Closed sonite closed 7 months ago
andersevenrud
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7 months ago Unless you've enabled SWITCH_BINARY_SENSOR/SWITCH_LEVEL_SENSOR (which sets up switches as binary/level in addition to the underlying type, which is not really useful in most cases, so should be kept off) in the config then this is what your Bridge reports.
Not much that can done about that.
andersevenrud
commented
7 months ago what would be the best practice regarding representing the dimmer as a dimmer only?
Customised cards is the way to go. Either use the default configured ones and edit, or re-add a device and then set up a card from there.
The default cards can be a bit messy imo, so I use this one to group everything: https://github.com/benct/lovelace-multiple-entity-row ... albeit this requires manual configuration.
andersevenrud
commented
7 months ago I think I'll close this one because the integration should be transparent when it comes to reporting capabilities.
Adding custom behaviour/filtering etc. could cause unwanted side-effects in other scenarios.
The Nexa Bridge already messes with the capabilities of devices (and in many cases handicaps features. The provided API is not a "proper" Z-Wave compatible interface), so adding layers above this introduces all kinds of uncertainties in case of firmware updates and differences between versions 😅
sonite
commented
7 months ago I think I'll close this one because the integration should be transparent when it comes to reporting capabilities.
Adding custom behaviour/filtering etc. could cause unwanted side-effects in other scenarios.
The Nexa Bridge already messes with the capabilities of devices (and in many cases handicaps features. The provided API is not a "proper" Z-Wave compatible interface), so adding layers above this introduces all kinds of uncertainties in case of firmware updates and differences between versions 😅
Good choice. I forgot while configuring the sensor, Dimmer & On/Off properties could be chosen from.
Is it really necessary for the default card in sensor integration, particularly with light sensors, to display both the light and the switch? Should we consider removing the switch?
2nd consideration: that a Nexa dimmer might also be utilized for other applications than lights, what would be the best practice regarding representing the dimmer as a dimmer only?