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Schlage BE469ZP Update (I think) #3:

When I reconnected my Schlage BE469ZP deadbolts to my C-8 hub, they started acting flakey again, and it started happening almost immediately. The touchpads locked up even more frequently after I added functionality like Lock Code Manager to the mix. At one point, one of my Schlage deadbolts froze in a manner where the green checkmark was always lit, and the keypad backlight also stayed lit. The touchpad was also dead again. The only way I could get the deadbolt out of this state was to pull the battery.

I am now 99% sure that connecting a Schlage BE469ZP to my Hubitat C-8 hub can (but, not necessarily will) cause the touchpad to randomly freeze. I don't know if it is because of a firmware problem with the C-8, a firmware problem with the BE469ZP, or because of a misconfiguration or miscommunication of some sort between the lock and the hub. Nothing obvious is apparent in the C-8 device logs.

Since it is a LOT easier for me to do something about a system misconfiguration than it is for me to do something about firmware or miscommunication, I figured I would wipe my hub and device configurations for my next debugging analysis.

So, I have taken the following steps:

  • I deleted all Hubitat Built-In Apps, Rules, and Notifications for all my Z-Wave devices.
  • I have removed ("Excluded") all my Z-Wave devices from my hub, avoiding a Forced Removal wherever possible.
  • I performed a Factory Reset of all my Z-Wave devices.
  • I deleted all of the "Factory Default" 4-digit access codes on each BE469ZP (I did this so that I wouldn't confuse LCM with the "???" factory codes when LCM is reinstalled later).
  • I re-paired each Z-Wave device to my C-8, only enabling Security on the BE469ZP deadbolts.
  • I enabled Hub Mesh on all the Z-Wave devices.
  • I reinstalled the Hubitat Lock Code Manager app.
  • I readded all my User Codes in LCM.
  • I recreated all my Z-Wave device Rules and Notifications.

I now have a clean slate for my C-8 Hub configuration, and for all my Z-Wave devices - especially the Schlage BE469ZP Deadbolts.

I will update y'all again in a few hours ... or a few days ... whenever the next interesting thingy happens.

Cheers!

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