ZWA-2 firmware 1.1

Why was the RGB function removed, and will it return?

Latest version
1.1
Correct default powerlevels for EU region
Remove RGB and dimming functionality from the LED, convert to cold-white on/off light
Change tilt indication to fast blinking

This could/would make kind of a neat small desk laptop/nightlight if the led was exposed and controllable, but the white off/on restriction reduces that utility.

FWIW, the migration from my zoos 800 (ZWJSUI) was straightforward and seemingly problem free, so thanks for that.

It was removed because it didn’t work. Distorted colors and very low brightness.

What steps were involved in transitioning from Zooz 800 series ?

I followed scenario 2 @ https://support.nabucasa.com/hc/en-us/articles/29529265751965-Migrating-an-existing-Z-Wave-network-to-Home-Assistant-Connect-ZWA-2 (note for ZW JS UI)

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thanks a lot

Does anyone know if it’s possible to update the ZWA-2 firmware if you’re running a separate zwave-js-ui server (so not as addon in HomeAssistant but on another device). In the zwave-js-ui interface I see several firmware update options but they don’t seem to find any updates. I’m fine with flashing the firmware manually but couldn’t figure out how to do that either… I found these URLs in the docs GitHub - NabuCasa/zwave-firmware: Z-Wave Controller firmware GitHub - NabuCasa/zwave-esp-bridge: Firmware for the ESP UART bridge but they are a bit light on details unfortunately

yes, i run standalone zwave-js-ui and was able to update to 1.1. Luckily, the firmware update showed up for me in the UI, so it was easy. I have noted that the firmware update service is not always consistent though. Maybe a reboot can kickstart the firmware check again?

Thanks for the quick response! When you say it showed up in the UI do you mean the zwave-js-ui itself or somehow in HomeAssistant? I’ve never received any update notifications in zwave-js-ui (except for the software itself) and when I check for firmware updates from zwave-js-ui manually it seems to just keep loading forever? No hints in the logs as to anything failing so kind of stuck troubleshooting this.

EDIT: I at least found some steps to manually install this firmware here ZWA-2 stuck in bootloader after update from v1.0 to v1.1.0 in Home Assistant - #8 by JLT - I would however still like to know how to do this “properly” as it seems this shouldn’t be neccesary…

sorry i wasn’t clear. I did the upgrade from here (inside zwave-js-ui):

Do you have some kind of firewall rules that are blocking access to the Z-Wave JS firmware upgrade service?

If you are continuing to have trouble, you could try the ZWA-2 Toolbox. Just plug the ZWA-2 into a PC that has the Chrome browser, and open that link with Chrome. It can upgrade the firmware for you.

Thanks for the extra info! Really weird that it doesn’t show up for me, I don’t even get the ‘No updates available’ response, it just shows a loading spinner for me with the text “Remember to wake up sleeping devices…”. Already turned on DEBUG logging but it doesn’t show anything related to this. @freshcoast thanks for the suggestion, I doublechecked but the container that it’s running in has full network access so that shouldn’t be an issue. I’ll have to troubleshoot some more to figure this out. Thanks for the replies!

Just replaced my Zooz ZST39LR with the ZWA-2 today running Zwave JS UI on a separate VM from home assistant and it was flawless. This is how the firmware upgrade shows up for me both in ZWave JS UI and Home Assistant. I performed the upgrade from HA and have also included screenshots of the update in progress from HA and ZWJSUI. Final screenshots post update also included. The replacement and the subsequent firmware update were flawless.







Is there any reason why I should replace the Zooz ZST39LR with the ZWA-2 if my Zwave works fine ?

not especially

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Thanks for the extensive reply! That’s certainly not how it looks for me. I’ve recently migrated my HomeAssistant Core installation (soon deprecated) to HomeAssistant OS so I think it might be best if I migrate to the ZwaveJS UI addon option there. Saves me from having to mess with NodeJS stuff which is a big win in my book anyway :wink:

Just in case anyone else comes across this: switching to the ZwaveJS UI addon immediately made the available firmware update show up, so issue solved :slight_smile:

I’ve updated to 1.1 and the light is still blue.

I don’t understand the comment. Did you mean to reply to me?

Yes, you were talking about the light at the top of the new z-wave antenna? And how the colours were disabled in firmware 1.1?

Yes, the RGB control was disabled. You cannot change the color. It was in the release notes of the firmware when you updated.

Remove RGB and dimming functionality from the LED

Correct, you must have read the same release notes I did. Do you remember what colour they said the light was going to be instead? And what colour I said my light still was after updating?