I’m trying to enable Parameter 28 (Scene Activation Functionality) on my Fibaro Dimmer 2 (FGD-212) to trigger actions on the secondary switch (S2) for double-click and long-press events. However, every time I enable it in Home Assistant and refresh the page, it reverts back to “off”.
Device Setup:
• Fibaro Dimmer 2 (FGD-212), Firmware: 3.5
• Fibaro RGBW Controller (FGRGBW-442)
• Home Assistant Green with Z-Station (Z-Wave)
• Z-Wave JS integration
Despite several attempts to enable Parameter 28, it doesn’t persist. The device is connected via Z-Wave Plus with no security (Z-Wave Plus Version 1).
Steps I’ve Taken:
1. Enabled Parameter 28 (Scene Activation) via the Z-Wave JS UI.
2. Saved the changes.
3. Upon refreshing, the setting reverts back to disabled.
Questions:
• Has anyone else experienced this issue with Parameter 28 on the Fibaro Dimmer 2?
• Are there known workarounds to make the setting persist?
• Could this be related to Z-Wave JS, or is it a firmware/device issue?
Do you have the “Double Click Sets Brightness to 100%” turned OFF? If you have that on then you can’t use the double click. I wouldn’t think this was a problem for input 2, but it might be worth trying. (Particularly if you have Swap S1 and S2 enabled.)
I have that turned off and the Scene Activation Functionality turned on. (Firmware 3.5)
Thanks for the suggestions! Those are some interesting ideas. I’ve enabled parameter 23 (Double Click Sets Brightness to 100%) but am using it on S1 (haven’t swapped S1 and S2). All settings are currently at their defaults.
I also tried setting parameters 24 and 25 to OFF across all entries, then enabled Parameter 28 (Scene Activation Functionality), but it still didn’t work as expected.
I’m migrating from Fibaro Home Center 2 to Home Assistant Green. On the HC2, I can enable/disable these settings without issues, but the dimmer functionality isn’t working properly in HA after migration.
Should this be reported as a bug? I’ve tested it with multiple dimmers, and they all behave the same.
My main goal is to configure the S2 switch on the dimmer to:
1. Switch a separate RGBW controller ON/OFF (I got this part working).
2. Set the RGBW controller to a specific color on a double-click of S2 (this isn’t triggering).
3. Set the RGBW controller to a specific color on a press-and-hold of S2 (this also isn’t triggering).
Any tips for troubleshooting or ideas on making these configurations work in HA?
Go to settings > devices and services > click on z-wave logo > click configure > Click logs. Now try to change the value. You should see the events in the log now. Click the download button to save it. Now open the text file in notepad and search for Scene Activation Functionality. You should see other parameters related to it like the parameter size.The most common issues others have found and documented is either its sending the wrong value or using the wrong parameter size.
