Aeotec Water Sensor 6 - temp sensor questions

michael9 · October 14, 2020, 1:53pm

I recently purchased an Aeotec Water Sensor 6 with Dock as my first water/temp sensor.
It is powered through the dock using an external micro-USB power supply.
I have it successfully operating using the driver that ships with HE 2.2.3.148.
I have a couple of questions related to the temp sensor ...

Forum discussions talk about tempOffset.
I see that this device has tempOffset:0
I do not see a way to control tempOffset through the GUI.
Q: Is the lack of ability to set tempOffset a deficiency in the driver?
Q: Is there a way to set tempOffset by sending commands directly to the unit?

I observe from the logs that the unit generally sends the temp every hour ... generally because sometimes it skips a few hours.
The temp will also get sent if I explicitly press the button on the unit.
I would like to update the temp more than once per hour, but do not see a way to control this.
Q: What/How is the temp update frequency controlled?
Q: Is there a way to "encourage" the unit to update the temp more than once per hour?

Thanks!

brad5 · October 14, 2020, 2:19pm

I've found sometimes the Hubitat drivers offer basic functionality but a custom community-developed driver provides more. I use the Aeotec multi sensor and have found that to be the case. I did a quick search and found a community driver for the water sensor as well. I don't have one of their water sensors so I can't try it, but here's the link...

github.com

syepes/Hubitat/blob/master/Drivers/Aeotec/Aeotec Water Sensor 6.groovy

/**
 *  Copyright (C) Sebastian YEPES
 *
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 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */

import groovy.transform.Field

@Field String VERSION = "1.1.0"

@Field List<String> LOG_LEVELS = ["error", "warn", "info", "debug", "trace"]
@Field String DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = LOG_LEVELS[1]

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michael9 · October 14, 2020, 2:28pm

Thanks very much for your prompt response.
I have never tried a custom driver, but looks like this is a good time to learn

aaiyar · October 14, 2020, 2:49pm

This particular device has a second community driver as well - one from @bcopeland:

brad5 · October 14, 2020, 2:49pm

It's really pretty simple... I have a bunch of them and they work fine. Reach out if you need further assistance.

system · September 22, 2022, 5:37pm

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