HomeGenie Forum

General Category => Troubleshooting and Support => Topic started by: moxxfusion on March 08, 2014, 07:43:30 AM

Title: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: moxxfusion on March 08, 2014, 07:43:30 AM: I recently got into the Z-wave world by purchasing a raspberry Pi and a Razberry z-wave module. I set up all my z-wave devices (thermostat, several lights, door and motion sensors) using the z-way automation interface that comes with the razberry module. I found the user interface too limiting and wanted to try Homegenie.

Problem #1 - all my z-wave devices show up and I can add them to a group but HG will not communicate with them (will not turn on or off or get any manufacture info from them). It says operatiojn time out when trying to get the manufacture info. Any suggestions?

Problem #2 - I have tried adding a UPNP device (TV and media server), it shows up in the list but when it adds into a group it shows up as a sensor. Any suggestions?

Thank you!
Title: Re: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: naps1saps on March 09, 2014, 09:22:36 AM: Not sure about problem #2 but I have the same issue as #1. Try pressing the pair/wake button on your z wave device before clicking get. That usually does the trick. Also helps to press the button again after adding it and HG will suddenly get info about it in the top right of the server page.
Title: Re: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: dutchie on March 30, 2014, 12:38:00 PM: I installed HG on my PI with a Razberry.
All seems to be working.
But I can't add any Z-wave device.
When I add a node the red led on the razberry (according to the docs this is correct) is on but each operation always fails, after several retry this red led doesn't turn off.

Since there is no real antenna on the Razberry I put the device near it so the actual distance is 10 cm at the moment I try to add.

Am I doing something wrong or am I trying to add devices wich are incompatible?
Title: Re: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: Gene on March 30, 2014, 08:02:43 PM: Can you copy/paste z-wave logs?
To see debugging info see this message:

http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=126.msg536#msg536

also if you want help testing, upgrade to latest r356 that has some little updates to SerialPortLib/ZWaveLib:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/homegenie/files/testing/

Thanks!
g.
Title: Re: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: jschuryk on April 01, 2014, 06:00:16 PM: Have you disabled the Z-Way service? I had similar issues that were solved by this.
Title: Re: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: dutchie on April 03, 2014, 08:56:53 PM: R356 same problem.
r357 same problem.
I hope you can do something with this:

api/HomeAutomation.ZWave/0/Controller.NodeAdd/1396547987851   HTTP   GET
2014-04-03T20:04:31.5972880+02:00   MIG.Gateways.WebServiceGateway      api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie/Config/Groups.ModulesList/Dashboard/635321519902240000   HTTP   GET
2014-04-03T20:04:32.6969240+02:00   MIG.Gateways.WebServiceGateway      api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie/Logging/RealTime.EventStream/   HTTP   GET
2014-04-03T20:04:34.8774180+02:00   MIG.Gateways.WebServiceGateway      api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie/Config/Interfaces.List/1396548272606   HTTP   GET
2014-04-03T20:04:35.6698930+02:00   MIG.Gateways.WebServiceGateway      api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie/Config/Interfaces.List/1396547994225   HTTP   GET
2014-04-03T20:04:37.7554700+02:00   MIG.Gateways.WebServiceGateway      api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie/Config/Groups.ModulesList/Dashboard/635321519952570000   HTTP   GET
Title: Re: Noob, can't figure out what I am doing wrong
Post by: dutchie on April 04, 2014, 08:21:27 PM: I consider to do a clean install through image on sd-card.
Is it necesary to install z-way software or is the razberry plug n play in HG?