Opal Ice Maker Light Level state in HA doesn't update when changed from an Automation, Entity or SmartHQ App

[KHouse75]

When I configure an automation to change the Opal ice maker light level, the ice maker light changes as expected when the automation is run but the opal ice maker state in home assistant does not change.

[KHouse75]

I installed the sdk and was able to gather more info.

With gehome-appliance-data running, when I change the light level through home assistant or through the android application , nothing shows up in the debug output but the light level on the Opal Ice Maker does change. However, when I change the light level by pressing the Opal Ice Maker button, the light level does change and the following is displayed in the debug log.

Is there anything I can do to gather more information to help troubleshoot this issue?

2022-12-22 21:20:16,871 DEBUG    Setting ErdCode.OIM_LIGHT_LEVEL to ErdOimLightLevel.DIM
2022-12-22 21:20:16,871 DEBUG    Appliance state change detected in GeAppliance(D828C9D9AAB3) (ErdApplianceType.OPAL_ICE_MAKER). Updated keys: ErdCode.OIM_LIGHT_LEVEL
2022-12-22 21:20:26,813 DEBUG    Setting ErdCode.OIM_LIGHT_LEVEL to ErdOimLightLevel.OFF
2022-12-22 21:20:26,814 DEBUG    Appliance state change detected in GeAppliance(D828C9D9AAB3) (ErdApplianceType.OPAL_ICE_MAKER). Updated keys: ErdCode.OIM_LIGHT_LEVEL

[simbaja]

@knobunc / @mbcomer, does your device exhibit this issue too or are there perhaps multiple models out there?

[mbcomer]

@knobunc / @mbcomer, does your device exhibit this issue too or are there perhaps multiple models out there?

Unfortunately I have my ice maker shut down for the winter - we don't do a lot of icy drinks and such when it's cold outside. I can certainly check once I clean it up and bring it back online.

[N0iSEA]

I have the Opal Icemaker 2.0. The problem seems to be that this is supposed to be one button that changes in the following sequence each time its pressed. Off - Bright - Dim - Off - Bright - Dim etc.

However it shows up as 3 separate selections in a dropdown in home assistant. To make it work using the HA selection dropdown, you need to select them in that order to change them. So if the machine light is on Bright and you want it on off, you must first select Dim, and then next you should select off. Or if it is off and you want it on dim, you first select bright and then you can select dim.

Hopefully someone can fix this to be an entity type that is only a single button that toggles through the lights in that order.

(By the way the setting I am calling bright is called On in HA - i just didn’t want to make it confusing by saying “On” since “Dim” is also on.)

[simbaja]

Interesting, does the SmartHQ app just have something that toggles, or can it be set directly?

[N0iSEA]

(https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/124538452/217074992-c1868048-607d-4e50-b5f1-f6c348c1203a.jpeg) The SmartHQ app has 3 separate buttons similar to the HA integration. But It works in the app exactly how you would expect - you can choose them in any order you wish, unlike in HA, which requires a specific order.

However, the button on the actual machine has only one button and works similar to the HA integration in that it cycles in a specific order when pressed off-bright-dim-off-etc.

[simbaja]

Any chance you can go to simbaja/gehome repository and run that application data command? If you run it while hitting the buttons in the SmartHQ app, we might be able to see if it's doing something differently and figure out how to enable that functionality.

[N0iSEA]

I will give it a try after work.

[N0iSEA]

When i look in the HA Logbook for OIM Light Level, which is the entity that controls the light through simbaja/gehome, nothing happens when I hit the buttons in the SmartHQ app, but the lights do change as expected on the ice maker based on the button I select.

However, when I hit the actual button on the Opal Ice Maker machine, the activity is listed in the logbook.

Similarly, When I make the selections in HA the selections show up in the logbook.

I am not a programmer (just a clumsy tinkerer), so take this with a grain of salt, but think that means that the app is using different code to trigger the light change than the simbaja/gehome, which uses the same code as the physical button?

HOWEVER, all that being said... I am not experiencing the same issue today where the buttons will only work when pressed in the correct sequence. I was pleasantly surprised that I couldn't replicate that situation at all today. I don't know what has changed since yesterday, but I tested it dozens of times yesterday and it was only working when I selected them in the sequence, otherwise no change (i swear I was sober when i was doing it too!).

So I don't know what to say. it seems to be working as intended for me personally now.

[KHouse75]

Don't let it fool you. It does the same thing to me. It'll work as expected sometimes then other times it doesn't. I have the exact same observations as you as to how it functions.

[simbaja]

I'm going to close for now, hopefully it's working more consistently for you.