Awesome! Sounded before like they were just going to be a service provider, but to also have them available on a regular basis is a huge advantage. Some of the nicest and most reliable Zigbee products around.
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Be nice to know if the mini plug has the z-wave repeater in it. Asked a Q on AMZ, maybe they'll respond.
I don't believe so looking at the specs and datasheet on Centralite's website:
You may want to try calling to confirm. Phone number is at bottom of that page.
Both the mini-plug and standard plug do say:
- Built-in ZigBee repeater provides additional coverage for other nearby ZigBee devices.
Just in different parts of the listing.
Doubtful. That was an special for Iris OEMed by Centralite. None of the Centralite-branded zigbee devices had a z-wave repeater built-in.
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And it barely works. Bought 5, only 1 paired z wave
Getting the Iris 3210-L's Z-Wave repeater to pair is a bit tricky, for sure. I had the most luck pairing in the same room as the Hubitat Hub. Then I moved them all to their final locations and ran a Z-Wave repair. They've all been working fine ever since.
I can’t even get them into pairing mode
Yep, that is the first challenge. There are a few threads in the community describing the process. The steps can vary slightly depending on the firmware version on your 3210-L. The process I had the most success with was with the Hubitat Hub in Z-Wave pairing mode, the press the 3210-L's button 8-10 times very quickly (i.e. do NOT wait for the relay to click on and off.) It has to be done very quickly in rapid succession. Watch the Hubitat pairing screen while doing so to look for signs of life.
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Thanks.
I can read. I was asking about z-wave, not zigbee.
All true.
I picked up 5 of them and every one seems to have paired up using different sequences of resets, exclusions, button presses, and standing on one's head whilst looking at the sun and biting either the left or right side of my tongue. However, I did get all of them to finally pair up the z-wave repeater.
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Great news, I like their devices. However, I have found both my Centralite Water Sensors with dead batteries, never reported a low charge to HE.
Let me know how it pairs. I don't see it on the compatible device list.
I have two of these in separate attic spaces. One ST branded and other Centralite. Both pair as ...
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I just paired one today.
No problem, very quick (surprise, surprise!)
Pairs as a "SmartThings Humidity Sensor".
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Thanks, ordered two humidity sensors.
BTW, Bezos called to thank me for all the business.
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Mine came today. It was recognized as the SmartThings device and it appears to be working correctly. It is reading close in both temperature and humidity to the Nyce unit that is about 15 feet away.
The pairing process was not as smooth as most I have done. It didn't initially recognize any device so I did a full reset (pull battery, hold in button, re-insert battery). It recognized it but sat at the "initializing" message for many minutes. I suspected a dead battery so I went up to CVS and bought a couple more CR2's. I did another factory reset this time with one of the new batteries. It went a little further - it reported that this was a previously recognized SmartThings sensor (even though the first time around it never reported recognizing it as SmartThings). It still sat with the initializing message. In frustration I went to the Devices page and scrolled down to see if it was listed as either a generic or a SmartThings. It was there and when I opened the device page it had selected the correct driver and appeared to be functioning. I clicked "Configure" out of habit and then gave it a name and saved it. It seems to be working fine but the pairing process was a bumpy road.
That’s odd I didn’t have any issues except when I first got HE and my channel was set to 22 or something odd because I still had ST on. Since changing it to 20 I have had zero issues pairing zigbee devices but I also have a very strong mesh with Xbee too. Curious if you had paired it close to hub it that would have made a difference.
One of my humidity sensors is a few years old in my extremely hot attic and somewhat cold winters, live in NC, and it’s holding strong.
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This is the first one that I recall having an issue with pairing. I had it on my desk which is about 6 feet away from the hub. It's in its deployment location which is in the hall just outside my office - about 12 feet from the hub. It seems to be working just fine.
