There are many different connected devices in the world today & each works just a little different from the next. Every company has their own APIs, device schemas, etc. What capabilities provide is a way to break down all of these unique devices into some common core functions. Consider, the Switch capability. It's our most popular capability as its sole purpose is to turn something on or off. To control something with the Switch capability, you simply set the Switch attribute to either On or Off. Doesn't matter who manufactured the product or what kind of API it is using. This allows you to design universal page templates that can work with any device you throw at it.

Capabilities

Acceleration Sensor

The AccelerationSensor capability allows for acceleration detection.

Attributes Type Possible Values
Acceleration Enum Active, Inactive
LastAcceleration Date

Air Quality Sensor

The AirQualitySensor capability gets the air quality number.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
AirQuality Integer CAQI 0-100

Alarm

The Alarm capability allows for interacting with devices that serve as alarms.

Attributes Type Possible Values
Alarm Enum Both, Off, Siren, Strobe

Audio Bass

The AudioBass capability allows for the control of audio bass.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
Bass Float dB -10.0 - 10.0

Audio Mute

The AudioMute capability allows for the control of audio mute.

Attributes Type Possible Values
Mute Enum Muted, Unmuted

Audio Sound Mode

The AudioSoundMode capability allows for the control of audio sound mode.

Attributes Type Possible Values
SoundMode String
SupportedSoundModes Array []

Audio Track Data

The AudioTrackData capability gets the value of the audio track data.

Attributes Type Possible Values
AudioTrackData.Source String
AudioTrackData.Title String
AudioTrackData.Artist String
AudioTrackData.Album String
AudioTrackData.AlbumArtUri String
AudioTrackData.Duration Time 0:00 - 24:00:00

Audio Treble

The AudioTreble capability allows for the control of audio treble.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
Treble Float dB -10.0 - 10.0

Audio Volume

The AudioVolume capability allows for the control of audio volume using a percentage scale.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
Volume Integer % 0-100

Audio Volume Decibel

The AudioVolumeDecibel capability allows for the control of audio volume using a decibel scale.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
VolumeDecibel Float dB -80.0 - 18.0

Battery

The Battery capability defines that the device has a battery.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
Battery Integer % 0-100

Binary Sensor

The BinarySensor capability allows reading the value of a binary sensor device.

Attributes Type Possible Values
Binary Enum On, Off
LastBinary Date

Button

The Button capability allows reading the state of a physical button.

Attributes Type Possible Values
Button Enum Pushed, Standby

Carbon Dioxide Measurement

The CarbonDioxideMeasurement capability measures carbon dioxide levels.

Attributes Type Unit Possible Values
CarbonDioxide Integer ppm 0-1000000