I have a GE/Jasco zwave device, which I have an air compressor hooked up to. I have an automation which shuts the air compressor off if it has been using more than 10 watts for X minutes. The problem is that the lowest resolution I can get is 5 minutes, which produces unreliable results.
This is the device in question: Z-Wave JS Config DB Browser
I’ve found the json file referenced in my zwavejs2mqtt configuration at: ./.config-db/devices/0x0063/ge_jasco_14285.json
I’ve tried simply changing 5 to 1 in the file mentioned above, but the change doesn’t get reflected in zwavejs2mqtt UI, or in HA. I’m assuming the json config file was loaded when the device was initially configured and doesn’t get re read?
So my question is what’s the right way to change the minimum polling rate from 5 to 1 (minutes)?
Thanks!
P.S. I’m a total HA newb, so I apologize if I’ve missed something basic. I am linux literate though, and comfortable in docker, and the OS in general.
The ge_jasco_14285.json is a file that ZWaveJS uses to reflect the actual configuration parameters used by the 14285. If a parameter in that file has a minimum setting of 5, then it is reflecting the minimum configured value that the device supports, which should be 5 (See 14285 ). In other words, if the device only supports a minimum of 5, then changing the json file’s parameter from 5 to 1 won’t have any affect.
I myself don’t know how to use HA to setup polling, using ZWaveJS2MQTT, you should be able use its GUI settings to setup a polling of the 14285’s power status directly.
Yeah, I absolutely understand that somewhere along the line, someone put a minimum of 5 into the spec. I’m doubtful that’s a true minimum though, because I can stab the “refresh” button over and over again every few seconds in the zwavejs2mqtt UI and it will update without issue. So maybe arguably 1 minute intervals over a 24/7/365 period isn’t a good idea for some unobvious reason, and may cause issues, but that’s a risk I’m willing to experiment with… if I can only figure out how
The entire reason for HA in this case is to setup this Air compressor stuff that I’m doing. So my alternative is to find new hardware to do what I want, so I’d like to at least give this a shot before I spend more time and money on it.
I think the config parameter being discussed is “Energy Report Frequency”, right? If correct this means the 14285 will autonomously send a report of the power status, at most every 5 minutes, and thus its not really a polling interval, its a reporting interval. However a UI refresh is likely going to have the controller ask the device to provide the power status directly in real-time without regard to the Energy Report Frequency, and this is essentially what polling would do. So I think what you need is to get ZWaveJS2MQTT to poll the power status.
Thank you @PeteRage - This is exactly what I needed. Not only did it help me move forward, but it helped me understand a little more about the architecture of how this stuff works. I also added a condition to only grab it once a minute if the switch is actually turned on, since there’s no need to store a bunch of 0’s when the switch is turned off.