DSC Action/Binding problem

Add-ons Bindings
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Hi,
I have a DSC alarm system and I have configured it to work with openhab. It uses the EnvisaLink EVL-3 and I have not had any problems getting everything to work well with openhab. Except when I came to implement my PGM toggle. I included the DSC Alarm Action bundle in the Addons folder and I added an item to the item file. I then added a rule to trigger my item and a switch to my sitemap.

Here is my item config:
Switch GARAGETOGGLE “Garage door toggle”

Here is my enrty into the site map:
Switch item=GARAGETOGGLE label=“Toggle Garage Door”

Here is my rule for this item:
rule “GARAGETOGGLE”
when
Item GARAGETOGGLE received command
then
** sendDSCAlarmCommand(“071”, “1*71”)**
end

(Right away I can see there might be a problem because a little red x appears in the side column that gives me a pop up that says:

Multiple markers at this line - Couldn’t resolve reference to JvmIdentifiableElement ‘sendDSCAlarmCommand’. - This expression is not allowed in this context, since it doesn’t cause any side effects.

In any case, I can slide the switch back and forth in my browser, but the command is not being sent to my alarm panel.

The pertinent part of the error log says:
Error during the execution of rule ‘GARAGETOGGLE’: The name ‘sendDSCAlarmCommand(,)’ cannot be resolved to an item or type.

Can anyone give me some help of insight into this problem?

Thanks
Sam Bozman

2

Hello @SamBozman,

Make sure you also replace your current DSC Binding with the newer version 1.8, as this has been updated to service the sendDSCAlarmCommand. Hope this helps.

3

Thanks for the information Russell. I am using org.openhab.action.dscalarm-1.7.1 and org.openhab.binding.dscalarm-1.7.1. Do I need 1.8 for both of them?.. And also, do you know where I get them because I have not turned up any 1.8 versions in my searches.

Thanks for your help.

Sam

4

Here is the link to the latest version of openHAB:

https://openhab.ci.cloudbees.com/job/openHAB/.

The newer version will be in the addons file.

5

Thank you Russell! That worked! I have been trying for weeks to get this
to toggle. Neat!

Going to play with my Garage door. :slight_smile:

Sam