First the good news. I was able to solve the problem with the missing zone activity and climate control.
And now the bad news. The dingz device is now called a sensor device!
Since the zone controls require a sensor device, I had to implement a new device. This is identical to the “old” dingz device, just with a “sensor” device class.
You can simply replace the dingz device with the new sensor device, readjust the flows, then delete the “old” dingz device and finally restart the dingz app.
Unfortunately, the trace is not sufficient to find any errors
So that I can narrow it down and fix it more precisely, I would be happy if you could check your Simple(sys)Log to see if you find error messages from the dingz-app today (21.5.2024) between 00:00 and 05:00 and then send them to me immediately.
Hi and thank you for your excellent app!
I have a question about managing blinds. I seem to have installed my Dingz correctly (motor inputs), I didn’t have to reverse anything or anything in the Dingz web interface. When I press button 1 it goes up, when I press button 3 it goes down. In Homey, however, everything is reversed. When it’s supposed to be 100% open, it’s actually 100% closed, and vice versa. Is it possible to reverse what the Homey app displays? It’s possible, for example, with Fibaro to completely reverse the app’s behavior, but I don’t know how to solve the problem with Dingz. Thank you very much in advance if you have an idea for an answer.
Front (dingz Front plus): DZ1F-PIR/WH / Firmware 2.1.72
Base: DZ1B-4CH
Homey Pro 2023, version 12.0.0
Hello and thank you for your message. On Homey, I have installed the “dingz” app by Chris Gross (so you if I understood correctly), version 1.3.1. After installation and inclusion, Homey added 4 devices to the room, including a “blind” device with the corresponding icon for my venetian blind. And it’s this venetian blind that’s completely closed when the Homey app gauge is all the way up at 100%, and completely open when the gauge is all the way down at 0%.
And on the smartphone, I’ve installed the “Installer” app and the “dingz” app, but I don’t know if that’s relevant.
Then everything is fine. You can use the mobile “dingz” app to test whether the switch is configured correctly, if so you can integrate it into the Homey.
BDW: I recommend that you use the test app (v2.0.10), as it will hopefully go live in the foreseeable future after the dingz FW release 2.2.x. Then you can save time for the migration and it is also more stable.
Thank you very much for all these clarifications. Perhaps my last stupid question: how do I find the “test-app (v2.0.10)”? Thank you very much and have a great weekend!
After a longer test with the new and improved dingz FW v2.1.72, I will officially release the new dingz app (v2.0.10) next Saturday (20.09.2024).
For all those who want to simplify the transition to the new communication MQTT platform, I make the following suggestion.
Install the latest dingzSwitch firmware and the dingz test app this week, then you can safely wait for the going live at the weekend and then install the ‘new’ live app over it. That way you won’t suddenly be standing in the dark in your flat.
And important: read the instructions first, because a lot has changed…
BDW: I have tested the app with all available Homey brokers and they should all work.
is it possible that there are only limited functions of the FrontLED? There are many more in the app description. I’m missing the dimming functionality for the LED (for the night shift e.g.).
Setting the color works only sometimes. I followed your instructions and tested MQTT, all seems to be good. Motors of blinds do their job as foreseen…
– App version: 2.0.10
– dingzSwitch model: DZ1F-4B /WH
– dingzSwitch firmware:2.1.72
– Homey model: Pro Early 2023
– Homey version: 12.0.2
– MQTT broker: Mosquitto (running on a raspberry pi)
– Broker version: 2.0.11
Hello Chris,
I just got the update and now I need to resume my installation. However, I have no response from several Dingz (Appear but do not turn on the light)
I would like to check the MAC address but I didn’t understand your procedure to check it on Homey once I got it from my Dingz.
Thank you for your help
Because the HTTP protocol will no longer be supported in the future, which is why I had to more or less rewrite the app. And the dingz-app v2.0.x implementation corresponds, with two small exceptions, to the full functionality of the v1.3.x app. So there is no reason to send commands directly via HTTP.
BDW: What do you want to do with the HTTP commands anyway?
Basically I want to use these two functions, shown in the app description. But somehow Dimming is not available as a flow card and setting the color ends either in white or nothing happens.
Maybe I explained me wrong at the beginning.
So far i used http to drive the blind up in the moring and down in the evening. Now I use the flow cards of your new app and it works fine.
First the good news:
With the FrontLED device, the colour setting works (tested again). You may still be using the old ‘dingz’ device. So delete it and pair the new Sensor & FrontLED device and try to set the color now.
And now the bad news:
Dimming the FrontLED device does not work at the moment, I have not been able to find out if iolo will deliver this feature in the next dingzSwitch FW version. Sorry…
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