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General Category => Troubleshooting and Support => Topic started by: RJP Computing on March 10, 2015, 04:16:46 AM

Title: Trouble With Z-Wave Switches
Post by: RJP Computing on March 10, 2015, 04:16:46 AM
Hi,

I am new to HomeGenie and so far it is going well. I am mainly interested in lighting. I am using all linear (http://www.linearcorp.com/wireless_security.php#zwave (http://www.linearcorp.com/wireless_security.php#zwave)) Switches. I think they make Evolve switches. I have 8 dimmers (WD500Z-1), 8 - 3 way/accessory (WT00Z-1), and 6 - On/Off Switches (WS15Z-1).

My problem is that I want to have a few dimmers and on/off switches turn off after a set amount of seconds (Turn off Delay). These switches are not showing up their status. So I searched the forum and saw the Polling option. I turned that on and now I see the updates to all my switches, but it doesn't turn the lights off. I think the poll timer is resetting the timer for the auto-off. How do I get my switches to show their state changes?

I looked in the switches configuration and checked the manual for the switches and they don't support association which the accessory (WT00Z-1) do. What is suppose to happen so the switches work without polling?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Trouble With Z-Wave Switches
Post by: RJP Computing on March 10, 2015, 11:14:26 PM
So maybe I can make my question more generic.

How does HomeGenie report the status of switches? Do they have to be associated with HomeGenie?

Also does the Z-Wave polling module conflict with "Turn off delay"?
Title: Re: Trouble With Z-Wave Switches
Post by: nolio on March 10, 2015, 11:20:14 PM
So maybe I can make my question more generic.

How does HomeGenie report the status of switches? Do they have to be associated with HomeGenie?
They have to ne associated.
Also does the Z-Wave polling module conflict with "Turn off delay"?
I didn't try but i don't think so.
Title: Re: Trouble With Z-Wave Switches
Post by: RJP Computing on March 11, 2015, 02:24:40 PM
They have to ne associated.

Too bad, I am not sure what mains connected dimmers actually support that. I know GE/Jasco, Linear and Evolve don't. Does anyone else use mains connected dimmers with HomeGenie?

So I have tried a few other HA servers and they all don't have issues keeping the status of the switches up to date. I think without being able to use polling I am going to have to move on to another server. I am sad because it almost has all the features I am looking for.

I didn't try but i don't think so.

Well it is the behavior I am seeing and here is another post that seems to say the same thing. http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=30.msg109 (http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=30.msg109)

How can this be changed?