Developement Thread - app for resetting bulbs (Device suggestions welcome)

[stephack]

can't believe you would dismiss such an innovative name.

How about
Power On Off Programatically

[Cobra]

Ok... if you want to be silly!

Power on reliable programmer?

Goodnight!

[stephack]

Nah...still prefer P.O.O.P.
No accounting for taste I guess.
G'Night

[agnes.zooz]

@razorwing

"If your primary controller is missing or inoperable, you may need to reset the device to factory settings. To complete the reset process manually, toggle-toggle-toggle’n’hold down for at least 10 seconds."

That's the correct reset procedure for ZEN21-ZEN24 VER. 3.0 or higher and ZEN26/ZEN27 (all versions) and yes, it needs to be a physical press of the paddle since there are micro switches under them. It may be different for some Z-Wave relays that are included with external switch presses but we've never examined that.

[bjcowles]

I can't get away from @stephack's theme.
Cobra's Reset Automated Power Sequencer

[stephack]

I'm so glad I was able to elevate the discourse on this thread. You are all very welcome.

Oh... and one for the road.
Digital On Off
Repeat as necessary.

[SmartHomePrimer]

Ok, now we know you didn’t come up with ABC. Too tasteful.

[Cobra]

Ok guys..
Here it is..

'Device Reset'
I have not had much time to test how quickly outlets can switch but I'm sure you can test that for me

CobraVmax/Hubitat

If you find that a bulb will not reset with the sequence I have programmed, then try using the 'custom' option to try different timings etc.
If I need to make any adjustments then please let me know

Anyway, please have a play and let me know how you get on.

Andy

[Cobra]

In my testing this morning, it seems that both the ikea outlet and the smartthings outlet can only switch every second or so.
YMMV

Perhaps a Fibaro switch would work faster.. next on my list to test

[Cobra]

This is strange.. the fastest switch I've found so far is the cheap Chinese device mentioned here:

Has anyone used this type of switch?

@jtmpush18 I just found a set of instructions. There are two ways to reset the switch. A hole in the top to put a pin in. A sequence of on/off from the power supply. So in answer to your first question, no you don’t need to get to it to reset it. You can do it remotely via the power supply. I’m not sure what the max number of devices that you can have on a zigbee network, however; if it helps... I have about 75 zigbee devices on my network. Within the network, all devices are on the same…

Using my driver, it will switch in about 500ms

Connected to a smartthings outlet I also tested resetting this device and it reset perfectly

[jdjmailbox]

I was just testing using a Iris V1 outlet, which seems to switch very quickly. The app seems straight forward, but is there a way to assign a button as the trigger to start the outlet switching? I am only seeing switches as a trigger, which then presents me with other outlets and lamps, but a button would be great to initiate the process.

Edit - I did set up a virtual lamp to use as the trigger, used BC to toggle the lamp, and that works, just a lot of extra steps.

[Cobra]

I did wonder if someone would ask for a button trigger

I’ll have a look when I get a chance

Andy

[jdjmailbox]

What is the fastest one that requires a fast outlet? I will test the V1 outlet to see how it handles it...

[Cobra]

AduroSmart ERIA needs 10x 500ms switching

Andy

[jdjmailbox]

It worked! Iris V1 outlet switches very quickly.

[Cobra]

Brilliant!
That’s good to know.

Thanks for testing that.

Andy

[michael.l.nelson]

Timing is a huge issue. Because my hub is running events all over the house. There are delays between the switch throws. Then the app tries to catch up and toggles the switch so fast the bulb ignores it. I was using a Levoton Z-wave non-dimming switch and a Lightify A19 plugged into a lamp. The switching would start at a steady cadence, then pause either on or off for an extra second or two. Then BAM, rapid on off so fast that the bulb ignores it. This is a good start, is there a way to escalate code execution priority? (I know there isn't) Ideally if we could tell the hub to pause other rule execution while we reset our bulbs it would all be so much easier. I don't know what other developer tricks you have up your sleeve but this should be possible. Maybe someone with a multi-hub setup will have better results.

[Cobra]

I have multiple hubs and didn’t experience this at all.
Everything ran smoothly for me.
Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do to prioritise this app over others.
If you hub is busy then it may mess with the timing.
I’m sorry, there is nothing I can do other than suggest you use it when you know other stuff is not running.
You could try a reboot to ‘clear the decks’ before trying again to see if that would make any difference.

Andy

[jdjmailbox]

You might try a zigbee outlet. I have read here and other places that zigbee fires faster, compared to z-wave. I have both, and my zigbee outlets are faster and more responsive than my z-wave.

[michael.l.nelson]

Ok, so I was able to reset a Lightify A19 on a Leviton Z-wave outlet. So I believe we have a winner. I'll try again using some ZigBee plugs this weekend when I have more time. I'm no longer dreading the next time all my mish-mash outside bulbs decide to drop off the mesh as they seem to do once or twice a year.

Thank you @cobra