TRÅDFRI Wireless dimmer: Adding works, controlling anything does not

[rb2k]

I have successfully added the dimmer via the PWA webinterface.
I assigned it a dimmable lamp.

When I turn it, the lamp doesn't do anything, but I see these in the logs:

11:07:56:931 button 2002 Move up (with on/off)
11:07:56:931 button 2002 Move up (with on/off), discard too fast event (dt = 208)
11:07:56:963 button 2002 Move up (with on/off)
11:07:56:963 button 2002 Move up (with on/off), discard too fast event (dt = 240)
11:07:57:027 no button handler for: TRADFRI wireless dimmer ep: 0x01 cl: 0x0008 cmd: 0x07 pl[0]: 000
11:07:57:059 no button handler for: TRADFRI wireless dimmer ep: 0x01 cl: 0x0008 cmd: 0x07 pl[0]: 000
11:07:57:091 no button handler for: TRADFRI wireless dimmer ep: 0x01 cl: 0x0008 cmd: 0x04 pl[0]: 0FF
11:07:57:507 button 2002 Move up (with on/off)
11:07:57:539 button 2002 Move up (with on/off)
11:07:57:539 button 2002 Move up (with on/off), discard too fast event (dt = 32)
11:07:57:571 no button handler for: TRADFRI wireless dimmer ep: 0x01 cl: 0x0008 cmd: 0x07 pl[0]: 000
11:07:57:603 no button handler for: TRADFRI wireless dimmer ep: 0x01 cl: 0x0008 cmd: 0x07 pl[0]: 000
11:07:57:635 button 2002 Move up (with on/off)
11:07:57:635 button 2002 Move up (with on/off), discard too fast event (dt = 128)
11:07:57:667 no button handler for: TRADFRI wireless dimmer ep: 0x01 cl: 0x0008 cmd: 0x07 pl[0]: 000
11:07:57:826 button 4002 Move to level 0 (with on/off)
11:07:57:859 button 4002 Move to level 0 (with on/off)
11:07:57:859 button 4002 Move to level 0 (with on/off), discard too fast event (dt = 32)

Is the "no button handler for" line symptomatic of an issue or is that to be expected?
Any ideas how I could figure out why it doesn't want to controrl things?

[Philje123]

I have a few of these. They are a little tricky sometimes.

Try removing the bulb again and hitting save, turning the dimmer a few times, then add the bulb again and hit save and do the same.

I've found it takes a couple of tries sometimes for it to actually save the assigned bulbs.

[MickL]

I have the exact same problem! Im using latest deconz version with a Raspbee:

First of I have trouble connecting:

• I press the button 4 times and the next button does not activate
• The help text might tell to press the button EXACTLY 4 times since it seems not to work if you press it 5 times ?
• After 20 tries when im about to give up it suddenly it works ?!
• Then it tells me to turn the dimmer clockwise but the finish button never activates
• When I press the connect button once the finish button activates
• On one of my tries of the whole process the clockwise page activated the finish button directly without me ever touching the dimmer

Now it is connected and i have a Tradfri lightbulp in its group, but turning the dimmer does nothing!

Btw. this link, from the documentation, would really be useful. Would be nice to configure there if the dimmer should change brightness or temperature. But i dont have such a link:

[MickL]

Okay i tried to connect the dimmer manually to the light. It seems like the dimmer and a tradfri light with different color temperatures are not compatible. The manual says so too.

Anyway would be nice if deconz/phoscon would add support while we can change in the ui if we want to toggle brightness or temperature.

[wucherpfennig]

I do not understand:

• ... i tried to connect the dimmer manually
  I am able to add the dimmers without any problems. they just do not dim anything :-/

How can we help to find a solution?

[wucherpfennig]

Update

According to #364 (comment) if found a "solution" that worked...

I do not know how exactly but I am now able to use my dimmers...

• Remove the dimmer
• Add the dimmer via the webui. Choose "others"
• During the dialog (3min) reset the dimmer (by pressing 4 times the connect button)
• Wait till connected. (Press once again the connect button)
• Try to select the dimmer in the ui (to assign lights to it...). If it does not work start again
• if able to select the dimmer. add 1 light. before saving press once again the connect button
• wait and test
• if not working: remove the light and try again (__press once again the connect button before or while or after saving)
• add more lights if working

honestly: I am happy the dimmers work now but I can really not tell why... the only thing that made them work was the "press the connect button once again" I assume

feedback appreciated

[rb2k]

Worked for me as well!

[rb2k]

I guess this is still pretty messy, but I don't see anyone doing anything about it... Guess I'll close it.

[MickL]

Why closing when this issue is still present? 😳

[rb2k]

I can reopen it, but so far there wasn’t any movement :)

[MickL]

But even tho there is no movement the issue still persists or am I wrong? Me and probably a lot of others are hoping for movement here. As a workaround I had to configure the dimmer manually with node-red which was not easy.

[bfayers]

Update

According to #364 (comment) if found a "solution" that worked...

I do not know how exactly but I am now able to use my dimmers...

* Remove the dimmer

* Add the dimmer via the webui. Choose "others"

* During the dialog (3min) reset the dimmer (by pressing 4 times the connect button)

* Wait till connected. (**Press once again the connect button**)

* Try to select the dimmer in the ui (to assign lights to it...). If it does not work start again

* if able to select the dimmer. add 1 light. **before saving press once again the connect button**

* wait and test

* if not working: remove the light and try again (__press once again the connect button before or while or after saving)

* add more lights if working

honestly: I am happy the dimmers work now but I can really not tell why... the only thing that made them work was the "press the connect button once again" I assume

feedback appreciated

Update

According to #364 (comment) if found a "solution" that worked...

I do not know how exactly but I am now able to use my dimmers...

* Remove the dimmer

* Add the dimmer via the webui. Choose "others"

* During the dialog (3min) reset the dimmer (by pressing 4 times the connect button)

* Wait till connected. (**Press once again the connect button**)

* Try to select the dimmer in the ui (to assign lights to it...). If it does not work start again

* if able to select the dimmer. add 1 light. **before saving press once again the connect button**

* wait and test

* if not working: remove the light and try again (__press once again the connect button before or while or after saving)

* add more lights if working

honestly: I am happy the dimmers work now but I can really not tell why... the only thing that made them work was the "press the connect button once again" I assume

feedback appreciated

Thanks! This is the only way I've got my Tradfri dimmer to work in deCONZ.

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[airbone42]

Sorry for bringing this up again. The pairing works very fine for me, but after several days the dimmers stop sending commands. Had this now with 4 different dimmers and the time how long they work is always different. When they stop sending data the only way to re-connect them is by a reset and re-pairing.