I have an Evolve T100 Thermostat, also known as an RCS TZ43. The Z-Wave binding identifies the item, and through the PaperUI I can view and edit the Heat and Cool setpoints. However, the same items in the BasicUI are view only - I don’t have the ability to edit them.
My items as imported to the *.items file:
Number:Temperature F2_Thermostat_SetpointHeating “Setpoint (heating)” (F2_Thermostat) [“TargetTemperature”] {channel=“zwave:device:dfe46e8c:node96:thermostat_setpoint_heating”}
In PaperUI, under control, I see the setting as a number. Clicking on the number I see a small up/down arrow selection which lets me edit the number, and a green check circle to accept. In BasicUI, I just see the number. No ability to edit.
Other thermostat parameters, including mode and state, are editable in both UIs with drop-down menus.
That was it. Originally I put them in a common group, and just used the Group item.
Frame label=“Upstairs” icon=“attic” {
Group item=F2_Thermostat
}
Now, I’m spelling the items out, like this, and it works:
Frame label=“Thermostat” {
Setpoint item=ZF2_Thermostat_SetpointHeating
Setpoint item=ZF2_Thermostat_SetpointCooling
}
So that just referenced the default ‘Number’ item type. So they displayed as Numbers. Thanks!
PaperUI must automatically infer that it is a setpoint?
And, I guess was not understanding the difference between item type and element type. The lingo is a bit confusing for a newbie, as it refers to items as elements sometimes. I think I get it now though. Item Type when defining them in .items, and Element Type when using them in a .sitemap. And sometimes the default works the way you expect it to.
