johnnyt Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Does anyone have either good or bad experience using the following zwave outlets and getting power usage info from them (I have a 500-series ISY 994ZW w/firmware version 5.2)? https://www.domeha.com/z-wave-plug-on-off-switch https://aeotec.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000056905-smart-switch-6-user-guide- https://www.getzooz.com/zooz-zen06-smart-plug.html https://www.getzooz.com/zooz-zen15-power-switch.html https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0781XZYWR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Any other ones? Edited October 23, 2020 by johnnyt
simplextech Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 The dome and zen15 I know report energy readings. I would have to do a test on the zen06 (I think I have one somewhere). I like the zen15 plugs because they can handle 15a which makes them very versatile. 1
simplextech Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) A list of z-wave devices I try to update as I get new devices to try out: https://github.com/UniversalDevicesInc/Z-Wave-Devices/issues Edited October 23, 2020 by simplextech 2 2
MrBill Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, simplextech said: A list of z-wave devices I try to update as I get new devices to try out: https://github.com/UniversalDevicesInc/ZWave-Devices/issues This is an awesome link! thanks! 1
simplextech Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I wasn't happy with the 'name' of the URL so I renamed. Sorry for updating but I did it. https://github.com/UniversalDevicesInc/Z-Wave-Devices/issues Original post was updated with the new link but there it is again just in case. 2
johnnyt Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, simplextech said: I wasn't happy with the 'name' of the URL so I renamed. Sorry for updating but I did it. https://github.com/UniversalDevicesInc/Z-Wave-Devices/issues Original post was updated with the new link but there it is again just in case. bookmarked the new link. great stuff. I don't know if it's easy to add, or if it's an issue that's expected to go away with time, but it would be interesting to know if it's the kind of device that keeps adding new nodes, as a number of devices do. All things being equal between 2 similar devices I would pick the one that doesn't keep adding new nodes periodically. I periodically have to move a new phantom nodes to a "Not Used" folder to get them out of the way. Deleting them doesn't last and Freeze Node doesn't work in a number of cases. For my worst offender, a Zooz ZEN 20 power bar, there are almost as many phantom nodes as real ones, and I expect the numbers to be the same before the end of this year ?.
simplextech Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, johnnyt said: I don't know if it's easy to add, or if it's an issue that's expected to go away with time, but it would be interesting to know if it's the kind of device that keeps adding new nodes, as a number of devices do. I too have experienced the weird random nodes that sometimes get created. I don't have an answer for this nor explanation. If you're on the latest 5.3 firmware and you are having this issue I would submit a support ticket.
johnnyt Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, simplextech said: I too have experienced the weird random nodes that sometimes get created. I don't have an answer for this nor explanation. If you're on the latest 5.3 firmware and you are having this issue I would submit a support ticket. yeah, I guess technically the phantom nodes issue could have been fixed in 5.3. I'm on 5.2 and am planning to wait for 5.3.1 or later after reading in release notes that there are "no functional changes in (5.3) build when compared to 5.2", and that "As part of Z-Wave Plus certification, some incompatible changes were made that may cause issues when migrating from older versions of the ISY. We are looking at mitigating these issues in future builds. If you have a stable working system, you may want to wait before migrating."
simplextech Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 If I have time later I'll add a ZEN20 to my system and see what happens. I'll let it sit a couple days and see if any ghosts appear... it is that time of year 1
lilyoyo1 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, johnnyt said: yeah, I guess technically the phantom nodes issue could have been fixed in 5.3. I'm on 5.2 and am planning to wait for 5.3.1 or later after reading in release notes that there are "no functional changes in (5.3) build when compared to 5.2", and that "As part of Z-Wave Plus certification, some incompatible changes were made that may cause issues when migrating from older versions of the ISY. We are looking at mitigating these issues in future builds. If you have a stable working system, you may want to wait before migrating." That's the nature of zwave unfortunately. I've seen this issue with other controllers
jca001 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Good information. When I go to the URL and click on any of the vendor links or manual links it does not take me to them. It opens a window like I did a search on GitHub stating nothing found. Note: I do not have a GitHub account and therefore I am not signed in.
simplextech Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, jca001 said: Good information. When I go to the URL and click on any of the vendor links or manual links it does not take me to them. It opens a window like I did a search on GitHub stating nothing found. Note: I do not have a GitHub account and therefore I am not signed in. ahhh... my bad.. for now just select/copy and open a new tab and paste. I'll have to fix the actual URL's in the links as they aren't correct.
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