"Found a Z-Wave device, initializing..."

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I have a GoControl window sensor that I've had installed for years. The battery died and I never got around to replacing it because it was on a window that was never opened and I just forgot about it. Today I decided to replace the battery and afterwards I realized the device was unresponsive. I figured I would exclude / include the device all over again. Well, the exclude process works but when I attempt to include the device I get the "Found a Z-Wave device, initializing..." error and the inclusion process times out. At that point I get another generic error about having some trouble or whatever. If I go into Z-Wave settings I see the device node with no name or route and there is a "discover" button in the device column. That button doesn't appear to do anything. I have tried removing the device, shutting down the hub, removing power from the hub, and waiting several minutes before powering it back up. No matter what the outcome is the same.

Should I give up on this device or is there something else I can try that I'm overlooking?

Edit: I tried excluding another device and then including it. It's doing the exact same thing as the other device AND the issue persists through a shutdown of the hub. I guess this piece of junk finally gave up. I suppose it's time to find another platform.

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It certainly sounds like the device is no longer working. I don’t have any experience with it though, so will see if others chime in with a different opinion.

One thing you want to be sure to do is to delete (remove) the “defective” or “Ghost” pairings from your Z-Wave Details screen. Otherwise, you could start having z-wave mesh issues. It might be worth trying one last time after all those ghosts devices are removed (assuming you haven’t already done that…)

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if it's a battery device, then it might have shut down mid process.. after clearing the ghost(s), include again and make sure it wakes up mid cycle by waving the magnet nearby, for example.

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Same problem with new GoControl garage door controller. Found but initialization never completes.