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I recall the latest Geofence feature was considered a Beta version - any word on when we can expect an "official" version we can rely on? I've been running a geofence in parallel with my existing MobiLinc one and the performance of UD Mobile has been great, but I don't want to deprecate the old one until there's some word that the UD Mobile feature is here to stay.

Yeah the first thing I did was add a new state var and synchronize - I PM'd the backup file just now.

Yeah that's the problem, the first arrow you show "Value = 1 ()" I can never get to show anything but "Value = 0 ()". Maybe I'm not entering the value correctly? Shouldn't be much room for error with a simple value dialog box. And yes synchronization was done, because this is a new state variable that I added just for testing UD Mobile geofence. I added it using the admin console then did a synchronize at UD Mobile to get the variable to show up.

I'm running 1.0.24. Running iOS 16.3, modifying a state variable.

So I set up a Geofence with simple Enter and Exit commands, but the Enter command doesn't seem to work. I want to set the value of a state variable to 1 when I enter, and set it to 0 when I exit. But for some reason UD Mobile doesn't allow me to enter the correct value for config. Steps I followed: Edit the Geofence Click on Command Value, brings up popup Click on Value Click on value 0 to bring up value entry window Click on the existing 0, change it to 1, click Save Window now shows Value 1, click Save Click Save in upper right corner Back to Geofence screen, under Enter Commands it shows "SET Value, Value = 0 ()". I click Save anyway. Now when I exit and enter the geofence, the value never changes to 1. I can manually set the state var to 1 and it changes to 0 when I leave, but never changes to 1 when I enter Just for kicks, if I go back to the Enter Commands selection to look at the value, the window shows 0 still - don't know if this is supposed to represent a default or show the current value. Anyway, this seems like a UD Mobile Geofence setup bug?

And if I don't import backups? Can't I just create a geofence from scratch on the second phone, and a few simple controls on the Favorites screen? Are backup imports necessary for the second phone? Ideal scenario: Install UD Mobile on two phones On each phone, create a geofence (with each one controlling a separate variable) On each phone, create a unique set of controls on the Favorites screen (the two users may want different sets of controls) Sounds simple (and it's how I set up MobiLinc on our two phones), is it possible?

Curious about the comment "Not sure how to add multiple users though" - with MobiLinc, the apps on the two phones (mine and my wife's) are each independent instances and are each programmed to set/reset a different state variable within IoX. Will this not be possible with UD Mobile? Does it somehow want to keep multiple versions across different devices in sync?

This is exactly the feature I've been waiting for, and is the only reason I'm still running MobiLinc in parallel with UD Mobile (MobiLinc has geofence support). As soon as I update to the new version, I'll set up some test cases. My wife and I use it to activate outside lights if we arrive home after dark.

Curious, did UD indicate that this is a problem that can be fixed on their end, by updating the ZMatter firmware? Just wondering if this was a one-off fix for your particular case or if they've acknowledged an issue that can affect their entire user base?

I also had two sunset-based programs fail to run last night, and chalked it up to a glitch because of the time change Sunday morning? I was going to check it tonight to see if it happens again...

@Michel Kohanim, when will this USB option be available? And since you worded it "The initial version...", does this imply there will be a second version sometime later? What will it consist of? How long until it is available?

Any idea if these Weigand devices can use cellphone NFC communication to activate a door, instead of the RFID tags?

@TFay thanks for what looks like a lot of work! As a fellow RXV-679 owner I'm wondering how I can use these? Currently using a Polisy on the latest firmware but don't use any network or polyglot resources yet...

When will geofence logic be added to UD Mobile? I love this product but still need to keep MobiLinc Pro around just for this feature - would be great to consolidate down to one interface.

@Michel Kohanim, how long until the USB version comes out? It's probably worth the wait to avoid jerry-rigging with the Amazon part.

So maybe it's just me, but I really like the option of having a remote antenna (since my Polisy is in a location that isn't good for antennas). I'm using the Zooz USB stick right now with a USB extender cable, and it works great. Will this board be available as a USB option instead?

Yes there was a discussion on this forum a few months back (started by me - I'm particularly interested in this feature so I can replace my Insteon "virtual 3-way" switches with an equivalent Z-wave setup). See this thread: My takeaway from this conversation is that the Z-wave standard (and some/many of the Z-wave products) can support an Insteon-like "scene" grouping where the response is almost instant and is independent of any central controller or programming. I'm interested in the limitations discussed above ("must be in direct range") but only as a curiosity as my installation will only use Zen71 switches (which supports Group 2 associations) and they're close together.

Wonder where this information comes from -- all of the research and posts I've seen in this forum show that the Zwave standard does support "scenes" in the way we're used to from Insteon (ie, linked devices directly so they can work without support from a central controller), but the problem right now is that the Polisy controller doesn't give us a convenient way of setting these up. Here's hoping that the upcoming eisy will address this shortcoming!

Short answer is that there is currently no Polisy support to set up two z-wave switches so they communicate directly and act as a 3-way switch circuit, see this older thread on the subject: I'm hoping that the new Polisy z-wave interface (coming soon!) will support these features, keeping my fingers crossed...

Any status update on whether the ability to group into Scenes can someday be done through Polisy instead of using the zwave software? @Michel Kohanim

I am actually using the Zen17 to do the same thing, and set it up the same way (including disassociating the relay from the input). I also configured it to operate as a door/barrier monitor, and it gave a new node of "ZW 004.1 Barrier 1", which reports a status of Open or Closed. That's the status I'm using in my program logic.

@brians great job with all the testing! The true 3-way switch operation is exactly what I am looking for (and in fact I have a 4-way switch setup but assume your findings will scale). @Michel Kohanim, are there plans to have IoP support these features so we don't have to use 3rd party software to make these changes? If so, is there an ETA?

Thanks @brians for continuing with the testing - I personally have been waiting for more info from UD, hoping that Polisy will (soon?) have some of this functionality built-in. I'm curious what would happen if you have multiple Zen71 switches grouped in a similar fashion - would the status of each switch follow the other, similar to a virtual 3-way switch setup? Your initial tests show some promise, but I agree it's a little confusing that the control still seems to be reliant on the dongle. From everything I've read there should be a way for these devices to work independently. Did your testing involve writing any configurations back to the Zen71 or Zen15?

Upgraded to 5.4.2 with no problems. Curious about this enhancement: "Z-Wave: Added support for showing all Z-Wave native links available (in Node Level popup menu and Top level Z-Wave menu)". What are the benefits of this new feature?

@brians, I was wondering the same thing - this Association is something that needs to be configured within the two switches and is independent of the controller, so it's a setting that would need to be written to those devices at some point. Settings that reside within Polisy don't seem to be applicable.