Working on an App as a beginner with Homey and Javascript and have some questions. My device is classified as ‘other’ in the driver.compose.json file, and I noticed that when defining the following: "energy": { "approximation": { "usageOn": 15, "usageOff": 1 } }, it does…

[image] RonnyW: It’s not possible to select/show string capabilities on a tile. Maybe soon™ it will be :magic_wand: [image] [APP][Pro] Advanced Virtual Device (Device Capabilities App) with Unique Text Status Indicator What about we just make it possible to select any custom string-type c…

Yes, would be really nice. But currently it’s only used for numbers and alarms ( :warning: symbol)

Thanks for the quick reply. As mentioned, I am using capabilities defined in .json file, like this; { "type": "boolean", "title": { "en": "turned on", "nl" : "aangezet" }, "insightsTitleTrue" : { "en": "turned On", "nl":"aangezet" }, "insightsT…

You have defined custom capabilities. Only benefit would be to use a custom icon. I suggest to use onoff capability for the main switch. Then define own title/insightTitle as capabilityOptions. Benefit is: you get flow trigger/actions/conditions for free fot this switch. But you can’t change the …

Thanks, will do. And will have a look at it. As for the sub capabilities, let’s say the main onoff would be for a fan, second onoff for a light, would that need any other definitions as well? I did notice some tiles show a light when it’s on and I guess that only works when it’s classed as a light…

Yes, the light icon (right upper corner of device tile) is only shown for a light class. In your case you have to choose what’s the main usage, fan or light. Based on this I would select the class. Then I would only use one onoff capability (to switch the light if class=light or switch fan if clas…

Thanks, will have a play with it. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the insights and power usage also working for custom capabilities? Not sure if that topic is already addressed?

In most cases Athom is reading the standard capabilities for such things (power settings). Subcapabilities won’t work, too. But device insights will work also for custom capabilitites - if they are boolean. Numeric capabilities will be stored in insights.

Ok thanks, Must be doing something wrong, wanted to try the onoff capability, but when defining it in the .json and then trying to execute the following; this.setCapabilityValue('onoff', false).catch(MyDevice.error); the following error appears node:internal/process/promises:279 trig…

If you use an existing device and just add the capability in driver json, the device won’t get it added. You have to create a new device or check/add the capability in device.onInit() with if (!this.hasCapability(‘onoff’){this.addCapability(‘onoff’)}. And catch the error in right way to avoid unhan…

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