Syncing multiple Zooz ZEN32 Scene Controllers

Papester · February 14, 2024, 2:51am

I’m hoping someone may have a solution to a feature I am looking for. I have two ZEN32 Scene Controllers that are located in separate rooms. What I would like to setup is the following. On Scene Controller 1 located in my hall, Button 1 controls a porch light. In my bedroom, Scene Controller 2 is located. I have its button 1 also configured to control the porch light. Both Scene Controllers are able to control the light, but if I turn on the light from Controller 1, when I go to turn it off using Controller 2, I need to hit button 1 twice since it is out of sync with Controller 1’s button 1. Is there a way to sync the two controllers and both button 1?

cornellrwilliams · February 14, 2024, 6:34am

Try setting up a Z-Wave Association. This allows one device to directly control another device without the need for a hub. You could setup an association so that when one switch turns on the other turns on. This is great for virtual 3way setups.

Papester · February 14, 2024, 1:40pm

The issue is the ZEN32 has 4 scene buttons besides the built in relay button. There is no way to control the state of the 4 scene buttons that I can figure out. I was hoping someone may be in a similar situation and found a way.

cornellrwilliams · February 14, 2024, 1:49pm

The ZEN32 has led colors that you can automate for each button by changing a configuration parameter.

I have a ZEN71 here’s what it looks like in my automation. You simply set your action type to device then select your device from the list. Then select the parameter number that controls the led colors.

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Papester · February 14, 2024, 3:52pm

@cornellrwilliams, I already set the color of the corresponding scene button (goes from green to red) but my issue is, I need to hit the button twice to turn off the light if it was turned on by the other scene controller. It seems the scene controller does not know the light is on and the first push is to turn it on (which it is already) and then the second push will turn it off.

I currently have two Insteon scene controllers (Keypad Links) and they operate as I expect, so I and trying to get the same results out of the ZEN32’s.

I do appreciate the help in trying to get this to work.

Judd

LostGuy · February 15, 2024, 5:43am

How are you using the ZEN32s to control the light? I’ve found that the best way to keep multiple ZEN32s working in a sane and synced way is to configure the button presses to toggle the controlled device, and use a blueprint/automation to keep the LEDs synced to the state of the controlled device.

Here’s the blueprint I’ve been using for LED state. It’s a little clunky because you need an automation for each button you want to keep synced, but it gets the job done until I find the time to try and streamline it.

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/sle118/bfae02db5a154053900250fe54b35f51

set-zen32-indicator-for-light-with-onoff-state-overwrite.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Set Indicator Light on Scene Controller with State Overwrite
  description: For Zooz ZEN32. Sets the indicator color when light is off or dimmed.
  domain: automation
  input:
    zooz_switch:
      name: Zooz Switch
      description: List of available Zooz ZEN32 switches.
      selector:
        device:

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Papester · February 15, 2024, 2:10pm

Thanks @LostGuy,

I’m currently doing something similar at the moment. It would be great if there was a way to do the syncing using the actual scene controllers themselves. I was hoping that they would work similar to how the Insteon Keypadlincs worked that the ZEN32’s are replacing. I think I’m going to submit a feature request to ZOOZ to see if this functionality can be incorporated into either the current version of the ZEN32 or possible future versions.

I appreciate your feedback.