Newbe to Node Servers. I want to expose a raw Integer Variable value, no data type that I can include in my eisy-ui Home Page. I did this with a Temperature type and that worked fine. I just need to get the one integer value out of isy. I'm having troubles getting the correct syntax for the Custom Configuration Parameters, Value field. Can someone give me an example? Thanks.

Virtual offers several types of virtual devices, but "virtual variable" isn't among them. The closest thing might be a dimmer, where you can see the On level. But that limits you to a range of 0 to 100 which may or may not suit your purpose. To create one, add a custom parameter with the desired node number as the key, and a value of "dimmer". Save your changes, and exit end log back into admin console. Have a program set the On Level to the value of the variable you want to see.

Thanks Guy. I'm actually looking for something (an integer) from 0 -900. While as you spoke of I didn't see a raw integer type but I did see mention of type val integer so I was trying to hack my way through to a type of integer. Yeah, I thought of using another object but then it's gonna create all the nodes I don't need for that object. I was hoping to find just a generic type integer. I haven't fooled with generic to see what comes along with that...

Thing is, eisy-ui only displays nodes.Variables aren't nodes. It would be a nice addition to eisy-ui if it could display individual veriables on the dashboard (hint hint UDI...). Just the variable name and the value.

Yeah, I think I saw somewhere variables in eisy-ui are in the future. I tried hacking with like the minimum off/on time for a toggle and while I can set it to 900 but can't set that to display in the upper right of a tile plus can't change the units. Guess I'll just have to wait. BTW if we could get free-form on the tile alpha/num title, so it can be different from the node/device name that'd be cool too.

If there is value, it wouldn't be hard to make another virtual device which could hold an Integer or maybe a number with pick your number of decimal places (zero being integer). Would you move the number there in a program or like the temperature device. I don't have a need for this, is this something that is required for different use cases? This looks similar to what @tazman was looking for ; am I right?

Edited Monday at 09:24 PM1 day by sjenkins

Well, speaking of kWh, yea that too from my Rainforest whatever it it HAN device reading my meter. This instance here is I average lux from 3 Z-Wave nodes and use that to turn my outside lights on and off. I'd like to display that averaged integer value on the home page. Yes, I'd use a Set action in a program to update the value.

Maybe they meant editing variables, vs displaying them. One can hope they'll add them, the dashboard being a new feature.

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