#By "view the debug" I assume that means
calm harness
Yes. You can usually just view the log in real time and if you know the ID's of the switches you can filter for it or just keep an eye on it
ocean ore
Is the Id entity id in HA or a HWID from the device?
calm harness
The ZWave ID. You can also manually poll them using services if your device doesn't let you
calm harness
I do this for my locks, I poll them manually before bed just to be sure they are actually locked
service: zwave_js.refresh_value
data:
refresh_all_values: true
entity_id:
- lock.garage_back_door
While excessive, if it's mission critical you could run a time pattern automation to check them. I also do this on my freezers to make sure they didn't get wonky on me, but I know they won't spoil right away so once every hour I just refresh the values to be safe.
ocean ore
Belt and suspenders as they say
I enabled debug level logging and am monitoring. I think I can somewhat grok the logs. I am assuming the ID listed in the Z-Wave info panel of the Device Info panel of the device is the right ID. I see [Node 004] in the logs. Am I right to assume that's coming from / going to the node for my freezer?
ocean ore
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service: zwave_js.refresh_value
data:
refresh_all_values: true
entity_id...
Ok yeah by calling the service to force an update, it did cause them all to go unavailable
calm harness
So on mission critical stuff, find a balance between polling for updates and not blowing up your Z-Wave network with too much traffic. Like I said, I do freezers every hour, that is safe enough for me.
What kind of switch is it? A bad one I'm assuming lol.
ocean ore
Hah the build quality seems decent!
calm harness
Make & Model?
ocean ore
Zooz ZEN15
calm harness
That's good stuff, unusual that it's not polling properly. But you have the fix, maybe there's a firmware update soon that addresses it. Either that or you have another Z-Wave device that's polluting your traffic and preventing those from getting signal back timely
ocean ore
How long should it normally take from a device getting unplugged to seeing unavailable in HA?
calm harness
Instantly for me
ocean ore
oh wow
calm harness
Let's say within 20 seconds for far away devices
I have some battery operated devices that might not report for 5 minutes but mostly it's right away. But that service exists for this purpose, use it to your advantage.
ocean ore
Since Zooz seems respected, I will look for firmware updates and other troubleshooting things to make sure its not something I've done or something otherwise avoidable. This node is also the most remote but its not like its a football field / pitch away. Thanks for your help!
calm harness
That's probably why, it's on the edges of your network, but forcing ZWJS to poll it will solve your issue until you find a way to strengthen the network up to there.
I have ~200 ZW + ~125 ZB, the force is strong with me 😛
ocean ore
200 zwave devices and 125 zigbee devices?!?!
Well that certainly makes me feel less worried about network congestion if so
calm harness
I can't help it, I'm a nerd LMAO. Plus I've been doing automation since early X10 days
There's very little in my house that's not connected to ZW/ZB/BT/ESP/WIFI
And my RV, and my boat. Still trying to automate my wife but for some reason she is opposed
ocean ore
I'm late to the bandwaggon but I do love what I've been able to do so far
till trying to automate my wife
😄
calm harness
Welcome, nerd. You get a membership card after a while 🙂
BTW, the nerd health plan sucks, it's Mt Dew and Cheetos and good luck.
ocean ore
I assume RSSI is still a relevant metric for signal strength? The logs say -87 dBm. A brief googling says a strength of > -100 dBm is good.