Interview doesnt complete

zwave-js / node-red-contrib-zwave-js

The most powerful, high performing and highly polished Z-Wave node for Node-RED based on Z-Wave JS. If you want a fully featured Z-Wave framework in your Node-RED instance, you have found it.

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Interview doesnt complete #16

Closed elgerg closed 3 years ago

elgerg commented 3 years ago

Plugin Version 1.3.1

Platform Linux, RPI

I have a Z-Stick Gen5 plugged into my PI 3 over a usb extension cable.

Other libs complain about timeouts but have been able to read nodes. This seems to just stay on interview.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks

marcus-j-davies commented 3 years ago

is this a battery operated node?

The interview process (especially the first one) can take time - certainly if they are battery operated. wake up each device in turn - waiting for the interview complete event for each one, then wake up the other.

During first interview - I wake up each device. waiting for the interview compete event, then wake up the next,

the interview itself, only takes about a minute or so - providing the device are awake,

marcus-j-davies commented 3 years ago

Any update on this? can it be closed?

elgerg commented 3 years ago

Sorry I missed the first update.

I managed to figure out what was going wrong with help from here: https://loads.pickle.me.uk/2017/04/19/pairing-yale-conexis-lock-and-openzwave/

The key is to pair the device in a secure mode not by using the pair button on the Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5.

Thanks

marcus-j-davies commented 3 years ago

Does secure mode work for you with this node?

I recently updated it to use byte arrays (as well as strings)