SmartThings Integration - Missing Switch and Button

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

Testing out the new SmartThings Integration.
I have it working with some of my devices showing up in HA, but
I have a couple of devices not showing up :

1. Aeotec Smart Switch 6
   Using Device Handler jbisson : Aeon Labs Smart Switch 6 Gen5
   It list the capabilities as:
   Actuator, Color Control, Configuration, Energy Meter,
   Polling, Power Meter, Refresh, Sensor, Switch, Switch Level.
2. AeotecWallmote Quad
   Using Device Handler erocm123 : Aeon WallMote
   It list the capabilities as:
   Actuator, Battery, Button, Configuration, Health Check, Holdable Button, Sensor

It would seem they have the capabilities necessary to be detected.

The only error I get in the logs:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/opt/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv_3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py”, line 248, in _async_add_entity
await entity.async_device_update(warning=False)
File “/opt/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv_3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py”, line 347, in async_device_update
await self.async_update()
File “/opt/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv_3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/smartthings/light.py”, line 147, in async_update
convert_scale(self._device.status.hue, 100, 360),
File “/opt/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv_3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pysmartthings/device.py”, line 283, in hue
return float(self._attributes.get(Attribute.hue, 0))
TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not ‘NoneType’

I’m not sure about this log as I do not have Hue lights.
Any suggestions?

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

Good News! 0.88 solved this. It added these two missing devices
But…

• Smart Switch 6
  Energy sensor doesn’t appear to update very well (maybe after reboot)
  Power sensor doesn’t update at all. Always 0.

• Wallmote Quad
  Shows the battery sensor,
  I can get an automation to work using the following:

trigger:
  platform: event
  event_type: "smartthings.button"
  event_data:
    name: "Kitchen Wallmote"
    value: "held" #or "pushed".

Unfortunately the event bus doesn’t contain the button number that was pushed or held.

[andrewsayre]

Unfortunately, the data payload which some handlers use to pass buttonNumber is not pushed through the new cloud API webhook, so it’s not available to us in HASS.

An alternative that does work is to have the Device Handler create child devices for each button, then have them raise the events (sendEvent/createEvent). This changes component_id in the payload from main to the name of the button, allowing you to know which button was pressed.

I implemented this logic in a custom handler I have for my GE Dimmer Switches, which has 2 buttons: https://github.com/andrewsayre/smartthings-custom-items

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

The following solved the problem of the Energy Sensors not getting updated:

SmartThings Integration - Various Sensors not Updating

[Happy.Dolteng2]

Thanks for the hint @wmaker @andrewsayre .
Can you advise me which entity is triggering the event “smartthngs.button”? How did you make your “Kitchen Wallmote”?

Two entities are registered in config/.storage/core.entity_registry file as below after integrating smartthings to home assistant.

    {
        "config_entry_id": "e7709566b0a13c9bf4cc08d8ea",
        "device_id": "7aa7e5c58b8ca953d62a8c39b",
        "disabled_by": null,
        "entity_id": "sensor.button_temperature_measurement",
        "name": null,
        "platform": "smartthings",
        "unique_id": "4834f8d2-aeb5-8e714087ec52.temperature"
    },
    {
        "config_entry_id": "e7709566b0a13c9bf4cc08d8ea",
        "device_id": "7aa7e5c58b8ca953d62a8c39b",
        "disabled_by": null,
        "entity_id": "sensor.button_battery",
        "name": null,
        "platform": "smartthings",
        "unique_id": "4834f8d2-aeb5-8e714087ec52.battery"
    },

I think that those have nothing to do with button functionality. I saw context below in HA Docs (https://www.home-assistant.io/components/smartthings/#events)

{
  "component_id": "main",
  "device_id": "42a16cf2-fef7-4ee8-b4a6-d32cb65474b7",
  "location_id": "2a54b9fa-f66c-42d9-8488-d8f036b980c8",
  "value": "pushed",
  "name": "Scene Button"
}

Should I put something like above component in some yaml file?
My alias below doesn’t work.

- alias: Light Toggle
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: "smartthings.button" 
    event_data:
      name: "Button1"
      value: "pushed"        
  action:
    - service_template: >
        {%- if is_state("switch.light1","on") -%}
          switch.turn_off
        {%- else -%}
          switch.turn_on
        {%- endif -%}
      data:
        entity_id: switch.light1

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

@Happy.Dolteng2

Can you advise me which entity is triggering the event “smartthngs.button”? How did you make your “Kitchen Wallmote”?

The “Kitchen Wallmote” is name I use for the quad wallmote I setup in Smartthings and this name automagically shows up in the HA UI->Configuration->Integration SmartThings. If you go looking for the wallmote in HA’s “dev-state”, you won’t find it (other than maybe a sensor for the wallmote battery…in my case its sensor.kitchen_wallmote_battery).

The HA SmartThings Integration is publishing the button action as event on the “event bus”, and the automation is monitoring the event bus and looking for a match based on event_type, event_data information.

Looking at your entity registry (for the battery), I think you have named your device “button” and so the event_data.name should probably be “button” and not “button1”.

To know for sure what event data to match on, I turned debugging on in my logger for the smartthings integration to capture events showing up.

[apop]

@wmaker

To know for sure what event data to match on, I turned debugging on in my logger for the smartthings integration to capture events showing up.

You can also go to the events developer tool and temporarily turn on listening for the smartthings.button event to get the data passed on the bus each time the button is pressed.

[Markus99 (Mark)]

Have read and re-read this thread 4 times, and still can’t figure out exact steps in automation to apply in order to get this to work. I have a similar issue, where I have a zwave Iris button that’s connected to smartthings, and I’ve been able to see the event in the dev-info log

2019-04-20 12:32:54 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.smartthings] Fired button event: {'component_id': 'main', 'device_id': 'abc-masked-abc', 'location_id': 'xzy-masked-xyz', 'value': 'pushed', 'name': 'Front Gate Button', 'data': None}

But I’m unsure what values to put in the automation ‘Trigger Type’, ‘Event Type’, and ‘Event Data’ fields in order to correctly trigger/fire this automation.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[apop]

automation:
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: smartthings.button
    event_data:
      device_id: abc-masked-abc
      value: pushed

[Markus99 (Mark)]

Brilliant, thank you so much, this works perfectly!

[Jamie_Pryer (JamieP)]

hey,
can you share the final auotmation code please?
i cant get this to work

- id: LivingRoomButtonPressed
  alias: Living Room Button Pressed
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: smartthings.button
    event_data:
      device_id: xxxxx
      value: pushed
  action:
  - data_template:
      entity_id: light.study_back_light
    service_template: light.turn_off

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

I no longer have this setup, and can’t confirm whether it still works with the latest HA version, but here is the original automation yaml:

  - alias: Wallmote Button 1
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: "smartthings.button"
      event_data:
        name: "Kitchen Wallmote"
        value: "pushed" #or held
    action:
      - service: light.turn_on
        entity_id: light.table_lamp

[Markus99 (Mark)]

Here’s my code:

- id: '1556158361659'
  alias: Front Gate Button
  trigger:
  - event_data:
      device_id: 4c503d98-0bb5-4e14-93f3-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      value: pushed
    event_type: smartthings.button
    platform: event
  condition: []
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: switch.front_drive_gate
    service: switch.toggle

[Jamie_Pryer (JamieP)]

thanks for the help

[markmghali]

How do you make child devices? I am using the Aqara Magic Cube through smartthings using a custom device handler.

when listening for events I only get “pushed” when I am doing multiple different button presses.

Event 2 fired 11:22 AM:
{
    "event_type": "smartthings.button",
    "data": {
        "component_id": "main",
        "device_id": "7d8db8ea-ffc1-4d45-9136-6c9cddb6360c",
        "location_id": "4af4a576-82e6-474e-8dec-1e9f64e7f4d5",
        "value": "pushed",
        "name": "Cube",
        "data": {}
    },
    "origin": "LOCAL",
    "time_fired": "2020-04-09T16:22:29.352913+00:00",
    "context": {
        "id": "0b36e38a5f9b497cacf76ec4a8bae007",
        "parent_id": null,
        "user_id": null
    }
}
Event 1 fired 11:22 AM:
{
    "event_type": "smartthings.button",
    "data": {
        "component_id": "main",
        "device_id": "7d8db8ea-ffc1-4d45-9136-6c9cddb6360c",
        "location_id": "4af4a576-82e6-474e-8dec-1e9f64e7f4d5",
        "value": "pushed",
        "name": "Cube",
        "data": {}
    },
    "origin": "LOCAL",
    "time_fired": "2020-04-09T16:22:09.379437+00:00",
    "context": {
        "id": "44555422e9894ce8a0402196ef854808",
        "parent_id": null,
        "user_id": null
    }
}
Event 0 fired 11:22 AM:
{
    "event_type": "smartthings.button",
    "data": {
        "component_id": "main",
        "device_id": "7d8db8ea-ffc1-4d45-9136-6c9cddb6360c",
        "location_id": "4af4a576-82e6-474e-8dec-1e9f64e7f4d5",
        "value": "pushed",
        "name": "Cube",
        "data": {}
    },
    "origin": "LOCAL",
    "time_fired": "2020-04-09T16:22:03.272197+00:00",
    "context": {
        "id": "934b28c6b7484314b3c675788f60c86e",
        "parent_id": null,
        "user_id": null
    }
}.

[mvcaaa (Andrey Astashov)]

@markmghali Any luck with “Child devices” ?

Config: Smartthings with custom device handler: Aqara Switch WXKG02LM

On each button press i am getting two events on home-assistant event logger

Event 55 fired 3:00 AM:
{
    "event_type": "smartthings.button",
    "data": {
        "component_id": "main",
        "device_id": "61693b58-4b05-486e-8513-5815eb207dda",
        "location_id": "6996787a-187c-4b21-9076-29863fdce251",
        "value": "pushed",
        "name": "Aqara Switch WXKG02LM (2018)",
        "data": {}
    },
    "origin": "LOCAL",
    "time_fired": "2020-04-19T00:00:10.003288+00:00",
    "context": {
        "id": "368cb2ac624142a4a5abbf53263cab60",
        "parent_id": null,
        "user_id": null
    }
}
Event 54 fired 3:00 AM:
{
    "event_type": "smartthings.button",
    "data": {
        "component_id": "main",
        "device_id": "61693b58-4b05-486e-8513-5815eb207dda",
        "location_id": "6996787a-187c-4b21-9076-29863fdce251",
        "value": "pushed",
        "name": "Aqara Switch WXKG02LM (2018)",
        "data": {}
    },
    "origin": "LOCAL",
    "time_fired": "2020-04-19T00:00:09.616081+00:00",
    "context": {
        "id": "c5210faf3cb442b3b06045d9555e8b55",
        "parent_id": null,
        "user_id": null
    }
}

The issues are: there is no button number/nothing and two events per actual push

SmartThings is tracking button numbers correctly

[markmghali]

No I did not figure out how to make child devices.

EDIT: You are not using the Aqara Cube never-mind

I do know certain cube modes send multiple button presses. I would start by using cube mode simple, which is 7 buttons.

[Chrisxsxs]

I’ve just integrated my SmartThings Hub, I do not use a stand alone Z-Wave transceiver.

Trying to get the Aeotech Quadmote setup to control scenes that include blinds and lights, but I simply can’t find where you guys are saving these files.

There’s tons of information here all of which I’m sure is really useful; I’ve read this thread over and over and over.

Everyone is referring to placing code in certain places but nowhere do I see where you place any of this code.

I understand states and entities and how to trigger them, I do not understand how to get a push button to register so I can see those states and trigger my entities.

I’m obviously a complete beginner here so realise I’m clueless, where do I even start. I’ve searched through the internet for hours on end and can’t find anything to help me.

[Chrisxsxs]

Got it working:

Seems the indentations were getting me.

If you want to find what the button is doing and get the information from it:
Go to Developer Tools > Events, scroll down to “Listen to Events” enter smartthings.button in the field then hit “start listening” and press the button of your choice.

Grouping lights can be done like this in the configuration.yaml, you’ll need to restart the server for it to work, here’s the code for grouping

To find the entity names go to Developer Tools > Services
You can see them all in the drop down list under entities, the Services drop down will also show all the ways to call these entities.

light:
  - platform: group
    name: Kitchen Lights
    entities:
      - light.kitchen_1
      - light.kitchen_2

Final code in Automations.yaml, no other coded needed simple as that, hope this helps someone.

  - alias: LRB1PressedOnce
    trigger:
        platform: event
        event_type: "smartthings.button"
        event_data:
            component_id: "button1"
            name: "LR Aeotec Remote"
            value: "pushed"
    action:
     - service: light.toggle
       entity_id: light.kitchen_lights

[johny]

thank you!!! I had been looking for way to put these buttons to use.