[DRIVER] Universal Z-Wave Drivers (Switch/Dimmer)

GE dimmer, 700 series:

Updated, though I'm a little confused (normal state) as the only driver I see in the driver list is Universal Z-Wave Dimmer. Shouldn't a Universal Z-Wave Switch entry also appear? Or Dimmer handles dimmers and switches?
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Driver list:
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After install (Buttons!!) :slight_smile:
States:
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State Variables:
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Data:

Nice work!

It is optional in the package so if you only had the dimmer and did a match up, you would then need to go to Modify in HPM and add the switch driver. I do this so that when there are a lot of drivers in the pack it does not force you to install them all, you can pick which ones you want. I made the scanner required just so everyone has it by default, as it will also double as a data gathering tool to help support more devices.

Did you snap the picture of the data section before the configure / associations scan? Just wondering if it found and presented the association settings to you.

Also it set number of buttons to 6, guessing that means you now have up to 3x tap support. Try it and then check the logs to see which button numbers get activated. The button discovery looks at how many real buttons there are * max taps supported and then set the number of buttons accordingly.

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OK, thanks.

All snaps were after the Configuration.

I have had 3x taps supported via Jason's driver as well, typically I only use up to 2x taps as when I get past that remembering what each combination of taps does gets tedious, and wife didn't like the idea of labes on the wall switches. :slight_smile: I'll test things sometime today...

But did you refresh the page? Because there is stuff missing in the data section that should be there. Should be data for the buttons and associations.

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I would have sworn I refreshed, but let me go do that now just in case.

OK - I did a "Refresh" command first just now, that didn't seem to fill any additional data in. That may have been what I remembered doing yesterday. Then I refreshed the browser page and more info filled in in State Variables. Here's Current States and Variables now, after command "Refresh" and browswer page refresh:

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I was more interested in the "Data" section at the bottom, not the states.

Oops - yes, you did say "Data" above. :wink: Working on flight reservations at the same time so my attention is split...data below, looks like association and button data did fill in:

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Does the Leviton ZW6HD dimmer (and this driver) support double taps? If so, what are the options provided? Or does a rule need to be set up to process a double tap?

The driver supports button events but the LW6HD does not support the "Central Scene" command class in order to send the events to the hub. The double tap up is hard coded in the firmware to do full brightness. Its a very basic smart switch.

I ordered a ZW6HD to play with. I'm good with double tap up forcing full brightness. Can't think of anything else I would want to do, and it's how the ZEN77's I'm using at my current home are set up.

If you find issues with the DT on my driver the firmware probably needs to be updated. Unfortunately the idiotic way they versioned the files you have no way to know if its outdated or not since both the original FW and current report the same version back to the hub. There is a post with a link and more info somewhere, I will see if I can find it. Might be a good idea just to push the current firmware to it right away.

Found it, check this post and below it:
Leviton 800 Series ZW6HD Dimmer Driver - #30 by jtp10181

And here I explained the versioning confusion / assumptions:
Leviton 800 Series ZW6HD Dimmer Driver - #45 by jtp10181

Just installed 4 UltraPro (GE/Jasco) toggle switches using this driver. Changing parameters on the fly was key for me-could change led behavior and color at will. Picked up the devices 6 button capability as well.

Thanks Jeff. Sending a couple bucks your way.

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Just another note, I changed out all 34 of my GE/Enbrighten and now UltraPro switches to this driver. Three are dimmers. Work great. Flexible. Potentially future-proof?

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Yes, in theory this driver should work for ANY new z-wave dimmer or switch. For sure any 800 chip and many 700 chip should work. It will detect buttons, associations and all settings. The only drawback is you are at the will of the manufacturer for the details on the settings, so if they don't give much info you have to look up it somewhere else.

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I've been fooling around with my new ZEN73LR toggle switch.

I can't get associations to show up.

They show up when I used the driver for the Jasco switches.

I did first use the system driver it found, then your Advanced ZEN Switch Driver, and then this Universal Switch driver.

I tried everything but delete from Smart Start, exclude and reset the device.
I'm leery of creating another un-removeable ghost, lol.

The Advanced ZEN Switch Driver has the associations boxes, but as noted in another thread, nothing for parameter 18 to suppress led blinking on parameter change.

Turn on debug logging and then Select Associations on the Query Device command and run it. If not getting good logs you could also turn logging up to "Trace" and try again.

Sample logs from ZEN51

Then also lets see the "zwAssociations" data value from the bottom of the device page

  • zwAssociations: [{"num":1,"maxNodes":5,"name":"Lifeline"},{"num":2,"maxNodes":5,"name":"On/Off Control"}]

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Looks like the device is only reporting the lifeline group. If you turn on the Trace logging I can see the entire message sent back from the device to confirm.

Did you try setting one of the groups from the other driver? Curious if it even will take, maybe the firmware has an issue and does actually have the association groups in it.

Not yet.