I understand that the expire timer resets each time an item is updated. I have been having a problem with a outlet item in a power strip thing that is not expiring. It seems that everything works fine with expire intervals under 30-minutes.
Here is how my outlet is set up in the items file. I included the energy and power items because I’m wondering if they are the cause of my problem.
Switch FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2 "Fish Bubbles" <poweroutlet_us> (FF_DiningRoom, gOutlet) {channel="zwave:device:ZWave:node27:switch_binary2", alexa="Outlet", expire="30m,command=OFF"}
Number FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2_Energy "Power Strip Switched Outlet 2 Energy [%.1f kWh]" <energy> (gPower) {channel="zwave:device:ZWave:node27:meter_kwh4"}
Number FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2_Power "Power Strip Switched Outlet 2 Power [%.1f W]" <energy> (gPower) {channel="zwave:device:ZWave:node27:meter_watts4"}
Here is my logs filtered to Power_Strip_Outlet_2
2020-12-16 09:21:28.051 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2' received command ON
2020-12-16 09:21:28.053 [nt.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2 predicted to become ON
2020-12-16 09:21:28.486 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2_Power changed from 0 to 2.799
2020-12-16 09:21:30.635 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2_Power changed from 2.799 to 2.636
2020-12-16 09:51:30.840 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2_Energy changed from 7.846 to 7.848
2020-12-16 09:51:30.913 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - FF_Power_Strip_Outlet_2_Power changed from 2.636 to 2.551
As you can see in the log, the outlet item never receives the expire OFF command but there is an update to another channel for the thing. Do updates to other channels reset the expire timer for all items on that thing?
Thank you,
B34N