Simple Button Trigger in NoedRED

Third party integrations Node-RED
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Greetings,
I am diving into NodeRED as it appears to be far more effective for complex and interconnected automations than HA’s UI. I’m struggling right off the bat however, trying to use a simple smartthings button as a trigger. I understand that this can be done in the follwing ways:

  • ZHA events listener, then filtered by device ID
  • Creating an individual event to fire in HA for each button and press type
    *(Theroretically) Using the Alpha “Device Trigger” node (Doesn’t function properly)

That said, all of these methods seem clunky and or poor practice for something so simplex. I’m probably missing the best angle of attack here, would really appreciate some enlightenment. Thanks!

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That’s it listen to the event -->filter(switch node)–>do something.

Since the integration does not create entities you have no choice but to listen to the event. Or use the device node.

If you are having issues with the device node file s big report. I use them without issue.

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Alright, as long as I know I’m brking up the right tree, thank you!
The device trigger node stays “running,” and doesn’t actually send a trigger. It’s possible I have it configured wrong.

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My error- installed the integration in HACS but didn’t follow through and install it in HA integrations.

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