Not updating 'same value' via webhook from homeseer to node-red

[lurendrejer]

Hi.
I might be missing something - but it does seem like homeseer doesn't update a device, that has it's value set to the same value again.
For instance, pressing the same button on a remote, twice - doesn't send messages to node-red.

This can be tested by pressing the ON-button on a bulb in hs-web - if the bulb is already on, messages isn't sent to node-red (the timestamp in hs-web is updated, nothing more)

Im a missing something?

[lurendrejer]

I found a similar post where the issue was discussed.
It IS an issue - my in-wall remote only has a 'pressed' status - which is then translatet to a TOGGLE through node-red and on to conbee.

This will never work, if homeseer doesn't update the 'pressed' status when the button is pressed.

[kenm]

This is an issue with both the webhook and the ASCII interface. I first noticed it with central scene controllers like the Zooz Zen32. A workaround is to create an event that "resets" the central scene feature back to 0 (zero) after a second or two. In other words, If the central scene device is set to a value greater than 0, run an immediate script command to set the value back to 0. Using EasyTrigger, you can also copy the value to a virtual device before resetting it, if you want to preserve the "last press".

Ken

[lurendrejer]

That could create problems for the hold/release features - and it's just plain wrong to have such hacks
But thank you for the workaround.

The idea was to completely drop the event-handling in homeseer and change it to node-red - which would also be impossible with the workaround.

[ksum]

If you uncheck the Device's Last Change Time Updates on Status Change Only then the HomeSeer Device Node should trigger your flow. You would now want to poll the device, such as an old z-wave light switch as this would trigger the flow at every polling interval. I tested with an old z-wave switch and the node intiated the flow on every polling event as well as wen I used HomeSeer to send an Off command when the switch was already off.

I am referring to the setting highlighted below.

[lurendrejer]

Thank you ksum!
It's working - you are the best!

[ksum]

Thank you ksum!
It's working

Glad this gets you what you need. Now let's get some interesting Node red flows going!

... you are the best!

I wouldn't go that far... Might get all full of myself or something... 😉