Switched from legacy zwave to zwave js question

Configuration Z-Wave
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Good Morning,
yesterday, I tried to migrate from zwave to zwave js for testing purposed. I still could revert with a backup from the vm, but I want to ask first:

1 of my 4 nodes is marked as “unknown” and can´t be interviewed, and this is the zwave+ stick attached to the HA host itself. It´s an older one I bought back in 2018 (Cyrus SmartHome USB Dongle Z-Wave Plus).

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Could this lead to further problems? For example, an automation based on the illumination level doesn´t work now, because the value doesn´t gets updated in HA, I have to manually refresh the entity within the services.
In the docs they say the best advice is to update to recent zwave+ devices or use polling with zwavejs2mqtt, but is that stick from 2018 really that old now?

Now should I wait for some updated zwave js versions or get an newer zwave stick?
Thank you…

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The stick seems to be a rebranded version of the Vision Security VIS_ZU1401, which is currently supported according to the device database.
node-zwave-js/zu1401.json at master · zwave-js/node-zwave-js · GitHub

Are you able to see the device/manufacturer info in the legacy Z-Wave?

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I found this in the old legacy zwave config file, so it seems to be a vision indeed. Is there something I can do about it? (Force model / manufacturer?)

	<Node id="1" name="" location="" basic="2" generic="2" specific="1" type="Static PC Controller" listening="true" frequentListening="false" beaming="true" routing="true" max_baud_rate="40000" version="4" query_stage="Complete">
		<Manufacturer id="109" name="Vision">
			<Product type="1001" id="201" name="Unknown: type=1001, id=0201" />
		</Manufacturer>
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@blhoward2 sorry to disturb you, but is it something you can answer? :slight_smile:

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None of the sticks have any parameters to my knowledge so the device file only makes it display the correct name. There should be no functional impact. You can open an issue at the node-zwave-js project and we’ll get it added. There is a file we just don’t have the right product type/id combination for this one.

You really should upgrade to a zwave plus stick, though. They’re cheap and it’s the heart of your setup.

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Thanks,
actually this stick was a zwave plus stick. Anyway, i had still had an Aeotec Gen5 stick for testing purposes in my drawer, which I´m now using with Home Assistant.