Sending a Z-Wave MultiSensor Value to a Variable

I have an Aeotec Multisensor DSB05 and I would like to record the luminance value to a variable. How would I get the Z-Wave value in applescript?

[jay (support)]

AppleScript doesn't have access to sensor values. However, the good news is that you don't need a script. Just create a trigger that executes every time luminance changes. For the action, use the "Variable Actions->Insert Device State into Variable" action and just select the sensor value and the variable.

Is Python able to poll that number directly?

[jay (support)]

Sure:

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dev = indigo.devices[LUMDEVICEID]
dev.sensorValue # this returns a float that's the luminance value

An easy way to get the part after the equal sign in the first line is to right-click the device in the device list and select "Copy Python Reference". This will put something like this on the clipboard and you can just paste it into a script/terminal window:

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indigo.devices[1560643748] # "024 - Luminance"

The name of the device is in quotes as the comment (after the # sign).

Great! Thanks