Leviton Z-Wave 800 Switch - ZW15S - Scene ID Events?

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Would anyone know how to enable Scene ID Events on this device? I have no trouble getting the Switch On/Off events, but the Scene ID Event (event.decora_smart_800_series_switch_scene_id) never triggers, no matter how many times I tap on the device.

Thanks!

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That device don’t support scenes. The way I determined this was by visiting the Z-Wave Alliance product page. https://products.z-wavealliance.org/products/5007?selectedFrequencyId=2 Its the official catalogue of all Z-Wave Certified Devices. Any device that supports scenes will have central scenes listed in its supported command classes list.

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This is correct regarding the specific device, but to clarify some devices do support scene functionality without Central Scene, by way of the Scene Activation CC. Examples of this are:

  1. The older GE/Jasco switches which send Scene Activation commands for 2x presses via group association to the controller
  2. The Aeon Labs (Aeotec Minimote) which is a portable scene control and can send Scene Activation commands also to the controller

The Scene Activation command includes a Scene ID, and you can use the aptly named event.foo_scene_id entities for this purpose. “scene_id” entities are not for Central Scene events, those are named after the scene ID they correspond to, e.g. event.foo_scene_001. So if there are no event.foo_scene_NNN entities, the device doesn’t support Central Scene.

Unfortunately, while Scene Activation CC is listed (on the database entry that was linked) as a supported Command Class, that only means the device can receive Scene Activation commands from another device (e.g. portable scene controller or HA). From looking at the manual, I see no way to configure it to send Scene Activation commands (that’s a quirk implemented mostly with the GE/Jasco devices before Central Scene existed). There’s currently no way for HA to know how Scene Activation is supported by a device (whether controlled or supported) so it always creates the entity even if non-functional.

As a closing note, there’s really no reason to send Scene Activation commands with HA.

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