Hey everyone,
I wanted to share an interesting observation I came across while setting up my smart home system. I recently added some virtual shades in Hubitat to represent the blinds in my house. The setup involves using Node-RED to capture the device position and forward it to the KNX bus to control the blind positions. Overall, it’s been working pretty smoothly with one notable exception.
Google Home seems to recognize these virtual shades as lighting devices rather than blinds. This means that instead of being able to use natural commands like ‘Up’ or ‘Down’, I have to resort to ‘On’ or ‘Off’. While it’s not a huge issue since I can still adjust the blinds using percentage commands like ‘Set lounge blind to 100%’, it’s a bit confusing and inconsistent.
I thought it might be worth flagging this as something that could be corrected in the future to avoid confusion for others who might be setting up similar systems. It’s a minor quirk, but consistency is key in creating a seamless smart home experience.
Has anyone else encountered this or found a workaround? I’m curious to hear if others have faced similar issues or if there’s a way to adjust the device type recognition in Google Home.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences!
Best,
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