How do I switch to Zwave JS?

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ZWave Overview

OpenZwave (beta) → ZwaveJS2MQTT

OpenZwave (beta) → Zwave JS

Zwave 1.4 → ZwaveJS2MQTT

Zwave 1.4 → Zwave JS

Preparation

In home assistant.

  1. Browse to Developer Tools.

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  2. Click on the template tab

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  3. Paste the following code into the template section.

    {%- for node, zstates in states | selectattr('attributes.node_id', 'in', range(1000)) | groupby('attributes.node_id') %}
{{ node }}:
  {%- for s in zstates %}
  - {{ s.name }}
    {{ s.entity_id }}
  {% endfor %}
{%- endfor %}

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  4. Copy the results and paste them to a text file for safe keeping. You’ll reference this at a later time.

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From Zwave 1.4 → Zwave JS or ZwaveJS2MQTT

  1. Write down device and network_key, preferably copy them to a text file.

  2. Remove Zwave 1.4 from HA.

    This requires you to delete it from the integrations in the UI

    or

    Delete it from configuration.yamlThis of course depends on how you integrated it.

  3. Reboot your entire system.

    These steps are needed because the zwave 1.4 is tightly integrated with home assistant. Without restarting the hardware, home assistant keeps holding on to the zstick.

  4. Install ZwaveJS2MQTT or Zwave JS addon.

  5. Watch the logs and wait for it to fully start up.

  6. Fix all ‘unknown’ devices by waking them up. No need for a refresh node, just wake them up.

  7. Install Zwave JS integration and see what you have.

    (optional but this is what I did)

    7.1. Delete Zwave JS integration (I did this because names were unknown in HA still)
    7.2. Restarted Zwave JS after waking all devices.
    7.3. Install Zwave Js Integration and see what you have.
    7.4. Go to Step 7.1 if things aren’t where you want them.

  8. Rename Devices using the text file as a reference from the Preparation #4 step.

From OpenZwave (beta) → Zwave JS or ZwaveJS2MQTT

  1. Install ZwaveJS2MQTT or Zwave JS addon.

  2. Copy device and network_key from OpenZwave configuration.

  3. Stop OpenZwave (beta) addon.

  4. Start ZwaveJS2MQTT / Zwave JS addon.

  5. Watch the logs and wait for it to fully start up.

  6. Fix all ‘unknown’ devices by waking them up. No need for a refresh node, just wake them up.

  7. Install Zwave JS integration and see what you have.

    (optional but this is what I did)

    7.1. Delete Zwave JS integration (I did this because names were unknown in HA still)
    7.2. Restarted Zwave JS after waking all devices.
    7.3. Install Zwave Js Integration and see what you have.
    7.4. Go to Step 7.1 if things aren’t where you want them.

  8. Rename Devices using the text file as a reference from the Preparation #4 step.

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