JDiGangi:
This might be a unique case, I have a C4, C5, C7, C8 comes tomorrow. Currently I have my C5 running with my C4 radio and apps running on my C7. Is there any migration from the C5 with USB radio to the C8 ? I migrated to the C5 from the C4 due to processing power etc, moving the radio was the best option available then.
AFAIK, you can’t migrate from a dongle. I was in a similar situation C4 to C5 with dongle, to C7 with no dongle. Here is what I had to do. Same would apply for C8 as there isn’t a way to restore the USB zwave/zigbee memory to the on-board radios.
I recently migrated from C4 to C7 and wanted to share my experience and tips. It should work on any Hubitat device assuming the firmware supports the Swap Apps Device function in Settings. This would not be possible without this feature and it would take hours/days/weeks for me to do this swap without it. I'm glad I waited for it to exist rather than jumping on the C7 bandwagon early on. Truthfully, my C4 is really a C5 running a C4 external radio stick. The C4 overheated and rebooted too o…
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