Velbus Binding

The Velbus binding integrates with a Velbus (opens new window) system through a Velbus configuration module (VMBRSUSB, VMB1USB or VMB1RS) or a network connection (TCP/IP).

For optimal stability, the preferred configuration module is the VMBRSUSB module. Consider deploying a TCP bridge – the officially developed python-velbustcp (opens new window) or one of the third party projects (opens new window) – in between the configuration module and openHAB. Doing so allows concurrent access to your Velbus system by both openHAB and the official configuration software.

The binding exposes basic actions from the Velbus System that can be triggered from the smartphone/tablet interface, as defined by the Velbus Protocol info sheets (opens new window).

Supported item types are switches, dimmers and rollershutters. Pushbutton, temperature sensors and input module states are retrieved and made available in the binding.

Supported Things

In addition to the bridge modules mentioned in the section above, the supported Velbus modules are:

Type	Description
vmb1bl	1-channel blind control module for din rail
vmb1bls	1-channel blind control module for universal mounting
vmb1dm	Dimmer module for inductive/resistive and capacitive load
vmb1led	1-channel 0-10V controlled PWM dimmer for led strips
vmb1ry	1-channel relay module
vmb1ryno	1-channel relay module with potential-free changeover contact
vmb1rynos	1-channel relay module with potential-free changeover contact
vmb1rys	1-channel relay module with input
vmb1ts	Temperature Sensor Module
vmb2bl	2-channel blind control module
vmb2ble-10	2-channel blind control module with extended possibilities
vmb2ble	2-channel blind control module with extended possibilities
vmb2pbn	Push-button interface for Niko 1- or 2-fold push-buttons
vmb4an	Analog I/O module
vmb4dc	4-channel 0/1-10V dimmer controller
vmb4pb	4 button interface module
vmb4ry	4-channel relay module
vmb4ryld-10	4-channel relay module with voltage outputs
vmb4ryld	4-channel relay module with voltage outputs
vmb4ryno-10	4-channel relay module with potential-free contacts
vmb4ryno	4-channel relay module with potential-free contacts
vmb6in	6-channel input module
vmb6pb-20	6-channel input module
vmb6pbn	Push-button interface module for Niko 4- or 6-fold push-button
vmb7in	7-channel input module (potentialfree + pulse)
vmb8ir	Infrared remote control receiver module
vmb8pb	8-Channel Push Button module
vmb8pbu	Push-button interface with 8 channels for universal mounting
vmbdali-20	DALI gateway module
vmbdali	DALI gateway module
vmbdme	Dimmer for electronic/resistive load
vmbdmir	Single channel triac dimmer for resistive and inductive loads
vmbdmi	Single channel triac dimmer for resistive and inductive loads
vmbel1-20	Edge-lit one touch button module
vmbel1	Edge-lit one touch button module
vmbel2-20	Edge-lit two touch buttons module
vmbel2	Edge-lit two touch buttons module
vmbel4pir-20	Edge-lit Motion detector with four touch buttons
vmbel4-20	Edge-lit four touch buttons module
vmbel4	Edge-lit four touch buttons module
vmbelo-20	Edge-lit touch panel with Oled display
vmbelo	Edge-lit touch panel with Oled display
vmbelpir	Edge-lit Motion detector with one touch button
vmbgp1-20	Glass control module with 1 touch key
vmbgp1-2	Glass control module with 1 touch key (Edition 2)
vmbgp1	Glass control module with 1 touch key
vmbgp2-20	Glass control module with 2 touch keys
vmbgp2-2	Glass control module with 2 touch keys (Edition 2)
vmbgp2	Glass control module with 2 touch keys
vmbgp4-20	Glass control module with 4 touch keys
vmbgp4-2	Glass control module with 4 touch keys (Edition 2)
vmbgp4	Glass control module with 4 touch keys
vmbgp4pir-20	Glass control module with 4 touch keys and built-in motion and twilight sensor
vmbgp4pir-2	Glass control module with 4 touch keys and built-in motion and twilight sensor (Edition 2)
vmbgp4pir	Glass control module with 4 touch keys and built-in motion and twilight sensor
vmbgpod-2	Glass control module with oled display and temperature controller (Edition 2)
vmbgpod	Glass control module with oled display and temperature controller
vmbgpo-20	Glass control module with oled display and temperature controller
vmbgpo	Glass control module with oled display
vmbin	1-channel input module
vmbkp	Keypad interface module
vmbmeteo	Weather station with thermometer, anemometer, rain sensor and light sensor
vmbpirc	Motion and twilight sensor for ceiling mounting
vmbpirm	Mini motion and twilight sensor for recessed or surface mounting
vmbpiro	Outdoor motion, twilight and temperature sensor, Theben
vmbrfr8s	8 channel RF receiver module
vmbvp1	Doorbird interface module

Discovery

The Velbus bridge cannot be discovered automatically. Configure it manually by defining the serial port of the Velbus Configuration module for the Velbus Serial Bridge or by defining the IP address and port for the Velbus Network Bridge, as described in the Thing Configuration section.

Once the bridge has been configured with openHAB, a manual scan can be initiated to discover Velbus modules with an assigned address. Addresses can be assigned via the official configuration software, and is a required step before a Velbus installation can work correctly.

The discovery scan can take a few minutes to complete. Modules discovered during this scan will appear in the inbox. This procedure will also retrieve the channel names of the Velbus devices.

Thing Configuration

The Velbus bridge needs to be added first.

Velbus Serial Bridge

For the Velbus Serial Bridge it is necessary to specify the serial port device used for communication.

On Linux and other UNIX systems, it is recommended to use a more stable symbolic device path such as /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Velleman_Projects_VMB1USB_Velbus_USB_interface-if00, as it will always refer at to a Velbus configuration module, and not an arbitrary serial device. If this is not a concern or an option, it is valid to refer to the serial device directly with a path such as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyACM0 (or a number other than 0 if multiple serial devices are connected.)

On Windows port will refer to one of the COM devices such as COM1, COM2, etc. The Device Manager system utility can be used to determine the exact COM port number to use.

In a .things file, a USB connection to a Velbus configuration module might be configured like so:

Bridge velbus:bridge:1 [ port="/dev/serial/by-id/usb-Velleman_Projects_VMB1USB_Velbus_USB_interface-if00" ]
// or
Bridge velbus:bridge:1 [ port="COM1" ]

Velbus Network Bridge

For the Velbus Network Bridge it is necessary to specify the address (either an IP address or a hostname) and the port of a Velbus network server.

In a .things file, a network bridge running on the same machine at port 6000 would be configured like so:

Bridge velbus:networkbridge:1 "Velbus Network Bridge - Loopback" @ "Control" [ address="localhost", port=6000 ]

Realtime Clock Synchronization

Optionally, the openHAB Velbus binding can synchronize the realtime clock, date and daylight savings status of the Velbus modules. This is achieved by setting the Time Update Interval (in minutes) on the bridge thing. For example:

Bridge velbus:bridge:1 [ port="COM1", timeUpdateInterval="360" ]

If timeUpdateInterval is not specified, the time will be updated every 360 minutes by default. In order to disable this behaviour, set the interval to 0 or an empty string.

Reconnection

In case of a connection error, a Velbus bridge will attempt to reconnect every 15 seconds by default. You can modify the bridge reconnection interval by specifying the reconnectionInterval parameter (in seconds):

Bridge velbus:bridge:1 [ port="COM1", reconnectionInterval="15" ]

Velbus modules

Adding Velbus modules to your openHAB configuration follows the conventions of your preferred configuration method.

• UI-based configuration: Invoke a manual scan from the Things menu in order to start the discovery process. Discovered modules can be found in the inbox.

• Textual .thing configuration can declare Velbus modules either in a standalone fashion (a bridge is still required):

  Thing velbus:<thingType>:<bridgeId>:<thingId> "Label" @ "Location" [ CH1="Kitchen Light", CH2="Living Light" ]
  

  Or, more concisely, by nesting modules within the Bridge they’re connected to:

  Bridge velbus:bridge:1 [ port="COM1" ] {
      <thingType> <thingId> "Label" @ "Location" [ CH1="Kitchen Light", CH2="Living Light" ]
  }
  

  Here:

  • <thingType> is the type of the Velbus module. Refer to the Supported Things table for valid <thingType> values;
  • <thingId> is the hexadecimal address of the Velbus module;
  • "Label" is an optional label for the thing;
  • @ "Location" is an optional specification of the location of the thing;
  • The CHx="..." properties are optional and can be used to specify names of the module channels.

Individual module Thing’s channels can be linked to openHAB items via channel names like velbus:vmb4ryld:1:0A:CH1. Here, from left to right, the channel name consistes of the binding name, module type (<thingType> = vmb4ryld), bridge id (1), module’s hexadecimal address (<thingId> = 0A) and channel within the module (CH1).

Additional properties

Some module types have additional functionality not represented well by the trigger channels. A prime example of this is a temperature sensor, measurements of which must be polled.

The following table lists these additional properties and the modules that support the corresponding property:

Property	Supported modules	Description
counter1PulseMultiplier	vmb7in	The pulse multiplier for counter 1
counter1Unit	vmb7in	The unit for Counter 1.
counter2PulseMultiplier	vmb7in	The pulse multiplier for counter 2
counter2Unit	vmb7in	The unit for Counter 2.
counter3PulseMultiplier	vmb7in	The pulse multiplier for counter 3
counter3Unit	vmb7in	The unit for Counter 3.
counter4PulseMultiplier	vmb7in	The pulse multiplier for counter 4
counter4Unit	vmb7in	The unit for Counter 4.
dimspeed	vmb1dm, vmb1led, vmb4dc, vmbdme, vmbdmi, vmbdmir	The time (in seconds) needed for dimming from 0 to 100%.
refresh	vmb1ts, vmb4an, vmb7in, vmbel1, vmbel2, vmbel4, vmbelpir, vmbgp1, vmbgp1-2, vmbgp2, vmbgp2-2, vmbgp4, vmbgp4-2, vmbgp4pir, vmbgp4pir-2, vmbmeteo, vmbpirc, vmbpirm, vmbpiro	Refresh interval for sensors or counters (in seconds), default 300. If set to 0 or left empty, no refresh will be scheduled.

The vmbdali and vmbdali-20 things have 16 virtual light channels. A virtual light combines 3 or 4 VMBDALI module channels into an openHAB channel to control RGB or RGBW lights. This is because an RGBW DALI light is configured on the VMBDALI module with 4 channels (Red channel, Green channel, Blue channel, White channel). The channels of the virtual light can be identified by a module channel CH1 ... CH64 or a DALI address A0 ... A63.

The configuration is set like this:

Thing velbus:vmbdali:<bridgeId>:<thingId> [VL1="R,G,B,W"]

The white channel is optional.

e.g.:

Thing velbus:vmbdali:1:01 [VL1="CH1,CH2,CH3,CH4", VL2="A4,A5,A6"]

Channels

The bridges have a number of channels to set the global alarms: bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and bridgeClockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute.

For thing types vmb1bl and vmb1bls the supported channel is CH1. UpDown, StopMove and Percent command types are supported.

For thing types vmb1dm, vmb1led, vmbdme, vmbdmi and vmbdmir the supported channel is CH1. OnOff and Percent command types are supported. Sending an ON command will switch the dimmer to the value stored when last turning the dimmer off.

For thing type vmb1ry the supported channel is CH1. OnOff command types are supported.

For thing type vmb4ry 4 channels are available CH1 ... CH4. OnOff command types are supported.

For thing types vmb1ryno, vmb1rynos, vmb4ryld, vmb4ryld-10, vmb4ryno and vmb4ryno-10 5 channels are available CH1 ... CH5. OnOff command types are supported.

For thing types vmb1rys 6 channels are available CH1 ... CH6. OnOff command types are supported on channels CH1 ... CH5. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channel CH6. 1 trigger channel on CH6t.

The module vmb1ts has a number of channels to set the module's thermostat (thermostat#currentTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeComfortTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeDayTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeNightTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeAntiFrostTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeComfortTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeDayTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeNightTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeSafeTemperatureSetpoint, operatingMode and thermostat#mode) and thermostat trigger channels: thermostat#heater, thermostat#boost, thermostat#pump, thermostat#cooler, thermostat#alarm1, thermostat#alarm2, thermostat#alarm3, thermostat#alarm4.

For thing types vmb2bl, vmb2ble and vmb2ble-10 the supported channels are CH1 and CH2. UpDown, StopMove and Percent command types are supported.

For thing type vmb6in 6 channels are available CH1 ... CH6. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 ... button#CH6. 6 trigger channels on channels input#CH1 ... input#CH6.

For thing type vmb7in 8 channels are available CH1 ... CH8. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 ... button#CH8. 8 trigger channels on channels input#CH1 ... input#CH8.

For thing types vmb2pbn, vmb6pbn, vmb7in, vmb8ir, vmb8pb, vmb8pbu, vmbrfr8s, vmbvp1 and vmb6pb-20 8 channels are available CH1 ... CH8. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 ... button#CH8. 8 trigger channels on channels input#CH1 ... input#CH8. Thing types vmb2pbn, vmb6pbn, vmb7in, vmb8pb, vmb8pbu, vmbrfr8s and vmbvp1 also have 8 channels to steer the button LED feedback feedback#CH1 ... feedback#CH8. Additionally, the modules vmb2pbn, vmb6pbn, vmb7in, vmb8pbu, vmbrfr8s, vmbvp1 and vmb6pb-20 have a number of channels to set the module's alarms: clockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute.

For thing typevmb4an 8 trigger channels are avaiable input#CH1 ... input#CH8. These channels will be triggered by the module's alarms. Four pairs of channels are available to retrieve the module's analog inputs. Each pair has a channel to retrieve the raw analog value (analoginput#CH9Raw ... analoginput#CH12Raw) and a channel to retrieve the textual analog value (analoginput#CH9 ... analoginput#CH12). Four channels are available to set the module's analog outputs analogOutput:CH13 ... analogOutput:CH16.

For thing type vmb4dc 4 channels are available CH1 ... CH4. OnOff and Percent command types are supported. Sending an ON command will switch the dimmer to the value stored when last turning the dimmer off.

For thing type vmb4ry 4 channels are available CH1 ... CH4. OnOff command types are supported.

Thing types vmbel1, vmbel1-20, vmbel2, vmbel2-20, vmbel4, vmbel4-20, vmbelpir, vmbel4pir-20, vmbgp1, vmbgp2, vmbgp4, vmbgp4pir, vmbgp4pir-20 and vmbpiro have 8 trigger channels input:CH1 ... input:CH8 and one temperature channel input:CH9. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 and button#CH2 for the thing type vmbelpir. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 ... button#CH4 for the thing type vmbel4pir-20. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 ... button#CH8 for the thing types vmbel1, vmbel1-20, vmbel2, vmbel2-20, vmbel4, vmbel4-20, vmbgp1, vmbgp2, vmbgp4, vmbgp4pir, vmbgp4pir-20 and vmbpiro. The thing types vmbel1, vmbel1-20 and vmbgp1 have one channel to steer the button LED feedback feedback#CH1. The thing types vmbel2, vmbel2-20 and vmbgp2 have two channels to steer the button LED feedback feedback#CH1 and feedback#CH2. The thing types vmbel4, vmbel4-20, vmbel4pir-20, vmbgp4, vmbgp4pir and vmbgp4pir-20 have four channels to steer the button LED feedback feedback#CH1 ... feedback#CH4. The thing type vmbpiro has a channel input#LIGHT indicating the illuminance. The thing types vmbel1, vmbel1-20, vmbel2, vmbel2-20, vmbel4, vmbel4-20, vmbelpir and vmbel4pir-20 have one output channel output#output. Thing types vmbel1, vmbel1-20, vmbel2, vmbel2-20, vmbel4, vmbel4-20, vmbelpir, vmbel4pir-20, vmbgp1, vmbgp2, vmbgp4, vmbgp4pir and vmbgp4pir-20 have a number of channels to set the module's alarms: clockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute. Thing types vmbel1, vmbel1-20, vmbel2, vmbel2-20, vmbel4, vmbel4-20, vmbelpir, vmbel4pir-20, vmbgp1, vmbgp2, vmbgp4, vmbgp4pir and vmbgp4pir-20 also have a number of channels to set the module's thermostat (thermostat#currentTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeComfortTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeDayTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeNightTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeAntiFrostTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeComfortTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeDayTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeNightTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeSafeTemperatureSetpoint, operatingMode and thermostat#mode) and thermostat trigger channels: thermostat#heater, thermostat#boost, thermostat#pump, thermostat#cooler, thermostat#alarm1, thermostat#alarm2, thermostat#alarm3, thermostat#alarm4.

Thing types vmbelo, vmbelo-20, vmbgpo, vmbgpo-20, vmbgpod and vmbgpod-2 have 32 trigger channels input#CH1 ... input#CH32 and one temperature channel input#CH33. Pressed and Long_Pressed command types are supported on channels button#CH1 ... button#CH32. They have have 32 channels to steer the button LED feedback feedback#CH1 ... feedback#CH32. The thing type vmbelo and vmbelo-20 have one output channel output#output. They have a number of channels to set the module's alarms: clockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute. They have a number of channels to set the module's thermostat thermostat (thermostat#currentTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeComfortTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeDayTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeNightTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#heatingModeAntiFrostTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeComfortTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeDayTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeNightTemperatureSetpoint, thermostat#coolingModeSafeTemperatureSetpoint, operatingMode and thermostat#mode) and thermostat trigger channels: thermostat#heater, thermostat#boost, thermostat#pump, thermostat#cooler, thermostat#alarm1, thermostat#alarm2, thermostat#alarm3, thermostat#alarm4. They also have two channels to control the module's display oledDisplay:MEMO and oledDisplay:SCREENSAVER.

Thing type vmbmeteohas 8 trigger channels (input#CH1 ... input#CH8). These channels will be triggered by the module's alarms. It has a number of channels to set the module's alarms: clockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute. It also has a number of channels to read out the weather station's sensors: weatherStation:temperature, weatherStation:rainfall, weatherStation:illuminance and weatherStation:windspeed.

Thing types vmbpirc and vmbpirm have 7 trigger channels input#CH1 ... input#CH7. Additionally, these modules have a number of channels to set the module's alarms: clockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute.

Thing types vmbdali and vmbdali-20 have 81 trigger channels input#CH1 ... input#CH81. They have 81 channels to steer the button LED feedback feedback#CH1 ... feedback#CH81. hsbColor command type is supported on channels color#CH1 ... color#CH64 (A1 ... A64), color#CH65 ... color#CH80 (G1 ... G16) and color#CH81 (broadcast). This is to set the color on the channels. Percent command type is supported on channels brightness#CH1 ... brightness#CH64 (A1 ... A64), brightness#CH65 ... brightness#CH80 (G1 ... G16) and brightness#CH81 (broadcast). This is to set the brightness on the channels. Percent command type is supported on channels white#CH1 ... white#CH64 (A1 ... A64), white#CH65 ... white#CH80 (G1 ... G16) and white#CH81 (broadcast). This is to set the white on the channels. Values 1 to 15 are supported on channels scene#CH1 ... scene#CH64 (A1 ... A64), scene#CH65 ... scene#CH80 (G1 ... G16) and scene#CH81 (broadcast). This is to set the scene on the channels. hsbColor command type is supported on channels virtual-light#VL1 ... virtual-light#VL16. This is to set the color on the virtual light. They have a number of channels to set the module's alarms: clockAlarm#clockAlarm1Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm1BedtimeMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2Enabled, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupHour, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2WakeupMinute, clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeHour and clockAlarm#clockAlarm2BedtimeMinute.

The trigger channels can be used as a trigger to rules. The event message can be PRESSED, RELEASEDor LONG_PRESSED.

To remove the state of the Item in the Sitemap for a button channel. Go to the Items list, select the Item, add a State Description Metadata, and set the Pattern value to a blank space.

Full Example

.things:

Bridge velbus:bridge:1 [ port="COM1" ] {
    vmb2ble     01
    vmb2pbn     02
    vmb6pbn     03
    vmb8pbu     04
    vmb7in      05
    vmb4ryld    06
    vmb4dc      07
    vmbgp1      08
    vmbgp2      09
    vmbgp4      0A
    vmbgp4pir   0B
    vmbgpo      0C
    vmbgpod     0D
    vmbpiro     0E
}

.items:

Switch LivingRoom           { channel="velbus:vmb4ryld:1:06:CH1" }                # Switch for onOff type action
Switch KitchenButton        { channel="velbus:vmb2pbn:1:05:button#CH1" }          # Switch for Pressed and Long_Pressed type actions
Dimmer TVRoom               { channel="velbus:vmb4dc:1:07:CH2" }                  # Changing brightness dimmer type action
Rollershutter Kitchen       { channel="velbus:vmb2ble:1:01" }                     # Controlling rollershutter or blind type action

Number Temperature_LivingRoom "Temperature [%.1f °C]"     <temperature> { channel="velbus:vmbgp1:1:08:CH09" }
Number Temperature_Corridor   "Temperature [%.1f °C]"     <temperature> { channel="velbus:vmbgpo:1:0C:CH33" }
Number Temperature_Outside    "Temperature [%.1f °C]"     <temperature> { channel="velbus:vmbpiro:1:0E:CH09" }

.sitemap:

Switch item=LivingRoom
Slider item=TVRoom
Switch item=TVRoom          # allows switching dimmer item off or on
Rollershutter item=Kitchen

Switch item=KitchenButton # Press and Long_Pressed message are available
# or
Switch item=KitchenButton mappings=[PRESSED="Push"] # only the Pressed message is send on the bus
# or
Switch item=KitchenButton mappings=[LONG_PRESSED="Push"] # only the Long_Pressed message is send on the bus

Example trigger rule:

rule "example trigger rule"
when
    Channel 'velbus:vmb7in:1:05:input#CH5' triggered PRESSED
then
    var message = receivedEvent.getEvent()
    logInfo("velbusTriggerExample", "Message: {}", message)
    ...
end

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