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Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:53 am
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skoeppen
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I was attempting to include another device in my z-wave network two days ago, and I discovered that my Aeotec Series 2 z-stick would not enter inclusion mode when unplugged. In fact after several seconds, its light got dimmer and eventually went out completely. It appears the battery has reached the end of its useful life. It still works fine while plugged into my Mac's USB port but is useless when unplugged.
I purchased a new Gen 5 z-stick ( which I see now has a backup capability, but it appears only for Windows computers). My immediate dilemma is how to get my existing five z-wave devices included in the new z-stick. The first thing I did was to try include to my Trane thermostat in the new z-stick but apparently I first have to exclude it from the old z-stick controller before I can add it to the new z-stick controller. Since the old one no longer functions when disconnected from the USB port, I'm somewhat at a loss as to what to do. My only thought is that I will have to do a factory reset on the Trane, which means that I will have to go through the entire thermostat settings install process again. Any ideas on avoiding having to do this?
I'm guessing that I will have the same issue with my other z-wave devices. FYI, my five z-wave devices are the Trane XL624 thermostat, two Everspring ST-814 temperature/humidity sensors, and two Aeon Labs Smart Energy Switches model DSC06106.
Steve Koeppen
X10 user from the early 80's
Converted to Insteon 2011 - 2014
Started adding z-wave 2014
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Indigo owner since v1 in 2005