Is there any way to create a new device type?

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I’ve got a ceiling fan running on a dimmer switch, but s you would expect, it has a lightbulb icon in the UI. Does anyone know if it is possible to clone and modify an existing device type (dimming switch) and modify it so if can use a different Icon (fan)? If it is possible, are there any instructions floating around that detail how to do it?

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No it is not. Whether it’s a dimmer, on/off switch, or an appliance module they all show up as a light. There are other threads here about this also. Its a UI limitation. It would of been nice if they had a variable option for selecting the icon.

Here is one of the links http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,4201.0.html?PHPSESSID=ea92ffbea81dcb43b8a747abc63a2c1b

John

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Thanks John, I added a +1 on that bug.

This was one of the reasons that I asked what I asked versus just changing the icon on a per-device basis. If you can clone the devce type and modify the XML or create a custom device type, it accomplishes the goal without changing the UI behavior. Maybe it’s possible to do something with the “Custom device types or names based on Z-Wave ID’s” section here: http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/ZWave_Debugging#Custom_device_types_or_names_based_on_Z-Wave_ID.27s

Just a few thoughts on potential workarounds…

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FYI: By changing the device type, you may (most likely) break compatibility for 3rd party apps.

  • Garrett
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[quote=“garrettwp, post:4, topic:171885”]FYI: By changing the device type, you may (most likely) break compatibility for 3rd party apps.

  • Garrett[/quote]

Thanks Garrtt. That’s a good reason not to do it. :slight_smile:

Hopefully the DCR disucced in the post that John referrenced gets approved…