Hubitat with zigbee GE 45856 switch

[fdelima]

Need help please.

I took the last week and replaced ALL of my WEMOS (35 OF THEM). I replaced all with the GE 45856 switch.. pairing was no issue and all seemed fine..

(1) What Im now experiencing is that the Switch Stops being controlled by the Hubitat Dashboard. In order to resolve i have to manually turn the switch on - then exit and reenter the dashboard.

(2) Another problem is when I turn a switch ON (via dashboard) , the switch will turn ON and OFF a few times.. an could end up on or off. This behaviour is sporadic and happens on various switches.

I am using the Generic Zigbee switch driver AND the GE Zigbee switch driver.. Results are the exact same.

Could this be a situation of my Zigbee network failing (i.e. low signal) ?

Any help is appreciated - i'm going nuts trying to debug..

[thebearmay]

Sounds like a mesh issue, but if you’ve replaced all of the devices at the same time they may still be trying to finalize routes…

[fdelima]

really wow.... ok its been like days though.. so I should just wait ? i was going to move my hubitat hub to a more central spot..

[thebearmay]

I’d get the hub to it’s final location and give everything a few days to settle down. May still need to add a few repeaters, but at least then you’re working with a stable set of parameters.

[fdelima]

do i still need repeaters for switches ?? i thought the repeaters only helped the battery operated devices

[thebearmay]

Switches can act as repeaters, but can benefit from repeaters also.

[StephenH]

I have three GE/Jasco devices, two switches and a dimmer. All of them work with the GE Zigbee Dimmer or GE Zigbee Switch as appropriate. I've not had the issues you are having.

First, the Z-wave details are not going to help in diagnosing a Zigbee issue. Please post the Zigbee Details instead.

Second, what kind of construction is your house? What kind of box is used for the switches? If you are using a metal box, then that might be your issue. The box would be blocking the signal. The same with construction. If you have an old house with plaster on metal mesh lathe, then the signal is likely being blocked. If you have a metallic vapor barrier, likewise.

Run this command and post the details:
http://(hub IP address)/hub/zigbee/getChildAndRouteInfo

This will also give insight into the condition of your Zigbee mesh.

Finally, putting the hub in a central location will help, but it may take time to rebuild the mesh when you move it. Stop messing with the settings and let it settle down. The shutdown and start-up when you move it will likely help as it won't have the old routing information to try to decipher.

[rlithgow1]

@StephenH

First, the Z-wave details are not going to help in diagnosing a Zigbee issue

My bad, I wasn't paying attention, thought he had the z-wave switch.,..

[Ranchitat]

It's probably worth checking your 2.4GHz signals while you're troubleshooting.

[fdelima]

I ran the following command : http://(hub IP address)/hub/zigbee/getChildAndRouteInfo

and i received this :

Im not sure how to interpret this but I assume the the top half are the parents and the bottom the childs ?

The switch I'm having particular issue with (i.e. it doesn't turn on or off consistently) is "Master Entrance Overhead" :

Am I to understand that its a Child to Itself.. and could that be one of my issues.. something doesnt look right....