Hub Mesh - Couple Questions

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Just looking at Hub Mesh tonight, have my C7 fully online and want to bring my C4 online since I just ordered an IoTaWatt. My goal is to use @ogiewon drivers on the C4.

A few questions...

Will I be able to hub mesh the power child devices from the C4 to the C7 where I have my Better Laundry Monitor app already configured for my Washer? I want to be able to add my Dryer monitoring here as well. My guess is the answer is Yes but I could also just install the app and create the rule on the C4 instead? Just thinking out loud on the best approach here.

Next, I have a Node Red Maker API on the C7 setup, Would it be better to setup Node-Red Maker API on the C4 as well and inject directly from the C4 instead of going to the C7 and injecting from there? I have both hubs setup to receive data within Node-Red.

Last, I want the mode to sync from the C7 to the C4. I have, on the C4, in Hub Mesh Settings " Follow another hub's mode changes:" set to the name of the C7. Mode Manager is not installed on the C4. Yet when I click Sync, the mode never changes?

Thanks

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I haven’t encountered any issues syncing devices that use a custom driver. I sync power monitoring and use BLM as well.

You need to have modes setup the same on both hubs. Mode manager on one.

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Verified both have the same modes, and mode manager only on the C7. Not Syncing from the C7 to the C4.

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So, your C7 looks like this:

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And C4 like this:
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And when you change modes on the C7, the C4 doesn’t change? I haven’t had any issue with this.

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Yes, same configuration. C4 was on Day mode, and I was expecting when I click on "Sync" button at the bottom of the Hub Mesh settings screen it would change. I haven't waited to see if it would change as the mode actually changes on the C7 and what it shows on the C4 yet. I'll give it time.

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I’m not sure if it matters, but I also have my modes in the same order on both hubs.

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I have color temp change with mode change. Eight modes so the change isn’t drastic.