GE 14294 (and Jasco equivilant) ZWave dimmer double tap (Event on Associaton Group 3) - need config help

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Wanted to summarize this whole process for future readers. In short this works great using HA as-is and there’s no need for any modifications of the OpenZWave or HA software. Also worth noting is that if you have an add-on switch it will also properly work for double-tap if the main switch is configured for double-tap.

  1. Forward double-tap events to your controller. In the Z-Wave configuration panel of HA:
  • Select the node for the light switch you want to enable double-tap on.
  • Under Node group associations select Group 3.
  • Under Node to control select your Z-Wave USB stick (or whatever Z-Wave controller you use).
  • Hit Add to Group
  1. Add an automation that triggers on the double-tap event. The entity_id will be something like zwave.kitchen_light. The basic_level will 255 when the top of the switch is double-tapped, and will be 0 when the bottom is double-tapped. An example:
- id: notify_on_double_tap_on_of_kitchen_lights
  alias: Kitchen lights double-tapped on
  trigger:
    # Trigger on double-tap of kitchen lights
    - platform: event
      event_type: zwave.node_event
      event_data:
        entity_id: zwave.kitchen_light
        basic_level: 255
  action:
    - service: notify.john_doe
      data:
        message: 'Kitchen light switch double tapped on'

Pitfalls and debugging:

  • If you only see Group 1 in your associate groups then you either aren’t using the new Z-Wave Plus version of the GE light switches, or you have some of the earlier versions of the Z-Wave Plus switches (same model #) which have an earlier firmware. Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be a way to update this firmware as of now.
  • If double tap works, but one switch triggers multiple double-tap automations, double check your entity_id matches properly (and make sure not to use object_id).
  • If you want to see the event data, including the entity ID, set your logger level to debug in configuration.yaml and double-tap the switch. Search the home-assistant.log for "zwave.node_event"
  • If you’re not seeing double-tap events in the OpenZWave log (OZW_Log.txt) then make sure your controller is properly associated with Group 3 for the switch you’re trying to double tap (see (1) above).
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