Fibaro Flood Sensor (DC supply mode)

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I have a Fibaro flood sensor that I powered to mains (24VDC power supply). The device driver for this device does not seem to support it in this mode since I can't change anything and logs show that it is just waiting for the device to wake up and report to send commands to it (it won't wake up since it's always awake and waiting).

Would this mode be possibly supported @mike.maxwell, so that the driver poles the device every x number of minutes to get temperature, battery state (for backup when power is lost) and also be able to immediately send commands to the device instead of waiting for a wake up from sleep.

I also noticed that the driver does not work to change parameter 10 (Temperature measurement interval), it just stays at 300 (when I tested in battery mode).

Also there is no way to change the wake up interval. This would also be nice to be able to change it?

Thanks.

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Have you tried pushing the button in the device? That might still force it to send a wake up notification which would cause it to sync.

Make sure you enable debug logging before testing because it automatically turns off after 30 minutes.

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I have one , device is weird, always says pending refresh.
It does however detect water, but I'll never buy another(i have 4) and I hate them

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I have 2 Fibaros using DC power supply that function fine but as mentioned not sure if they will update settings never tried before but default settings work fine.
@Rxich curious why you hate them?

Would I buy again? probably not just because they are to expensive.
You can get SmartThings leak sensor cheap and super easy to mod, just remove the battery make a small hole in one end, cut the end off an old USB cable and solder it to the battery contacts.
No battery backup but a 1/4 of the price.

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Reason I got this flood sensor was because it had temperature reporting (I was actually looking to get a temperature sensor at first and found this in the process), I use at my weekend home where the water pump is under the house in a small heated box (I'm in canada) and if the heater stops working and it freezes in there, I'll have a big mess on my hands. So having the flood sensor was a real bonus and this unit was cheaper than buying 2 separate units.

But after a few weeks of testing, I see that the driver for this unit is lacking many functions. I came across a ST driver that seems to have all functions implemented, including Power mode.https://github.com/codersaur/SmartThings/blob/master/devices/fibaro-flood-sensor/fibaro-flood-sensor.groovy But I can't seem to get it working because of the SendHubCommand implementation and differences in HE, was a programmer but this was 15 years ago and with the limited documentation we have it's kind of hard to get back into it :slight_smile:

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@nclark SmartThings leak sensors are on sale on Amazon.ca right now and have temp reporting just need to do a USB mod to them to use dc power (I have modded a few of them).

Using the Stock Hubitat DH both my Fibaro leak sensors report temp every 0.5 Celsius temp change. I do not need it to report every minute I only need it to report after a change.

Here is a modded version of that Fibaro code I did along time ago. Same as you it has been along time since I coded.

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Thanks @NoWon, I will check that code and will also bye a few of the ST sensors on Amazon.ca.

For some reason my Fibaro will not send temps even when a change in temperature done, I might have a defective sensor on my hands or something, not sure. I did a few tests when I got it and it never reported the temp except and it woke up every 12 hours or so. Then did the DC power hole and connected it and now no reporting of temperature at all, I brought the temp where it is located to 3 degrees higher that it was and let it cool down again and no reports at all for temp.

Thanks for your help and if it wasn't for the hole I did in the cover for the DC supply, I would return it and get a few more of the ST sensors. I'll try to salvage it and use it elsewhere in the house.

Still hope that @mike.maxwell will take a look at the driver just the same...

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You might need to pair it to the hub with The DC power on To report correctly with DC power.
I would exclude the Fibaro and try pairing it again.

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I should have also clarified I am using the Zwave plus version not the Zwave version
the part numbers are very similar
FGFS-101 ZW5 (Zwave plus)
vs
FGFS-101 (old Zwave version)

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Mine is an old Z-Wave FGFS-101 yet I bought it new on Amazon about a month ago, are they supose to still be available or did I just get ripped off?

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Yes the older non Zwave plus are still available just about 1/3 cheaper.
I haven't seen anything negitive about them execpt the poor model numbering.

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@NoWon, I check the code at the link you posted, and it seems like it's exactly the same code but with the "physicalgraph" replaced with "hubitat". This is exactly what I had tried but did not work because of the way it calls the "sendHubCommand". I thought the code posted was a working version of the ST code on HE.

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Reason being, they were expensive, and a premium brand I expect better performance. Had to hardwire mine, they were killing batteries in 3 months. So I just checked, and the one has not sent messages since 11-13-19, so I always have to check these things, lest I have a flood and it doesn't get picked up, my WAF would be gone.
I've reset and re-paired Fibaros, added 5 repeaters, in a 900sq ft basement and these are the only z-wave devices that give problems, besides the Iris glass break sensors, but those were 8 bucks.
I need to ditch these or back them up with ST flood sensors

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