# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Device Capabilities - Enhance the capabilities of devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** flow, virtual-device, homey-pro, device-capabilities, avd\ **Created:** [February 19, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287 "2021-02-19T08:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 95
**Author:** ![Frans\_Vos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frans_vos/32/105708_2.png) [@Frans\_Vos](https://community.homey.app/u/Frans_Vos)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1918 "2025-04-24T10:34:49Z")
Dear Arie, I love the functionality of the AVD. I have built one around my screens on top of the Somfy tile. However I have a lot of screens. I see how I can make a TEF file from the AVD, however I didn’t find out to create a template from which I can duplicate the AVD instead of rebuild the device multiple times. Any lead how I can do this? Thanks in advance, Frans ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1919 "2025-04-24T12:36:17Z")
Go to the AVD’s settings: tap Maintenance \> Try to repair Tap “Open share your device” ![1000046869](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/d/cd8e07217fc3e573f90010475fa91113d442fa44.jpeg) Then, tap “Export” ![1000046871](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/6/16eded8b153839e7420058cfb4ed36f07e34e4bc.jpeg) Cloning as new AVD: At the Devices tab, go to a zone the original AVD isn’t in (when finished, it can be hard to determine what’s the original and what’s the clone). Add a new AVD Import TEF: > ![1000046861](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/7/272e87ef306ffcabbf6155a86584bbeb519e7123.jpeg) > Paste the TEF you copied from the original AVD and tap ‘Read Device’: > ![1000046863](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/e/9eaed9c74d12018b2599fa51084f3d52ecc11f2f.jpeg) > Now you can tap ‘Save’ > ![1000046865](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/7/f7ef15e437866a1c987f128890576eeb365665cd.jpeg) > The AVD gets cloned; > When it takes a few minutes, just tap the X to cancel; > The cloned AVD will be there anyway > ![1000046867](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/9/b900252679c62824dc9f6b7622a17a292535d08c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1920 "2025-04-24T12:38:33Z")
Btw, does anyone found the root cause for too high memory utilisation of the DC app ? It’s crashing quite often for me due to the memory limit (~120MB) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1921 "2025-04-24T12:50:58Z")
Overhere, it clearly depends on the number of AVDs; I use app v2.14.9 btw @ Pro 2019, an app shouldn’t use over 40MB’s Homey1, crammed with AVDs: ![1000046873](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/d/fd116e829dc8e33e37d39f80d99fc3f38f6c867d.jpeg) (I think 61MB is somewhat similar to 120MB on a Pro 2023) Homey2, not many AVDs: ![1000046875](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/3/03d513e7472ce6596b2b78a549211d015931dd5e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1922 "2025-04-24T13:31:43Z")
Thank you Peter, this is still quite nice value,but in my case… ![memanal](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/9/f9f8505f698e14d611a50a40c40a610532095b9e.png) I have around… 10 devices? @Arie_J_Godschalk , any thoughts on that please, is there anything I can do on my side ? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1923 "2025-04-24T13:49:43Z")
Yea, 10 AVDs is not that much. My 2nd Homey has 7 of them. ---
**Author:** ![Frans\_Vos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frans_vos/32/105708_2.png) [@Frans\_Vos](https://community.homey.app/u/Frans_Vos)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1924 "2025-04-24T13:54:55Z")
Thanks Peter! This works like a charm! I assumed it would work something like that, however I couldn’t find out myself. Keep up the good work! Best regards, Frans ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_Risch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frank_risch/32/80319_2.png) [@Frank\_Risch](https://community.homey.app/u/Frank_Risch)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1925 "2025-04-24T16:22:52Z")
Its working with an AVD. Device Class: Solarpanel Add: Numberfield as Powersensor for PV Produktion second Numberfield as Energy Sensor for Daily PV Produktion Then it’s working. ---
**Author:** ![Sander\_Storm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sander_storm/32/120883_2.png) [@Sander\_Storm](https://community.homey.app/u/Sander_Storm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1926 "2025-04-24T17:37:39Z")
I did. As you can see in the picture the Energy visualisation recoginzes the Solarpanel device class but the values remain empty even though “Solar Power” is a Power (sensor) and “Solar Energy” is a Energy (sensor) in the right picture. Do I need to set more settings in de AVD? ![Schermafbeelding 2025-04-24 193609](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/f/6feb510034c854701bab6ab071da3ff719cb81b2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_Risch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frank_risch/32/80319_2.png) [@Frank\_Risch](https://community.homey.app/u/Frank_Risch)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1927 "2025-04-24T17:43:21Z")
Yes Like this: ![IMG_0512](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/0/10f69b85826a7c0606042153a4283a3cbf8ef3c4.png) ![IMG_0513](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/5/45398e6941fd73733eba310b3ef7e94113c227d3.png) ![IMG_0514](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/3/b3ec0a1eff3a8cbd19c9bbef3814ab735e8e27f9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sander\_Storm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sander_storm/32/120883_2.png) [@Sander\_Storm](https://community.homey.app/u/Sander_Storm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1928 "2025-04-24T19:56:01Z")
Yes, that did it! Thanks so much. I was also able to add my EV charger as a regular sensor this way. Would be nice to have acces to the device class “car” and set ElectricCar paramter as stated under EV paragraph on this page [Energy | Homey Apps SDK](https://apps.developer.homey.app/the-basics/devices/energy#evs). This way I should be able to also add the car to the energy visualisation. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_Risch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frank_risch/32/80319_2.png) [@Frank\_Risch](https://community.homey.app/u/Frank_Risch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1929 "2025-04-25T04:30:32Z")
yes would also be great for the batteries of the PV system ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1930 "2025-04-25T14:16:18Z")
Arie has to add those newer published device types, like home batteries, to the app. Just be patient 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Litego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/litego/32/121579_2.png) [@Litego](https://community.homey.app/u/Litego)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1931 "2025-05-03T20:14:53Z")
I don’t know if this has been reported, but today I noticed that if you have push notifications in your flow you can not export an exchanger file with those. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 7:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1932 "2025-05-04T07:08:15Z")
Why not? What happends if you try? ---
**Author:** ![Litego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/litego/32/121579_2.png) [@Litego](https://community.homey.app/u/Litego)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1933 "2025-05-04T07:57:44Z")
Nothing happens, the output box remains empty. As soon as I removed push notifications from those flows, it started working again. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1934 "2025-05-04T08:45:56Z")
> [@Litego](#): > > I don’t know if this has been reported Could you create a ticket for it? Thanks! Ill pick it up in about 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/walter_vande_kerkhof/32/28963_2.png) [@Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](https://community.homey.app/u/Walter_vande_kerkhof)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1935 "2025-05-19T19:14:53Z")
@Arie_J_Godschalk Is there a possibility to use this app to determine the maximum value of a capability in a certain timeframe? I’d like to know the maximum outside temperature of today and use it in a flow. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1936 "2025-05-19T19:46:02Z")
Not sure if you like to install another app, but this is possible with the [Insights Trends reloaded](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-insight-trends-reloaded/71307) app > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Insight Trends Reloaded](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-insight-trends-reloaded/71307/1): > > **Min/max** > the smallest/largest value found within the timeframe ![1000049127](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/5/c541d34efadee34c5b76d6ff621deab208933de2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1937 "2025-05-19T20:04:47Z")
> [@Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](#): > > I’d like to know the maximum outside temperature of today and use it in a flow. Not really, like Petet said, Insight trends might be beter for that. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287.md?page=94) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287.md?page=96)