Python - Turning on device when only device code is known

How do I turn on a device when I only know the device code?

I'm trying to use this code as a template, but I don't think I'm on the right track with updatestateonserver. Any help?

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def setDeviceLight(zone, lightmsg):
   for device in indigo.devices:
      if device.address == zone:
         device.updateStateOnServer("mode", mode)

[matt (support)]

updateStateOnServer() is a semi-private method that plugins are only allowed to call on device types they own/define. Instead, I think you want this:

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indigo.device.turnOn(device)

where device can be a device instance (like you have in your loop), a device ID, or a device name.

This is the error I get when it tries to set the device...

File "plugin.py", line 50, in runConcurrentThread
File "plugin.py", line 143, in dispatchMsg
File "/Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 6/Plugins/Elk Plugin.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/elkextra.py", line 56, in setDeviceLight
<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>: ElementNotFoundError -- could not find device "C12"

Line 56 is the turnOn(zone)...

With the following code

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def setDeviceLight(zone, lightmsg):
   for device in indigo.devices:

      if device.address == zone:
         indigo.device.turnOn(zone)
         indigo.server.log("Turned on")

[matt (support)]

It looks like "zone" is the X10 address of your device, not its ID (ID is a unique internal integer assigned to every Indigo device). Instead use:

indigo.device.turnOn(device)

Or if you wanted to pass the ID (same result) it would be:

indigo.device.turnOn(device.id)

Ok. This is fixed. I'm now able to update a device based on a command sent from the Elk-M1.

I have another question....Is there a way to have a callback or something in a plugin that will alert me when a device is changed?

I want to be able to change the device status in Indigo, and have the plugin send a command out to the Elk-M1.

Thanks,

Mark

[jay (support)]

If you build a plugin then you can subscribeToChanges which will call a method in the plugin each time any device changes.

If you don't want to build a full plugin you can just trigger off of any change just to the devices you care about and in the action run a script that talks to the elk.

I setup subscribetochanges and I get zone changes in the log file, but not when I manually change an X10 zone.

What command do I use in a trigger script if I want to communicate with a plugin?

Nevermind. I found the issue.