Virtual relais Velbus

hv0805 · July 28, 2019, 10:22am

On my garagedoor i have a reed switch that’s connected to a VMB7IN. When the garagedoor opens i activate a virtual relais.
In the Velbus app on the computer this is working. In Openhab i don’t see the action when the door op open.
This is my config:
in default.sitemap:
Switch item=OpenToe icon=“opentoe” label=“Poort Open/Toe”
in default.items:
Switch OpenToe “Poort Open/Toe” (garage) {channel=“velbus:vmb4ryno:089ad7e2:F1:CH5”}

The virtual relais is on F1 channel 5 in Velbus config application.
in the app on the smartphone (android) i don’t see this action (look likes the door is always closed).

What do i do wrong or what’s missing?
Thanks
Herman

MDAR · July 28, 2019, 10:54am

Hi Herman

Does your events.log show the state change for CH5 of the relay?

My log files are located in this folder

/var/log/openhab/events.log

You should also see the trigger / input channel change for the VMB7IN

You should see the VMB7IN channel change state from…

released
pressed
long_pressed

released

For example, this log shows a button event and a relay state change

2019-07-28 12:04:52.531 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - WeatherStation_Lighel changed from 12589.0 lx to 12338.0 lx
2019-07-28 12:04:55.672 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmbgp2:c5053467:24:input#CH1 triggered PRESSED
019-07-28 12:04:55.704 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - DiningRoom changed from ON to OFF
019-07-28 12:04:55.947 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmbgp2:c5053467:24:input#CH1 triggered RELEASED

hv0805 · July 28, 2019, 12:41pm

Stuart,

this is a (part) of the log file

2019-07-28 14:21:44.408 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmb2pbn:089ad7e2:17:CH1 triggered PRESSED *** Button door pressed open ***
2019-07-28 14:21:44.441 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Poort changed from OFF to ON
2019-07-28 14:21:44.513 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmb2pbn:089ad7e2:17:CH1 triggered RELEASED
2019-07-28 14:21:44.547 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Poort changed from ON to OFF
2019-07-28 14:21:46.690 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmb7in:089ad7e2:03:CH6 triggered PRESSED *** VMB7IN Garage ****
2019-07-28 14:21:47.516 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmb7in:089ad7e2:03:CH6 triggered LONG_PRESSED
2019-07-28 14:21:51.720 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - velbus:vmb2pbn:089ad7e2:17:CH1 triggered PRESSED *** Button door pressed close ***
2019-07-28 14:21:51.755 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Poort changed from OFF to ON

(The VMB7In is configured a a long press (1sec) to eliminate switch noise.)

i see no action for the relays.

included also the VelbusLink config (in Dutch).

i use a virtual relay because i will only see the status of the relay in de app. (so i can see when the garagedoor is open or not).

Thanks

Herman

MDAR · July 28, 2019, 1:59pm

Just an observation…

Is the Item named “Poort” linked to the CH5 that you’re looking for

Or, “do you have a switch item linked to the relay in openHAB2?”

(Because, I’m not sure (aka, don’t know) if relay channels are the same as trigger channels.)

Alternatively, is there a way to link the element in your sitemap to the VMB7IN input?

hv0805 · July 28, 2019, 5:27pm

Stuart,

I made some screenshots from the config. I have installed Velbuslink in English, it’s easier for you to reed. “Poort” is Dutch for Garage Door.

I had bound to the wrong chanel in OpenHab (used F3:CH5 instead of F1:CH5) This is changed now but even then it’s not changing the icon in the app.

ps: in default files ---- OpenToe = OpenClosed —

Herman

default.sitemap.png

hv0805 · July 28, 2019, 5:35pm

Stuart,

i have also tried to link to “Switch OpenToe “Poort Open/Toe” (garage) {channel=“velbus:vmb7in:089ad7e2:03:CH6”}” *** VMB7IN

but not working also.

Herman

MDAR · July 28, 2019, 5:52pm

Hi

It sounds like you’ve done everything perfectly.

So… it must be something else.

Which leads me to ask…

Can sitemap elements be linked to output channels directly, or MUST they be connected to Items, that are themselves linked to the output channels?

Have you tried creating an Item Switch and connecting it to this Relay channel?

I’ve done this in PaperUI / HabPanel and it works perfectly.

(FYI, I can work my way around VelbusLink in Dutch, because only the names are changed, but for others, I’m sure that posting in English helps a lot)

hv0805 · July 28, 2019, 5:51pm

Stuart, i just show my wife what’s should happening and now it’s working. Don’t Know why, but it’s working and that is the most important.

Herman

MDAR · July 28, 2019, 6:03pm

If nothing else…

I’ve learnt something new

Congratulations for getting it all working how you want it to
I’m glad it was something small

Can you mark one of the posts as a solution to this?

I suspect it is post No. 5