vertical and horizontal "axes" are the device DNI numbers in hex.
Blue means the two devices (X and Y) can communicate with each other.
Red means no communication
The White diagonal "stripe" is obviously to blank out where a single DNI "meet".
So
Now how does one determine what devices can talk to the Hub?
I would have thought the patterns on either side of the white would be identical but they are not always. Is this significant?
I'm assuming that if I knew what devices in the map are communicating with the Hub I should be able to find blue paths from any device to the hub by connecting through other devices that repeat.
BTW the map can be cut and pasted into Excel. Could allow more analysis or simply archive the map. Not sure why but I figured I'd mention it.
There's multiple ways to use the Topology map, none of them intuitive.
First, the horizontal is from a devices' viewpoint and the vertical is from the opposite direction. In other words, Node 6 might be able to see Node 1 but Node 1 cannot see Node 6. ie. Non-symmetricalities exist.
Another way to look at the map is purely political.. How many seats did Republicans win vs Democrats? Ok, so THAT joke fails instantly when it is revealed that the more blue (connectivity) exists, the healthier the Mesh. In other words, if you compare your Map to mine, the one with a higher percentage of Blue has the healthier mesh. And if it turns out I lose, then my task is to increase blue via repeaters or repositioning of existing repeaters.
Yet another way to review it is to confirm that there are at least two different paths possible between Node 1 and Node X, thus giving the potential to have a path, even as furniture gets moved around in the house.
So I'm just starting to use my C7 after the last update. It seems my Iris plug won't talk to the hub, at least not directly, only through my ring extender. All devices are in the same room not even 10ft from each other. Or am I reading it wrong?
Was going to make a political joke about the blue stealing from the red, but....
Thanks, do you know if this is normal? I expected, with them all in the same room, they should all connect and for reliability establish an many paths as possible to the coordinator
Radios waves do funny things. Couple that with different vendors writing their implementations against a half documented SDK and you can get any manner of results.
Could try moving the repeater to a different outlet and see if the results change. Could also run a repair on it, if you haven't done so in a while.
I am still very confused about the map. I added two light switches to the C7 hub. The Z-Wave Radio devices table shows route 01 -> 07 40kbps. But the the Z-Wave topology shows 01 and 07 are not neighbors?
@Rxich and @steve18, you might benefit from installing Tony Fleisher’s (@tony.fleisher’s) Z-Wave Mesh Details app. It can be installed using Hubitat Package Manager, and makes it easy to see what is happens with repeaters, neighbors, and more.
The C5 owners should not feel intentionally slighted or ignored. The fact is new features are likely to be possible due to the 700 series Z-Wave device.
I know - sorry if I made it less clear instead of more clear. I thought your post was a good idea, so I was trying to add some more color as to why that's the case.
No need all is good. I only replied before because I felt funny "replying" to when I really wanted others to understand the reality but needed to reference your post.
