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- MDKKEN - 02-02-2016

Hi,
Just to make clear
  • ZWave plus  modules will not work with UCM ZWave if its encrypted.
[indent]It will work if commands are not encrypted and the commands are the ones you support, Is that correct[/indent]
[indent]However the commands UCM Zwave are the most useful one and therefore usable on or off dimming etc
Newer commands in ZWAVEplus  will not work
[/indent]
  • The Qubino dimmer is  trailing edge  please see The dimmer\'s features don\'t end there - it\'s actually much more clever. When it\'s in a 230V AC (mains circuit) it operates as a trailing-edge dimmer, but if you put it into a 24V DC circuit it changes totally and works as a PWM dimmer. AC and DC circuits (and bulbs) use different dimmer circuits - so this device changes behaviour for how it is installed.
[color=\"#2f2f2f\"][font=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"]So overall not such a [/font][/color]problem.

- MDKKEN - 02-02-2016

Hi,
Just to make clear
  • ZWave plus  modules will not work with UCM ZWave if its encrypted.
[indent]It will work if commands are not encrypted and the commands are the ones you support, Is that correct[/indent]
[indent]However the commands UCM Zwave are the most useful one and therefore usable on or off dimming etc
Newer commands in ZWAVEplus  will not work
[/indent]
  • The Qubino dimmer is  trailing edge  please see The dimmer\'s features don\'t end there - it\'s actually much more clever. When it\'s in a 230V AC (mains circuit) it operates as a trailing-edge dimmer, but if you put it into a 24V DC circuit it changes totally and works as a PWM dimmer. AC and DC circuits (and bulbs) use different dimmer circuits - so this device changes behaviour for how it is installed.
[color=\"#2f2f2f\"][font=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"]So overall not such a [/font][/color]problem.

- MDKKEN - 02-02-2016

For review of QUBINO dimming module
see
http://www.vesternet.com/blog/2015/05/awesome-qubino-z-wave-range-stock-at-vesternet/

- slychiu - 02-02-2016

Correct that in most cases Zwave plus devices is not a problem
But see the example of Fibaro FGD212 where the dimming commands are encrypted



- Guest - 02-03-2016

thanks MDKKEN ... this information too late for me ... just installed 15 Fibaro dimmers + Fibaro controller ( inside comfort network with full 5 Slave Expansion+ LEM ) ... plus UCM zwave for as bridge ... so become useless automation ...  This is my mistake choose wrong system 

- muddymickey - 02-21-2016

I recently purchased a Fibaro FGD-212 dimmer, to start replacing some unreliable X10 micro modules.  

I can successfully control it via Domoticz running on a Raspberry Pi, using an Aeotec Z-Stick Gen 5 as the primary controller. 

I also recently purchased a Z-Wave UCM for Comfort and fitted it, as I want to operate my lights based on PIR sensors via Comfort (as I did with X10).  I\'ve just updated the main Comfort firmware from 5-something to 7.093.  The Z-Wave UCM is running firmware 7.013. I also have a USB UCM running firmware 5.178.Comfigurator reports version 3.10.11.0.  Comfort has learned the Z-Wave configuration OK from the primary controller,
 I can see the Fibaro as a \"Routing_Slave-Power_Switch_Multilevel\" with node type of \"MultiLevel Sensor\".  The \"Switch Device On\" and \"Switch Device Off\" buttons in Comfigurator DO work OK.  \"Switch Device On\" causes the dimmer to turn on at the last dim level (which was set either via Domoticz or the momentary wall switches).  Presumably if Comfort can turn the lights on and off via these buttons in Comfigurator, I should be able to do the same in a response somehow ?  

However, the only Z-Wave command I can choose in a response is a \"Basic Get Command\".  

Any suggestions ?

- leonchue - 02-22-2016

muddymickey wrote:
Quote: However, the only Z-Wave command I can choose in a response is a \"Basic Get Command\".  
Any suggestions ?
Have you try to click on the \"Basic Get Command\" and reveal a drop-down arrow?  
Click on the arrow to see \"Basic Set Command\" in the list.

See example as attached.

- Guest - 02-22-2016

Hi Muddymickey .. its good news for me that you could control FGD 212 from comfort ... have you changed the security association method when connect to aeotec ?

- slychiu - 02-22-2016

If your ucm is 5.178 how did you upgrade the comfort firmware to version 7?

Did you use the UCM firmware cable?

If so you should also upgrade the Zwave firmware to the latest which is more than 7.013 but I do not recall exactly

If possible upgrade the UCM 5.178 to version 7 using another UCM so that in future you  do not have to use the upgrade cable


- muddymickey - 02-22-2016

[user=1]slychiu[/user] wrote:
Quote:If your ucm is 5.178 how did you upgrade the comfort firmware to version 7?

Did you use the UCM firmware cable?

If so you should also upgrade the Zwave firmware to the latest which is more than 7.013 but I do not recall exactly

If possible upgrade the UCM 5.178 to version 7 using another UCM so that in future you  do not have to use the upgrade cable
Yes I had to buy the programming cable.

I have two UCMs:
Z-Wave (firmware 7.013)
USB (firmware 5.178)

How do I upgrade my USB UCM ?

Also - not sure if this is related or not - but since doing this work yesterday, my keypad is constantly showing \"UCM3 communication failure\".