Aeotec Range Extender Zi

[stijnmeijer]

Device

• Product name: Range Extender Zi
• Manufacturer: AL001
• Model identifier: WG001-Z01
• Device type :
  • Other: Range extender

Screenshots

Basic

Identify

Note: after pressing Read and/or Exec, the value remains 0

OTAU

Other info

All other clusters do not seem to contain any attributes, or are duplicate to the above.

DDF

The pre-generated DDF in Phoscon GUI looks like this.
{ "schema": "devcap1.schema.json", "manufacturername": "AL001", "modelid": "WG001-Z01", "product": "WG001-Z01", "sleeper": false, "status": "Draft", "subdevices": [] }
I'm not sure if this is correct, as it seems too straightforward.

[Smanar]

I'm not sure if this is correct, as it seems too straightforward.

Lol, yes. And it will be the first DDF for range extender, try this one

{
  "schema": "devcap1.schema.json",
  "manufacturername": "AL001",
  "modelid": "WG001-Z01",
  "product": "Aeotec Range Extender Zi",
  "sleeper": false,
  "status": "Gold",
  "subdevices": [
    {
      "type": "$TYPE_RANGE_EXTENDER",
      "restapi": "/lights",
      "uuid": [
        "$address.ext",
        "0x01"
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "attr/id"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/lastannounced"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/lastseen"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/manufacturername"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/modelid"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/name"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/swversion"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/type"
        },
        {
          "name": "attr/uniqueid"
        },
        {
          "name": "state/reachable"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

IDK if your device have special feature that can be used in the DDF ?

[Idaho947]

Works for me

[Smanar]

You have this device too ? Lol, you are devices tester or you are a "compulsive buyer" ^^ ?

[Idaho947]

Yes I bought it. I am a device tester in real life.

[Smanar]

And this device haven't special feature ? (So much endpoints and clusters for nothing)

[Idaho947]

I don't know. For me it's just an extender

[wvuyk]

why to expose an extender to the api if there is no added value then extend signals.....?

[Idaho947]

For exemple to check if it's always on the network.

[wvuyk]

You will not see any updates in the API to tell the device is still alive? You need to check on the deCONZ map. That is the place to check is a device is still on the network.
Adding an extender to the api does not add any value, there are no controls and there are no updates. Instead apps using the api need to provision ways to ignore these devices.

[Idaho947]

Ok but if your using a third party app for your domotic use and this third party use the api ?

[wvuyk]

Yes, I am maintaining my own app here

[wvuyk]

Sorry, my last answer was unclear. I am a writer of a thrid party app. That is also the reason for my earlier answer. Why would a third party app show a device that has no controls and no updates that are of interest for the user? For my app, I hide these devices for the user as the app can not show any assured confirmation it is alive?

[Smanar]

Using state/reachable don't work ?
Without the DDF, user on headless setup can't know if the inclusion have worked or not, as they have a look only on the API.

[Idaho947]

Yes it works. But in my memories, my app use the api to import and use it.

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[Schmandre]

Hello,

I just tried to pair the device but can’t see anything in Web UI. Any information how to get that to work?

I can see the device through VNC, but not in Web UI. Unsure if anything works as should.

Using Phoscon in docker.