[ANSWERED]: Z-Wave Greenwave 5 Port PowerNode

Hello everyone,

I bought this 5-plug device to replace some single plugs I have and as with Murphy's law my current Z-Wave stick refuses to add any new device (or delete existing ones) so I have to create my home database from scratch...

Anyway, I added this device among the first as it was not part of my existing Z-Wave network.

indigo recognised each outlet and the energy metering capabilities.

When though I have it on polling setting "Only When Activity Detected", I get warning flashing lights from the PowerNode like it is out of range but it is not as indigo can turn on/off sockets, see the current load, etc.

If I put it to "As Often As Possible" there is a lot of traffic... Z-Wave blue light constantly flashing... What is the best setting...? Every 5 mins? Something else?

Thanks!

Kostas


I attach the device log info:

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Indigo Z-Wave Version: 1.0.350
Node ID: 4
Model: Relay Power Switch
Model ID: 00030003
Manufacturer: GreenWave
Manufacturer ID: 0099
Protocol Version: 3.41
Application Version: 4.28
Model Definition Version: 0
Library Type: 3
Class Name: Relay Power Switch
Class Hierarchy: 04 : 10 : 01
Command Class Base: 25
Command Versions: 20v1 60v3 25v1 86v1 87v1 27v1 32v2 70v1 71v1 72v1 75v1 56v1 85v1
Multi-Endpoint Types: 1:(10 : 01), 2:(10 : 01), 3:(10 : 01), 4:(10 : 01), 5:(10 : 01)
Multi-Endpoint Classes: 1:[20 25 32 75], 2:[20 25 32 75], 3:[20 25 32 75], 4:[20 25 32 75], 5:[20 25 32 75]
Multi-Instance Counts: - none -
Features: routing, beaming, energyMeter
Neighbors: 1
Associations: 1:[1] 2:[] 3:[] 4:[]
Config Values: - none -

I've got one of these, and I get the same terror, even with the poll interval set to 5 minutes. Albeit it's not constantly flashing, but is often enough to be annoying. I'm guessing it's a firmware problem. The power meter functionality seems a bit dodgy on low power loads as well. I'm just considering where I ought to stick something over the power indicator, or just send it back.
-- Paul --

Thanks Paul!

For the annoying lights with most devices I've found a work around using these little things. They do make a difference!

Kostas

Have a look here: viewtopic.php?t=13698

The default timeout value seems to be 2 minutes, hence why a 5 minute poll won't work.

You can set zwave parameter 1 (which controls the timeout) to be anything up to 255 minutes - I've set mine at 240 minutes which is 4 hours, just to be a nice number. I then poll I think every hour.