HE handles same three modes plus resume to “current hard selected program”. See my post back about 3
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yep, HA has resume also. I mentioned that in a prior comment as well. I was only talking about the setting of modes as opposed to resuming the currently scheduled mode.
I knew the options should be the same, since it is home kit. I just wasn't sure how they were called on HE. My point was, that as far as I know, you cannot create a custom comfort setting/mode, and call that out through Home Kit. I got the impression that @jaredeaves might be trying to use more modes based on his HE modes.
You can just set the temperature settings and the device goes (from HE view) to “temp” mode.
To exit this, you can change temps, resume, or set one of the three supported modes.
I.e., create your own “temp” mode(s) based on temp settings.
I don't see a "setHoldScheduleMode" anywhere. I've gone into custom actions and don't think I have that.
I can't find any way to change the comfort settings. In Ecobee Suite, it's labeled setThermostatProgram.
I feel like I'm missing something though. If the built-in app can resume the program, it should be able to change the program.
I only adjust temp in night mode and daytime (I have a few other modes, but it stays through morning, daytime, and evening). When all the lights turn off, the mode changes to night. I want it to change program on ecobee to sleep to use the smart monitoring for the bedroom sensor and not the rest of the floor. When lights start turning on in the morning, it changes to daytime mode and I want it to resume the "home" program.
Make sure you run the command on the Child thermostat device.
Yes, that is how I use it for the custom temps I use with extreme temperatures. But, you cannot use a custom mode on the ecobee and have HE or HA set that program. You can only "resume" to it if it is during the scheduled time.
Sounds like you are trying to agree with me.....
Yes, I think we agree.
My point is if you want full control via HE, then “force” the change you want. Set Ecobee to “hold indefinitely “.
Never use “resume”.
If you want to use the remote sensor selection then you need to use sleep, home.
But I don't want full control through HE or HA. I want more of a hybrid approach.
And it sounded like that is what was wanted, with the exception of potentially needing more modes.
You can't set up or control what sensors ecobee uses for a mode anywhere else but in the settings that have to be set up from the ecobee directly. So, unless the two built in modes (Home/Sleep) are all that is wanted, it might not be possible to trigger any extra custom modes.
I can't recall if using the setpoint from HA or HE uses all sensors, or whatever sensors are used for the home mode. But, you can't set a setpoint and tell it to only use the bedroom sensor. You can only set sleep mode and have that mode set up on the ecobee side to only use the bedroom sensor.
