Aeotec ZWA011 S sensor - Double Entity Name

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I updated F/W on my Aeotec ZWA011 sensor a few days ago. Since doing so I’m seeing two entities for the Window/Door is open sensor. Both are named the same with exception of a _2 suffix on one;

  • binary_sensor.door_window_sensor_7_window_door_is_open
  • binary_sensor.door_window_sensor_7_window_door_is_open_2

After performing the upgrade and noticing the issue I excluded the device from the zwave hub, rebooted the HA server then checked for the sensor name. It didn’t appear anywhere, in any fashion so I added the device again. Once again, there are two entities on the device with similar names. Is this normal? If yes, then what is the second sensor used for? It doesn’t change state when the sliding window is opened. Does this entity work with window tilting?

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I’ve seen that happen at times.

the first one (without _2) is still left over from a previous entry and then the _2 one gets added because the non-_2 is still there and they both can’t use the same entity_id.

try restarting HA (no need to reboot or remove/re-add the device) then if you look at the non-_2 entity hopefully it either won’t be there anymore or it will be ‘unavailable’ and you’ll have the option to delete it from the UI.

then you can just rename the _2 entity to the same as the non-_2 entity (just remove the _2 from the entity_d).

hopefully…

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I see this often as well with newly added devices. I just hide the _2 entity.

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I’m afraid that’s not the case. Neither of the entities become unavailable. Both seem to be in use. Operating the device, opening or closing the door, activates only one of the sensors.