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Dragon Tech PA-100 Appliance Module Control Problems #152

Closed majorsl closed 3 years ago

majorsl commented 4 years ago

Hello, I'm not sure if this is a know issue or new. I'm experimenting with OpenZWave and testing with a GE/Jasco 45603 Appliance Module. It is an older non Zwave Plus module, but I still have a few in use.

It seems to have paired perfectly, however, I moved it to another outlet and could no longer switch it off/on. It seems to be "active" with ozwadmin.

I restarted the Docker container and I can again control it. It seems like a bug to me that just the act of unplugging/plugging in a module requires the restart of the entire service to be used again.

I'm using build 170 docker on an RPI 3B+ and HUSBZB-1 stick. Thanks!

majorsl commented 4 years ago

Well, I tried moving the module closer to where I'm at with my computer to do some more testing and not even that trick is working anymore. It appears that it might be polling it (the logs are pretty cryptic to me) but, Home Assistant show it as "unavailable".

...EDIT: ...and a restart of HA brought it back and it works as expected. Seems like there is something happening with communication between the components when one of them has an issue. I'll double check my config but I don't think I'm doing anything exotic and my MQTT is stock.

majorsl commented 4 years ago

Alright, I've now tried a Dragon Tech PA-100 with the exact same results. What is going on here? I can see from the Last Contact that it's communicating, but it seems to simply not work somewhere between HA, MQTT, and this. I know the first two items are talking because my Tasmota items work perfectly, I can only conclude something between this Zwave implementation and MQTT isn't right.

majorsl commented 4 years ago

After a complete reinstall I think I have the Jasco devices stabilized, not much luck with the Dragon Tech PA-100. It works intermittently, but was rock solid on my Vera.

I do note that is doesn't have configuration file. It does have the properties here: https://www.cd-jackson.com/index.php/zwave/zwave-device-database/zwave-device-list/devicesummary/241?layout=openzwave

Is there anything I can do to create one and contribute it to OpenZwave so it gets added for everyone?