On/Off Switch (Red Series) | Project Lights Out (v2.0)

Yeah, either on the metal part if there is room, or even just make it flush with the face of the switch so you have to use a fingernail or small object to press the button. It’s not a big deal for me but I know I’ve hit it multiple times (luckily not quickly where I screwed something up) so I could definitely see something unintended happening at some point.

What if a double-tap of the config button both clears the notification and sends a scene command? That way the original functionality is retained, and you could still receive notification (via a scene) that the light has been cleared.

Actually… as I type this out I like the idea of being able to see the status of the light more and more. Maybe if the switch sends an update to the controller, setting the value back to 0 when the notification light turns off (either by pressing config x2 or when the time runs out).

Yes, just slightly less accessible. Like Terk said, flush so it’s not as easily pressed.

Or for the relay, I was thinking more along the lines of a hard switch to disable the relay and pass power. That way when the switch cover is removed, it could be flipped to kill power to the lights. Granted this would be more of a feature for those with smart bulbs.

One other thought would be simply have multiple buttons pressed. For example, hold the toggle down and press config 3 times to put it into pairing.

Again, this isn’t a huge problem by any means. But since you were asking for suggestions :wink:

+1 for having the config double tap send a scene.
It sort of gives a way to track the notification was received.

Any idea how to use led notification in homeseer? I did not really play with it yet but doesn’t look straight forward either…

Let’s say that my red switch is the garage and I want it’s led color to be red if door isn’t locked or yellow if some lights are still on?

Also, where do I find the hue color circle referenced in the manual?

@EricM_Inovelli - can you help here?

@simriv123 - I’m not familiar with HS, but Eric has one for testing and can follow up shortly. However, I may be able to help you get started.

Parameter 8 is the notification setting. We made an excel spreadsheet for the color wheel, but @nathanfiscus created a GUI that you can play with that will show you the colors and animations in real time: https://nathanfiscus.github.io/inovelli-notification-calc/

Basically, if you take that value at the bottom of that page and input it in Parameter 8, it should create a notification.

Hopefully this didn’t confuse you - I’m taking a stab in the dark until Eric M can confirm!

@Eric_Inovelli has it right on the money. Setting parameter 8 with Homeseer (using the awesome community contributed calculator) will allow you to set the LED notification.

Homeseer even lets you use Z-wave actions (like setting a parameter) in an event so that you can do something like:

When motion is tripped set parameter 8 to 50268762 (this will cause the LED to fast blink green).

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@EricM_Inovelli thank you very much. I will try this once I’m home

+1 I have the similar Leviton paddle dimmers in some rooms and I, as well as others, have clicked the top of the light to turn them off or the bottom trying to turn them on. I now know which is which, but for guests in rooms that don’t have motion sensors, it can be confusing. I sort of see it as, why disregard an invalid press? If it’s on, it should go off and vice-versa.

Hey @Eric_Inovelli any word on when we might see a rev of the firmware that fixes the relay bug and introduces instant on (single-scene)? Love everything else about the switches, but these two things have me hesitating buying more just yet.

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I have Home Assistant. How difficult will it be to update my switch firmware when a new version comes out?

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Man you guys are ruthless lol – we just got Dimmers out!

Kidding, the manufacturer just hired three more Z-Wave engineers so we’re letting them get their feet wet a bit before modifying the firmware.

Completely understand!

Shouldn’t be too hard, but I’ve actually never used HA, so hopefully someone can jump in here and explain. Basically, here’s how we do it at the office (although not with HA)

If you don’t have a HUB that supports OTA, you’ll have to buy a Z-Stick (zwave.me , Aeotec , etc), have a computer that runs Windows or Linux, and then download the Z-Wave Controller Software (free - but you have to register an account).

I’d love to be able to execute scenes from the aux switch. I know this obviously wouldn’t be possible with a dumb switch, but with an aux switch, if it’s possible to detect a tap and treat it the same way you would on the primary paddle, it’d be great to have an option to have the aux switch also be scene-capable.

I would really appreciate this feature too. I have it on my Homeseer switches and it’s really helpful. I was hoping to use your switches with an Aux switch for some stairway lights, but I don’t think I’m going to be able to now without that feature.
Since it sounds like a possibility to add this via firmware update, might it also be possible on the dimmers as well?

I recently received my first Red Series Dimmer (great switch, love not needing a neutral for places where I don’t have a neutral), but I can’t get the notification to work. I created a test event in Homeseer which I trigger manually. I’ve configured the event to send a value on Parameter 8. I used the web page which provides a value to use. So, I wanted to have the switch show red solid (33491457), but all I see is the blue showing me the currently lighting level. I configured the event to send the parameter to the switch and used the 4 byte size since the numeric value is too big for 2 bytes. Am I overlooking something?

Thanks!

Of course after posting this I decided to actually look at the documentation. :slight_smile: For the switch I just purchased, the notification parameter is 16, not 8. When I used parameter 16, the notification worked as designed. :slight_smile:

So, here is a related question that I didn’t find an answer to in the documentation. Is there a programatic way to turn off the notification? I know how to turn off the notification at the switch, but what if the condition that caused the notification ceases to be a problem? For example, I’m using the notification to indicate that the garage door is open after dark. If I close the garage door, I would like to clear the notification and let the status bar return to its normal operation.

Thanks again.

I set up the notification to mirror the state of my garage door switch. On if the door is open, off if the door is closed. This is an option in Smart Lighting Smartapp under “what do you want to do” select “Mirror Behavior” instead of “On” or “Off”.

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@kreene1987 I am assuming that this is for the Hubitat hub correct? I think I need to check into this as I am basically trying to do the same thing but setting each one individually, in RM.

If you send another notification, but with the duration set to 0 seconds, it will clear the existing notification and return to normal status bar.

Mine is Smartthings (v3 hub).