Aeotec Range Extender 7 (ZW189-A01) - Night light function?

[Anto79-ops]

Hello,

Got a few of the Aeotec Range Extender 7 (ZW189-A01). Paired and works.

https://devices.zwave-js.io/?jumpTo=0x0371:0x0004:0x00bd:0.0

The soft action button is also a white light:

The light can be turned off and on by toggling the soft action button:

To toggle LED states, double tap the RE7 action button within 1 second. Doing so will toggle the LED as:

LED on.
LED off.

Would it be possible to expose the turn on and off of the LED in Home Assistant as a light switch? This could be used for automations and night lights ....thanks.

[kpine]

Activation of the indicator is not fully supported in HA. All you get are the sensors that are shown in the screen shot. The only place to request new features in the community forums. https://community.home-assistant.io/c/feature-requests/13. You're looking for support to be added for the Indicator Command Class. As there is a variety of functionality provided (the 3 sensor reflect some of the different options), some thought would be required as to how to properly implement it.

In the meantime, you can use low level commands to activate the indicator. In HA you can use the CC API for Indicator CC via the zwave_js.invoke_cc_api service call, or the zwave_js.set_value service call in HA. The values related to Indicator would be listed in the Device Diagnostic download (click the ... next to CONFIGURER DEVICE). Here's an example, which I haven't tested because the service call is broken in 2022.8. Maybe automations work.

service: zwave_js.invoke_cc_api
data:
  command_class: "135"
  method_name: identify
target:
  entity_id: light.family_room_ceiling

You'd have to look in the node-zwave-js code to determine how to use the other CC APIs. I believe the value API maps to the z-wave spec.

zwavejs2mqtt allows setting the values in the control panel, or using the CC API via driver code.

[Anto79-ops]

Hey @kpine, thanks for your detailed response!!

I can definitely place this on the future request in the forums, i'll do that next.

I have zwavejs2mqtt, makes this a bit easier, BUT figuring out which parameter it is, is another task :) But once I do, I can try using it as a service call using 'zwave_js.invoke_cc_api'

[Anto79-ops]

oh, here's the diagnostic file.

zwave_js-5ec3e01351396fb32e419be34214b2dc-Range Extender 7-899e447661ebb6db420bc2311144aa22.json.txt

[AlCalzone]

From that file it looks like the Indicator CC only exposes the Node Identify function, which makes the LED blink. You can try asking Aeotec, but I think controlling the LED like you want does not work.

[Anto79-ops]

thanks, @AlCalzone I can definitely reach out to Aeotec about this. I won't be too bent out of shape if it doesn't work...lol it would be nice if the repeater had two purposes.

By the way, I'm still trying to get the information about the water meter.