Upgrade Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 to Gen5+ with QT OpenZwave

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Hallo,

I am planning to update my current stick to a new z stick gen5+.

I am asking here for advise. The reason for doing so is:

  1. the current stick is a very old model. I think over 7 or 8 years.
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  2. I have problems with stability (see other threads) with my QT openzwave and wanted just to "do something.
  3. According to this thread there are several versions: *Sticky?* Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 - Raspberry Pi4

I want to ask:

  1. If I would do this: https://aeotec.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000242397-upgrade-network-to-z-stick-gen5-
    Will that just replace all my devices to the new stick?
  2. Can I just plugin the new (restored gen5+) stick then and will it “all work”? Or do I need other things to do?
  3. Is there any risk?
  4. Is there anything else to take into consideration?
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I’ve done this upgrade from an old Gen5 stick to a new Gen5+ stick, and it all went as expected.

My situation was different from yours: the old stick was being used in a Domoticz installation and I wanted to migrate my network to a new HA installation using QT OpenZwave. Because the new HA installation is on an RPi4 (using and booting from an SSD), I couldn’t simply plug the old stick in, and I didn’t want to use a hub or solder resistors into the innards of the stick. So I purchased a new Gen5+ stick that works directly with the RPi4.

The ZWave network migrated without issue to the new stick using the Aeotec backup/restore tool.

I saw that in the ozw-admin tool, all the mains-connected devices were queried, and configured correctly in the new HA installation, with one exception.

I have a Steinel IS140-2 mains-powered motion sensor. Although the node was present, it was listed as unknown. I power-cycled the sensor, and then used HA to refresh the node, and all details appeared.

I also have battery-powered Heiman smoke detectors. These nodes first appeared as unknown in HA, but over the course of a day or two, the nodes got refreshed as the devices briefly woke up and their details were filled in.

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Hi geoff, thank you for your reply. Very informative!

Where did you purchase the “+” gen5+?

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Popp.to Company is based in Germany, but the Gen5+ was shipped direct from China.

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Hello, may I please be so impolite to kick my own topic to the top and ask again what the best way forward is to upgrade my aeotec gen5 to gen5+?

Thank you in advance!

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I told you: “The ZWave network migrated without issue to the new stick using the Aeotec backup/restore tool.”

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That’s what you told me. I’m not only asking your opinion here :slight_smile: