[SOLVED] Inclusion issue with zwave_js add-on 0.61, fixed in 0.62

Configuration Z-Wave
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Hi all, second question now that I am ramping up moving my devices from smartthings to HA.

I have paired up 9 z-wave devices without issue. First excluding them from smartthings then adding to HA. The last device was a schlage camelot lock. I spent time after getting keymaster set up for a while.

I went to add another device, excluded it and then tried to pair it with HA and the device was not found. I tried 5 other devices and it won’t find any of them. I had no issue pairing them back up with smartthings afterwards.

I am at a loss on understanding why or what to do next. I don’t find any similar reports searching?!

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What kind of devices? Powered? Battery?

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I have about 40 of the Jasco/GE/Enbrighten On/Off, Dimmer and fan control switches as well as a few in wall outlets and wall wart outlets. I have paired 8 switches and then the camelot lock was my last which is battery operated.

What I have been trying to pair since the lock are the in wall light switches/dimmers, 5 of them now.

I did note that right before I added the schlage camelot lock there was a zwave js update that I let it perform before connecting the lock yesterday.

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How close to the controller are these devices? Also, make sure you USB stick is on a 3’+ USB extension cable. (reduces noise)

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So the lock is about 25 feet away and paired just fine. The light switches are about 3 feet from the lock and simply don’t show when pairing is started. I then tried some switches about 5 feet from the RPI and same failed results, It just times out waiting for a device to be discovered.

I have run both the “exclude” from smart things repeatedly and performed the keypress sequence to reset on multiple switches, both of which indicate success before trying to pair with HA.

I power cycled the RPI twice. The believe the only other zwave devices I have are my garage door opener and the front door lock which I may try when I get home from work today.

I did edit the above post to mention that there was a zwave js update in HA that I performed just before adding the lock yesterday.

Oh and I have the nordtek zwave/zigbee USB dongle, no extension ATM but I dont see how that is the issue when I am 5 feet from it with no success.

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It is an issue, 100%. It may not be the cause of your inclusion issue, but it is an issue.

Next step is to turn on logging, and see what is going on here.

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Have you tried disconnecting the stick from the Pi and reconnect it? Maybe something stuck somewhere.

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I assume you mean disconnect/reconnect while its on?

I have power cycled it but not pulled the device while on.

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I can look at getting an extension, I just don’t see that as my problem today given everything else paired without issue up to and including a battery operated lock. An hour after the lock was paired nothing shows up anymore?

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Ok so pulling the usb dongle while connected was no good. Going to blow away the zwave devices and integration and start from scratch while im only looking at a few devices to pair again.

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Get the extension its a known issue. It may be once you get to a certain level of zwave traffic is starts manifesting.

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It seems to be my Nortek device. I wind up with “NodeXX” that is not completely installed when I pair etc… I even wiped out HA completely wiped the SD Card. I just can’t “Wipe” the nortek stick. Exported my node red work and a list of what I had added. Been running this thing for a month before finally getting around to setting it up all the way and this is what happens.

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David,

I just discovered this issue last night. A more permanent fix will be added to the driver in the future but I will push an update to the addon that resolves this issue soon. Sorry for the inconvenience

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Is this a problem with the new zwave update that I installed right around the time I started having this issue?

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Yes, it’s an issue with the version of zwave-js that we updated to along with the update to zwave-js-server. It looks like I was too aggressive adding support for a new feature because it wasn’t fully baked yet, but that wasn’t known until we pushed this update.

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Lol ok thanks. My timing as ever is impeccable. Just started transitioning about 50 zwave devices this week from ST when I hit this.

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Murphy’s law and all I guess? Sorry, I had to make a transition like that too in the past so I can appreciate how annoying this is. Fix is in place, new server version released, just testing this specific issue in the addon before I release it

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Understood. At least I was just at the beginning. I’m more relieved it isnt a problem with the Nortek stick.

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the new addon has been released

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Do you mind changing the subject to “[SOLVED] Inclusion issue with zwave_js add-on 0.61, fixed in 0.62”? it will hopefully prevent dupe topics from being opened up

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