously and my room wasn’t warm at all.
However, I will check what I will find out the next time I use it.

thank you @leopoldkoenig. Appriciate the help! How did you find out that there is the “id”: “fibaro_lum_sensor”, available!? I Could not find it in any file in the repo. For my understanding, the ID have to be defined in *z-way.coffee or am I wrong?!
I just wan’t to understand this to help developing the plugin as much as I can.

I’ll try later today if it will work.
If you need any information, let me know!

To bad to hear that the Danfoss Thermostats are that buggy. I just bought 3 of them for 120€ incl. shipping Link If they do not, what they should do I have to return them.

regards

Hi @benbeton ,

I was trying to develop the plugin for danfoss thermostats and for the danalock. But this days I haven’t finished anything. I do not understand the architecture of pimatic in detail and I have no time to go deeper. My extension of the plugin just works as a temperature sensor. I cannot adjust the temperaure directly. Only with virtual helper devices from Z-Way-Home.
There you will find the IDs of your devices. You will find a good howto on www.siio.de (http://www.siio.de/razberry-verwandle-dein-raspberry-pi-eine-z-wave-zentrale-fuer-dein-smart-home/).
The danfoss thermostats are much more better than the cheaper thermostats from eurotronic or COMET.
You have made a good deal! I will order these too.

Hi @benbeton,

the id is an internal pimatic id. It is up to you to call it whatever you like. Just take care of the fact that the id has to be unique and no whitespace in the naming.

Regarding the danfoss thermostats @benbeton @Clark2309 :
Including the devices is quite easy. Use them as a dimmer.

{
  "class": "ZWayDimmer",
  "id": "heating_room",
  "name": "Heizung",
  "virtualDeviceId": "ZWayVDev_zway_61-0-67-1"
}

Don’t forget: id and name can be given by yourself. Only the id is not accepting any whitespace and must be unique!

My experience is that you need to take care of a few things, e.g. if your heater is too small/big compared to the room size, you need to configure your thermostat. If you know how to, then you might like Danfoss. However, I found the battery lifetime poor. My batteries “survived” only for 3 months. It might be that it was up to the controller I used - I’m curious to see how Z-Way is handling it and if my batteries will survive for a longer time now.

Cheers.

Hi @leopoldkoenig,
thanks for the info to use the thermostat as a dimmer.
That works but ist not very good for representation of the thermostat.
I want to use eco/comfy and the -/<temp>/+ of the dummyheatingdevice.

thank you for the explanation @leopoldkoenig. I think I get closer. So the ID is just a internal thing, ok.

Let’s have a look at the “class” how to you know and pimatic know that if you define the class = ZWayTemperatureSensor
that lux has to be displayed?!
Could it be something like this: the Sensor “motion Eye” is a temp sensor and additionaly monitor lux values. So if you define the VirtualDeviceID of the Lux Sensor the right value is grabbed from the z-way api and displayed in pimatic?!

Just like @Clark2309 I do not understand such deep architecture things right now, but I’m trying to. I think I’m missing a few links to have a better understanding how devices, that are not defined in the plugin can work.

anyway. I’m happy to see there is progress, and as long as there is such a good community I have no concerns .Today my Thermostats will arrive and I’ll start plying around with it. keep you guys informed!

Hmm excuse me, i know it’s not the right post, but here are the right people.
Is the plugin using an external Z-Way-server or is it working with the Hardware here
Z-WAVE RAZBERRY Erweiterungsplatine?
And the software from the developer? http://zwave.met

mfg
Chris

Hi,

no external server required, I use the same PI daughter board
Software and install instructions can be found here: http://razberry.z-wave.me/index.php?id=24

pimatic is accessing the “z-way server api”

Very Nice.

Hi @benbeton,

pimatic is just using information that Z-Way is providing through its API. If you are interessted in Z-Way’s API, ask your favourite search engine for “Z-Way API pdf”.

And to answer your question: the scale “Lux” or “C” is provided by Z-Way - the class is (luckily) not hardcoded.

@chris
Yes, the hardware is the right one. Likewise the software. In order to use pimatic’s Z-Wave plugin, you need to install the software from zwave.net

@Clark2309
I guess you need to include Z-Way’s API in order to code the same as the dummy.