How to reenable a z-wave device, that was removed as defect?

Configuration Z-Wave
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Sorry for asking this question. I tried to search the web before. Sometimes the search words are not specific enough to come up with suitable results.

I tried to configure a new z-wave device, my first one, so I lack some experience how it should behave.

Unfortunately I removed it with the feature “Remove a Failed Z-Wave Device”. After this I could not fully reconnect it again. It doesn’t load the full specs any more. I also can’t remove it the regular way. The link “configure” > “remove device” is greyed out, as it was the only device.

So I am in a state where I can’t fully remove it and I can’t fully connect it by using the GUI. So I guess somewhere are remnants of it’s previous installation, that get into the way.

Is it possible to remove them with an editor? Is there another fix?

thx

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The device is removed from HA but you may have to delete the device from settings → entities and remove any entities. You need to factory reset the device and then re-include.

  1. Delete any left over entities
  2. Factory reset you z-wave device
  3. Re-include the device
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Thank you.

Factory reset was a helpful hint. The stupid device itself didn’t know a real factory reset at all. I finally did a software reset of the Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5.