i need a items without a thing linked to it.
To be more specific:
i want to control a irrigation system. I have a pump thing and a moisture sensor thing. both a controllable via openhab2.
But now i want to configure my setup via the openhab UI. so i i need a switch an maybe a dimmer thing. The switch should en/disable a automode and the dimmer should be the limit, the pump should automatically water the plants.
The could be configured with a rule. But I did not find something, how to create the “virtual” items i need.
Is there a solution, how to do something like this in OH2?
Apologies for my ignorance. are you saying:
a) You have a pump controlled by a moisture sensor working in OH2
b) You need an extra OH switch for auto-mode on|off (of what you’ve got in a))
c) This is the part I do not understand: a dimmer to do what?
i) regulate the water volume
ii) the pump running time
Another hint: search the forum for “sprinkler” (currently 15 results) which may give you some ideas.
If you want to see your Item in Paper UI, you will have to define it through Paper UI. Therfore, you have to configure openHAB not to autogenerate Items:
Paper UI -> Configuration -> Services -> System -> Item Linking -> Configure -> Simple Mode off
Restart openHAB, I don’t know if this setting will take part immediately
Then, to setup a new Item:
Paper UI -> Configuration -> Items -> + (the big one above the Item list)