After configuring my Z-Wave integration and not fully understanding it, I decided to move to OpenZ-Wave sooner rather than later. Even though I didn’t comprehend all of the nuance, it seemed to be a step towards future proofing. I’m guessing my issues & confusion stem from having first started with the generic Z-wave add-on.
I understand OZW is in Beta and thus will have its flaws until momentum builds to a general release, but I’m still stumped on exactly what to expect and how to piece all of the components together in HA.
Main questions:
- Exactly which features overlap between OZW & regular Z-Wave addon? I have both found in my Integration (screenshot). I seem to have
ozw.
services andzwave.
but far more services on the latter. - Where (how) would I configure automations to update parameter’s of my z-wave devices?
- Is the Web GUI currently available in the OpenZwave Beta expected to modernize into the HA interface?
- Where can I learn about the OZW beta project and follow releases/features specific to OZW on HA (not the generic Z-Wave addon)?
- Going forward, how might I discern whether something I’m reading/viewing describing HA + Z-Wave is actually relevant to my using OZW Beta 1.6? This includes all the supported and community add-ons: i.e. Z-Wave to MQTT, Z-Wave Network Viewer, and more.
Hardware:
- Nortek HUSBZB-1 Stick (says Z-Wave Plus on the stick, but not recognized as such)
- Inovelli LZW-30 Switch
- Schlage Connect BE469ZP Smart Deadbolt
- HASSIO v0.116.4 on RPi 3B+
Behaviors that don’t make sense to me:
When I try to test the ozw.set_config_parameter
service for the Inovelli switch:
node_id: 3
parameter: 8
value: 39455452
instance: 1
I get the error Failed to call service ozw/set_config_parameter. ‘NoneType’ object has no attribute ‘type’ that doesn’t add up, since I’m sending the data as expected by the example data with a value from the Inovelli Toolbox.
Next, I run MQTT alongside OZW Beta, but yet I can’t decipher the origin of errors, when the OZW Network fails to eventually connect, perpetually showing Network Starting: Connecting to MQTT. Am I too inpatient, even after waiting for 30m?
There seems to be a lot of promise with OZW, but I’m still struggling to navigate the ecosystem and reliably achieve basic network management. How do I get back to basics, i.e. remove or reinstall Z-wave traditional add-on and remove certain configuration entriees or XML files? Plz help.