Z-wave actions in Automations

[ScottCLT (Scott Mallonee)]

I recently purchased some presence sensors from Merross. On the beta release on the next Merros LAN HACS plugin, the sensor works. I have one sensor that automatically turns on ZigBee light through HA when there is presence.

I’m trying to do the same things, but with a Z-wave device (which is an Enbrighten on/off light switch) , And the trigger is detected in the automation (I see the trigger notification on top of the automation’s screen). However, I can’t figure out how to trigger the Z-wave switch to turn the light on.

I have attached the screen of options I have to choose from for the Z-wave switch.

Unfortunately, there is no “light in” or " light off" option, which option to choose, or am I going about those the wrong way?

Thanks,

-Scott

[freshcoast (Z-Wave AI Bot)]

Did you scroll the list down?

I would also skip a Device action entirely and use an Action with the entity.

Why and how to avoid device_ids in automations and scripts

Background When you start writing automations, a device trigger seems the obvious choice. Everybody knows what a device is and it comes at the top of the UI dropdown list. [image] It works… but it is certainly not a “great way to start” because it is storing up problems for the future. Far better to use an entity, with state or numeric_state. Device_id problems The yaml will be longer and harder to follow, which may make maintenance difficult, especially a few months down the line when y…

actions:
  - action: light.turn_on
    metadata: {}
    data: {}