[Solved] How can i show the Dimlevel in a room

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hello,
can i add a textfield to a room, that show the dim level of my dimmer?

regard

yes you can, with a variables device:

expression is the variable of the dimmer device.

{
      "id": "livingroom-dimmer",
      "name": "Livingroom dimmer",
      "class": "VariablesDevice",
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "dimlevel",
          "expression": "$livingroom.dimlevel",
          "type": "number"
        }
      ]
    },

hm. pimatic will not start.
can i add this over the webgui?

Yes, i always change the config from the webui, it tells you if its right or wrong before restarting.

ok, thx. i create a variable, and the new vaiable show the value.
but how can i add this to the page?
i try ADD NEW ITEM, but pimatic dont show this variable.

here is my config
http://pastebin.com/RdF4wbBZ

“variables”: [
{
“name”: “dimmer_level”,
“expression”: “$rfswitch.dimlevel”
}
]

You don’t need to create a variable. Which dimmer device would you see there?

this one?

{
      "id": "rfswitch",
      "name": "Dimmer",
      "class": "HomeduinoRFDimmer",
      "protocols": [
        {
          "name": "dimmer1",
          "options": {
            "id": 17494366,
            "unit": 0
          }
        }
      ]
    }

If so, than add this:

{
      "id": "livingroom-dimmer",
      "name": "Livingroom dimmer",
      "class": "VariablesDevice",
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "dimlevel",
          "expression": "$rfswitch.dimlevel",
          "type": "number"
        }
      ]
    },

Under device?

Yes its a device.

Its a device that show values. You can add more values if you want. I use one for electricity:

THX, Danke, mercy

another question.
how can i add those button

Left: Dimlevel -
Rigth: Dimlevel +
Middle: Value of Dimlevel

Is there anywhere a Guide for this settings?

regard

@noxx Thats not possible. But why don’t you use the normal slider dimmer?

I use it, but its difficult to dim to e.g. 1% or 8%

433mhz devices only support 15 dim values.

maybe you can work with a buttons device “+” and “-” buttons and rules for triggering + or - for each 1 step then.

@sweebee said:

433mhz devices only support 15 dim values.

what mean this?

dimlevel 15 = 100%
or
dimlevel 100 = 100%

0 = 0%
15 = 100%

ok, thx. i understand now

the slider of my dimmer shows 0-100%
how can i change this, that the slider use 0-15 with 1-steps?

@noxx you cant, unless you modify Pimatic.

means that, all 7,14% is one Dimlevel-Step?

Dimlevel 0 = 0%
Dimlevel 1 = 0,1 % - 7,1%
Dimlevel 2 = 7,2% - 14,4 %
…
Dimlevel 15 = 100 %