SmartThings Remote Button Setup

Has anyone had luck integrating a SmartThings Remote Button (GP-U999SJVLEAA)?

I've been able to setup the device and pull the various reported states, though I'm having trouble capturing button presses which are reported as "action". The device supports "single", "double", and "hold" button states.



I've had some luck setting up the device as a Generic JSON Device. However no luck capturing "action". I also receive the following error:

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   MQTT Shims Debug                MQTT: Laundry Button: JSON decode error for state_location = payload, aborting

Full Generic JSON Device log:

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Sep 1, 2020 at 11:32:35 AM
   MQTT Connector Debug            Received PUBLISH (d0, q0, r0, m0), 'zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button', ...  (84 bytes)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Message received: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button, payload: {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":"single"}
   MQTT Connector Debug            MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Message received: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button, payload: {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":"single"}
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Saved states, topic: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button, payload: {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":"single"}
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: queueLastMessage, queue = ##washButton## (1)
   Trigger                         MQTT Topic Monitor: Laundry Button
   MQTT Connector Debug            Received PUBLISH (d0, q0, r0, m0), 'zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button', ...  (78 bytes)
   MQTT Shims Debug                received notification of MQTT message type ##washButton## from MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Message received: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button, payload: {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":""}
   MQTT Connector Debug            MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Message received: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button, payload: {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":""}
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Saved states, topic: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button, payload: {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":""}
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: queueLastMessage, queue = ##washButton## (2)
   Trigger                         MQTT Topic Monitor: Laundry Button
   MQTT Connector Debug            Received PUBLISH (d0, q0, r0, m0), 'zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button/action', ...  (6 bytes)
   MQTT Shims Debug                received notification of MQTT message type ##washButton## from MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Message received: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button/action, payload: single
   MQTT Connector Debug            MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Message received: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button/action, payload: single
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: Saved states, topic: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button/action, payload: single
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: queueLastMessage, queue = ##washButton## (3)
   Trigger                         MQTT Topic Monitor: Laundry Button
   MQTT Shims Debug                received notification of MQTT message type ##washButton## from MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: fetchQueuedMessageAction, queue = ##washButton## (3)
   MQTT Shims Debug                MQTT: Laundry Button: processMessages: '##washButton##' zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button -> {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":"single"}
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update topic message_address = laundry_wash_button
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update state_location_payload, key = action
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          recurseDict key_string = battery, data_dict= {u'linkquality': 76, u'battery': 94, u'temperature': 25.27, u'action': u'single', u'voltage': 2800}
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update state_dict_payload_key, key = .
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          recurseDict key_string = ., data_dict= {u'linkquality': 76, u'battery': 94, u'temperature': 25.27, u'action': u'single', u'voltage': 2800}
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update, new states_list: Item : (list)
     Item : linkquality (string)
     Item : battery (string)
     Item : temperature (string)
     Item : action (string)
     Item : voltage (string)
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: getDeviceStateList returning: States : (list)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : linkquality (string)
          StateLabel : linkquality (string)
          TriggerLabel : linkquality (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : battery (string)
          StateLabel : battery (string)
          TriggerLabel : battery (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : temperature (string)
          StateLabel : temperature (string)
          TriggerLabel : temperature (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : action (string)
          StateLabel : action (string)
          TriggerLabel : action (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : voltage (string)
          StateLabel : voltage (string)
          TriggerLabel : voltage (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: doExcludes = False, listedDevice = False
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: id = 1543447819, devList = published_devices : (list)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: doExcludes = False, listedDevice = False
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: id = 1543447819, devList = published_devices : (list)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: doExcludes = False, listedDevice = False
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: id = 1543447819, devList = published_devices : (list)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: fetchQueuedMessageAction, queue = ##washButton## (2)
   MQTT Shims Debug                MQTT: Laundry Button: processMessages: '##washButton##' zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button -> {"linkquality":76,"temperature":25.27,"battery":94,"voltage":2800,"action":""}
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update topic message_address = laundry_wash_button
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update state_location_payload, key = action
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          recurseDict key_string = battery, data_dict= {u'linkquality': 76, u'battery': 94, u'temperature': 25.27, u'action': u'', u'voltage': 2800}
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update state_dict_payload_key, key = .
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          recurseDict key_string = ., data_dict= {u'linkquality': 76, u'battery': 94, u'temperature': 25.27, u'action': u'', u'voltage': 2800}
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update, new states_list: Item : (list)
     Item : linkquality (string)
     Item : battery (string)
     Item : temperature (string)
     Item : action (string)
     Item : voltage (string)
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: getDeviceStateList returning: States : (list)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : linkquality (string)
          StateLabel : linkquality (string)
          TriggerLabel : linkquality (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : battery (string)
          StateLabel : battery (string)
          TriggerLabel : battery (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : temperature (string)
          StateLabel : temperature (string)
          TriggerLabel : temperature (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : action (string)
          StateLabel : action (string)
          TriggerLabel : action (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
     Item : (dict)
          Disabled : false (bool)
          Key : voltage (string)
          StateLabel : voltage (string)
          TriggerLabel : voltage (string)
          Type : 150 (integer)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: doExcludes = False, listedDevice = False
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: id = 1543447819, devList = published_devices : (list)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: doExcludes = False, listedDevice = False
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: id = 1543447819, devList = published_devices : (list)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: doExcludes = False, listedDevice = False
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Laundry Button: deviceUpdated: id = 1543447819, devList = published_devices : (list)
   MQTT Connector Threaddebug      MQTT: Topic Subscriptions - Mosquitto: fetchQueuedMessageAction, queue = ##washButton## (1)
   MQTT Shims Debug                MQTT: Laundry Button: processMessages: '##washButton##' zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button/action -> single
   MQTT Shims Threaddebug          MQTT: Laundry Button: update topic message_address = laundry_wash_button
   MQTT Shims Debug                MQTT: Laundry Button: JSON decode error for state_location = payload, aborting


Generic JSON Device setup:


The shims device captures the button press when setup as an On/Off Sensor Device. In the image below, I have On Value set as "single". A single press of the button turns the device on as indicated by the green circle. "Double" and "Hold" actions toggle the device off, indicated by greyed out circle.

It seems as though the button press is reported for a fraction of a second before "action" returns to an empty value, but I can't capture the reported state with a trigger. I also receive the following error:

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   Error                           device "MQTT: Laundry Button - on/off device" state key onOffState not defined (ignoring update request)


Setup as On/Off Sensor Device:


Trigger:


Broker Subscriptions:


Topic Component Match:


Any help would be much appreciated!

That's not going to work because the action is it's own topic. It's not a payload in the main topic. A "single" button press is actually sending:

Topic: zigbee2mqtt/laundry_wash_button/action
Payload: single

But I would not try to use a Shim device for this. I would just use an Event trigger based on the MQTT Connector device "MQTT Connector Event" event. Use the "Topic Component Match" event.

Then set the condition on the event to the payload you're trying to match. Use the device state conditional.

Thanks so much for the help!

Quick question. Would you mind sharing the logic behind the topic match string?

What’s the purpose of including End before the final Match? Why use an empty Match instead of a wildcard Amy?

Thanks so much for the help!

Quick question. Would you mind sharing the logic behind the topic match string?

What’s the purpose of including End before the final Match? Why use an empty Match instead of a wildcard Amy?

That last Match should not be there. I must have hit the button twice by mistake.

Curious question. How are you getting the MQTT messages out of the SmartThings Hub? This would be a huge mystery solved for me

Curious question. How are you getting the MQTT messages out of the SmartThings Hub? This would be a huge mystery solved for me

He's not using a SmartThings Hub. He's using a Zigbee transceiver attached to a computer, using the zigbee2mqtt software.

Ugh okay. Thought maybe I had found some help

Sorry for the noise