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

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

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

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.