Hi
I’ve installed a Fibaro FGS-212 switch to control my boiler, but I have 3 switches appearing in HA whereas it is supposed to have only one output!? and it seems that 2 of them respond, whereas the third one doesn’t have any effect…
any feedback on this? is this normal or should I do something to correct it?
thanks!
This a byproduct of how some zwave devices work to ensure backwards compatibility. This device exposes 3 switches -
- one can be looked as a master (on if any of the devices channels are ON, OFF if all are off),
- 2’nd is for channel 1 (the main channel, controlling the relay)
- 3’rd is ‘virtual’ but can be controlled by 2’nd switch input (s2) on the device giving you option to use it to controll something else
Ok! But how do I know which is which?
Look at the value_instance: attribute 1 should be your main relay, 2 should be the virtual one.
For some reason I don’t see the third ‘master’ one in my HA but I believe it should have value_instance: of 0
ok thanks
I have value_instance values from 1 to 3
1 and 2 seem to have an action (but seem independent since I can activate them separately) and 3 does not do anything so I guess it is the virtual
and so, if I understand well, I should use the main channel? with value_instance=2 (I suppose number 1 is the master)
It seems like that is the case. Yes.