Schlage 469's, lock/unlock status & retries

[Whaleboy]

I have a few questions regarding Zwave implementation regarding Schlage 469's, and error handling.

 

1. If an unlock or lock command is sent from the ISY to a Schlage deadbolt, does it retry infinitely, or does it give up after X amount of times? I've been assuming it only tries twice due to the prompting I've been seeing from network heals.

 

2. If a program is crafted to increase the amount of retries, does the ISY receive confirmation that the door has locked/unlocked after a command has issued? Or does it only know that after a manual query?

 

I've been testing a program to attempt additional retries for some piece of mind on my part, but it isn't working reliably. I can post the actual code a little later as it's a bit of a mess but I'll sum it up for the moment.

 

Basically what happens is the following:

 

1. A lock request is sent by turning a variable from 0 to 1

2. A program detects this state change, and begins trying to set the deadbolt to LOCK

3. Another program is activated and waiting to see if the status of the LOCK is set. When the deadbolt is LOCKED, the program should reset the variable back to 0. Thus confirming the lock request has been made.

 

The issue I'm having is that the deadbolt will always lock when it sees the var change, but sometimes the variable won't clear back to 0.

 

I've read that the ISY doesn't regularly poll the zwave devices. Could this be an issue from that? That the deadbolt isn't sending it's lock notification back and is requiring an actual status update/query from the ISY?

 

 

[Xathros]

I can't answer about the retries but I can tell you that my 469 and my 599's all report their status changes (lock, unlock, user code entry, jammed and battery status) instantly.

 

-Xathros

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Whaleboy,

 

Please note that schlage has a safety feature: when you send a command to it, no other commands can be sent for 15 seconds. ISY retries 2 times but only after the 15 seconds.

 

ISY does not poll Z-Wave devices. You should get status feedback from the lock automatically.

 

With kind regards,

Michel