Setting up a Virtual Sensor Device

[Ronald H 1]

I am tring to set up a virtual device as a binary sensor

1. I create the Quick App device alright

2. But when I add the Lua device code, nothing happens as I am supposed to get "open" and "closed" buttons - but nothing

3. The simple code to set this up is

 

 

function QuickApp:onInit()

    self:debug("Quick App Initialized")

    

    -- Add Open button

    self:addButton("openButton", "Open", function()

        self:openButtonClicked()

    end)

    

    -- Add Closed button

    self:addButton("closedButton", "Closed", function()

        self:closedButtonClicked()

    end)

end

 

-- Function to handle the "Open" button press

function QuickApp:openButtonClicked()

    local virtualSensorID = 330 -- Replace with your virtual sensor ID

    fibaro.call(virtualSensorID, "Open")  -- Assuming your virtual sensor uses "Open" as an action

    self:debug("State set to Open")

end

 

-- Function to handle the "Closed" button press

function QuickApp:closedButtonClicked()

    local virtualSensorID = 330 -- Replace with your virtual sensor ID

    fibaro.call(virtualSensorID, "Closed")  -- Assuming your virtual sensor uses "Closed" as an action

    self:debug("State set to Closed")

end

4. What Am I doing wrong

Appreciating any help

[Neo Andersson 230]

On 8/6/2024 at 4:54 AM, Ronald H said:

I am tring to set up a virtual device as a binary sensor

1. I create the Quick App device alright

2. But when I add the Lua device code, nothing happens as I am supposed to get "open" and "closed" buttons - but nothing

3. The simple code to set this up is

 

 

function QuickApp:onInit()

    self:debug("Quick App Initialized")

    

    -- Add Open button

    self:addButton("openButton", "Open", function()

        self:openButtonClicked()

    end)

    

    -- Add Closed button

    self:addButton("closedButton", "Closed", function()

        self:closedButtonClicked()

    end)

end

 

-- Function to handle the "Open" button press

function QuickApp:openButtonClicked()

    local virtualSensorID = 330 -- Replace with your virtual sensor ID

    fibaro.call(virtualSensorID, "Open")  -- Assuming your virtual sensor uses "Open" as an action

    self:debug("State set to Open")

end

 

-- Function to handle the "Closed" button press

function QuickApp:closedButtonClicked()

    local virtualSensorID = 330 -- Replace with your virtual sensor ID

    fibaro.call(virtualSensorID, "Closed")  -- Assuming your virtual sensor uses "Closed" as an action

    self:debug("State set to Closed")

end

4. What Am I doing wrong

Appreciating any help

Where did you get this code from? This code can not be good. What is self:addButton ?????

 

I dont understand the logic at all. This is not a good code for a sensor.

First of all, a sensor is not an actor, it is a passive device, so it has some states but has no actions to perform. You can change its state upon some other events or manually calling manually self:updateProperty("value", true/false).

If you create a Quickapp and select a device type for binary sensor, you will get a binary sensor type device but it will do nothing on its own.

You need to define upon what event should it change its state.

If you want to simulate its state change, just create two buttons in editor, / one for opened state, one for closed state

Then create two callbacks for onReleased button click handling function.

Example

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After this when you click on these buttons the sensor state will change to the corresponding value.

 

I am attaching for you a simple example QA. Just download it, and it will work.

 

 

 

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Edited August 7, 2024 by Neo Andersson

[Ronald H 1]

Neo. Thank you very much for your response. I appreciate your help

Regards Ron H.