Zwave_js_value_notification events not firing for some switches

Configuration Z-Wave
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I have roughly 60 GE/Jasco Z-Wave in wall switches and dimmers. All of them are working with HA - that is to say I can see them and turn them on and off as expected through my dashboards. I’m in the process of creating some basic automations, like double tap to turn off a whole floor or area, and while I’m new to HA, I have these working in some cases.

What I’ve found is that the zwave_js_value_notification event is not firing for many of my devices. I haven’t carefully tried all 60, but walking around and testing seems to show about a third are firing and two thirds are not. I’m using the Developer Tools > Events UI and whether I listen on the specific event (zwave_js_value_notification) or *, I don’t see any events when I use most of my switches.

I’m really not sure where to even look next so any guidance is greatly appreciated.

I’m running:
Z-Wave JS to MQTT (0.44.0) with MQTT turned off
Z-Wave JS (9.5.0)
Home Assistant 2022.7.5
Supervisor 2022.07.0
Operating System 8.2
On RPi 3b+ w/ an Aeotec Z-Stick 7 with FW v7.17.2

2

I just used the DEBUG window inside the Z-Wave JS tab and the results are quite different for a switch that works (fires the zwave_js_value_notification) and one that doesn’t:

Logs from a switch tap that fires an event:

2022-07-26T02:44:47.221Z DRIVER « [Node 065] [REQ] [BridgeApplicationCommand]
│ RSSI: -77 dBm
└─[CentralSceneCCNotification]
sequence number: 9
key attribute: KeyPressed
scene number: 1
2022-07-25 20:44:47.239 INFO ZWAVE: Node 65: value notification: 91-0-scene-001 0
2022-07-26T02:44:47.244Z CNTRLR « [Node 065] received CentralScene notification {
"nodeId": 65,
"ccId": "Central Scene",
"ccCommand": "0x03",
"payload": "0x098001"
}
2022-07-25 20:44:48.102 INFO ZWAVE: Node 65: value updated: 38-0-currentValue 0 => 99
2022-07-26T02:44:48.119Z DRIVER « [Node 065] [REQ] [BridgeApplicationCommand]
│ RSSI: -77 dBm
└─[MultilevelSwitchCCReport]
current value: 99

One that doesn’t fire:

2022-07-26T02:45:13.659Z DRIVER « [Node 005] [REQ] [ApplicationUpdateRequest]
payload: 0x05110411015e5686725a8559732627702c2b7a
2022-07-26T02:45:13.668Z CNTRLR « [Node 005] Received updated node info
2022-07-25 20:45:16.559 INFO ZWAVE: Node 5: value updated: 38-0-currentValue 99 => 0
2022-07-26T02:45:16.575Z DRIVER « [Node 005] [REQ] [BridgeApplicationCommand]
│ RSSI: -88 dBm
└─[MultilevelSwitchCCReport]
current value: 0

So I suspect the problem is at this lower level, but I'm not sure if there's anything I can do to get all button presses to fire an event so I can use them for automation triggers. Seems odd that the same switches would have such different behavior, but I'm sure I'm just missing something obvious.
3

Make sure the CentralScene command class exists for the device that’s not working. It’s possible you may need to re-interview the device to get it to show up.