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- lwillerton - 10-10-2014
Hi
I did the physical association in Vera connecting to the outside lights and that worked fine.
I have the PIR next to me with no back on and as you suggest I just pick it up off the table which triggers the wake up process.
I will try group one over the weekend, do you think I need to fill in Vera info as well as HS?
I think the association has worked in HS, however, this all depends on if the status change on node 25 my cytech virtual node is dependant on a response back from the virtual node (VN). I can see the status change on the PIR but the VN remains off.
I can trigger the VN manually in both Vera and HS and I get a status change on both interfaces. I have setup the VN in comfort as a virtual input but whatever I use as the on or off response doesn\'t work.
Thanks for all your help, I am sure it will work at some point just a matter of getting the right process sorted.
Cheers
Lee
- lwillerton - 10-10-2014
sorry should have asked what info describes the VN. In both HS and Vera it has been setup as a dimmer switch.
- leonchue - 10-10-2014
\"In both HS and Vera it has been setup as a dimmer switch.\"
In my opinion, dimmer switch is good enough, as long as the VN responds correctly.
\"I have setup the VN in comfort as a virtual input but whatever I use as the on or off response doesn\'t work.\"
Other than writing to UCM/Zwave EEPROM, make sure you write to Comfort (Zones/Inputs) as well.
You can monitor the zone status in Comfigurator. Under Zones/Inputs, select the zone and check \"Show Status\"(Zone Properties on the right). The \"Zone State\" will display the current state.
- lwillerton - 10-15-2014
Hi,
I have not got much further with this, however, I would just like to confirm that when I change state of the VN using either HS or Vera they show a graphical status change (on or off)
Unfortunately if I monitor the virtual input it remains inactive at all times.
In normal association processes you would normally would put the controller in to association mode and the hit the send button in comfigurator to confirm the association. However, the way HS and Vera do this it seems to all be done in software without the need to press buttons.
Cheers
Lee
- lwillerton - 10-15-2014
Oh I have tried group one and no difference.
Do you have Vera in the cytech lab if so have you managed to to an association?
- leonchue - 10-15-2014
lwillerton wrote:
Quote:In normal association processes you would normally would put the controller in to association mode and the hit the send button in comfigurator to confirm the association. However, the way HS and Vera do this it seems to all be done in software without the need to press buttons.Actually, association is to program association setting in the source (triggering) node only and not on the target nodes.
For (remote) controller operation, the send button is to indicate which node to be added in association mode, before programming the source node.
As users can select the nodes in HS and Vera already, hence the send button to indicate which node is not necessary anymore.
- leonchue - 10-15-2014
lwillerton wrote:
Quote:Oh I have tried group one and no difference.We managed to source a Vera Lite to test it out. We have no problem in getting virtual node to work after association.
Do you have Vera in the cytech lab if so have you managed to to an association?
However, we confirmed that the manufacturer query for virtual node has a bug and will patch that in the next release.
My guess is that SP103 is not associated properly. Did you trigger its tamper switch to keep the RF(Z-Wave) awake for 10 mins when doing association? The RF side may be switched off when you do the association process.
- lwillerton - 10-15-2014
Ok I am just sitting with the setup now and I am please to see that I am doing things right.
So what I have found out tonight is if I setup the association in Vera (main controller) and click update on HS on the PIR node it pulls the association information through.
Both HS and Vera show a status change of the PIR in sync the only thing is the status of the comfort VN doesn\'t change in any of the systems.
If I go in to comfort Under Zones/Inputs, select the zone and check \"Show Status\"(Zone Properties on the right). The \"Zone State\" will display the current state. and tick and untick the box it always remains inactive
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- leonchue - 10-15-2014
If you click virtual node on/off in Vera or HS, does the zone state change?
- lwillerton - 10-15-2014
yes but not in comfort