i have a software that gets outdoor readings of temperature, humidity, air pressure etc from wunderground website and updates to a virtual devices in axial via hactrl dos commands .
in version 4.5 i notice that i can only create virtual devices as dimmer or toggle.
How can i create a decimal with +/- virtual device so i can program in scenes?
i had this setup previously in v4.0 and lost it when i had to change computers.
:) thanks:)
It's kind of a hack, but this is how you can change it using a scene:
The scene will "remember" that you wanted it set to "on" and you can now activate the scene to change the value.
If I add virtual switch its easy to change status by clicking icon power
same if I change virtual device into fan or termostat - just by clicking proper icon (or using scenes) I can change status
But I have no Idea how to change status of "Vitual Device" motion sensor there is no way to change by scene, or by clicking "tipped/open"
greetings
Michal
@Michal, If you could provide more details, I can get a bit more specific. But in short, yes you can change the value of a virtual device in a number of ways
1- You could use the webservice to POST a value to it
2- You could use a scene to set the value, then activate the scene
3- You could use scripts that are activated as part of a scene
4- You could build a custom controller that would change it as well
i see. you are right. thanks!
You can change the virtual device to something other than switch/dimmer after you create it. This has always existed; do you know what kind of device you used previously?
