Inovelli Red series and transition

Configuration
1

I recently switched to using Z-Wave JS to MQTT so that I could configure associations by using the GUI.

After switching to this my transitions defined in automations seem to no longer work. If I have something like this (below). It ignores the transition instead of stepping up slowly to brightness 80. It used to slowly step up the light to 80 before I switched to Z-Wave JS :

alias: Test
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: '00:00:00'
condition: []
action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      transition: 10
      brightness_pct: 80
    target:
      entity_id: light.downstairs_living_room
mode: single
2

node-zwave-js (the driver software used by the zwave_js integration) does not currently support transitions.

3

Doh. Ok. Thanks. I guess I’ll be switching back to the deprecated one.

4

I thought as a workaround I could just adjust the dimmer setting on the inovelli switches before, adjusting the brightness of the light. But If I do something like this:

action:
  - service: zwave_js.set_config_parameter
    data:
      parameter: Default Level (Z-Wave)
      value: 20
    target:
      entity_id: light.downstairs_living_room

I just get the error: zwave_js_server.exceptions.InvalidNewValue: Must provide a value that represents a valid state key or label from {“0”: “Immediate”}

5

That’s a bug that’s fixed in the next HA release. https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/47742

6

Thanks! I think I’ll just go back the the z-wave (deprecated) for now, and try again when the bugs are more worked out of the z-wave js addons.