Work has cut me back and now i'm having issues with my Zooz 4 in 1
It is reporting Lux sometimes every 6-8 mins, other times 30 mins, other times several hours
Lux value used to be in a range that was workable, lately during the day it's locked on 50 even though clouds are overhead...
I bought a new Zooz 4 on 1 a few weeks back and had the same issues with it so I returned it and now this one is starting to act up
With work having cut me back, I can't at this time buy something else...
Is there a PWS driver/app that would work if I can find a PWS close by that is reporting Lux?
This sensor doesn't actually report light levels in Lux, it reports a level of 0 to 100 % which the driver converts to Lux, so it's just not going to be accurate for measuring Lux.
Devices that measure Lux accuratly include fibaro multi, aeotec multi, aeotec tri and Philips hue indoor and outdoor sensors.
There may be others, but those listed above are known performers.
what about @iharyadi ? He's got a pretty accurate homemade sensor that he sells. I only use it for temperature, and it's almost too responsive. You could check one of those out.
What about the new Zooz Outdoor motion sensor does it report actual Lux or a %? I get good readings from it but not sure how to tell if those are true or driver converted
The zse29 appears to report actual lux based on the driver, but I'm unable to verify the reporting range for lux as it's not specified in the specs from zooz that I can find.
I have no expierence with this device, others will have to chime in in that regard.
This conversion to Lux has been broken for a long time. Hubitat reports values from 0-53 on Zooz 4-in-1 V2 sensors . My guess is that it is a hardware/firmware change issue. If you don't want to fix the conversion, maybe you could just get rid of it and at least provide a wider range of values.
I'd encourage you to contact Zooz support. @agnes.zooz checks this forum. Make sure you have Light Change Trigger set to 5%. Not sure if it would make a difference, but the latest firmware is 24.16.
If estimated Lux is OK you can check out:
It calculates lux based on sun position and reported cloud coverage. Obviously not as accurate as a local sensor, but may be good enough.
Its my understanding that the FW version you mentioned doesn't work on a 1st Gen device like I have so I can't update. That means I can only configure using manual dials. Changing values in device page doesn't do anything. @agnes.zooz Can you confirm?
I didn't know a 2nd Gen device was already out when I bought one from Amazon that didn't specify what generation it was. And worse, it wasn't cheaper than I could have bought a 2nd Gen directly from Zooz.
My 4 in 1 is v2. Here is what I am now experiencing as well as the new unit I recently returned
Sun comes up, Lux value is 4 at 6:40am, it will creep up til it hits 50 (yes i know it's the max) My issue is, in reality it's not full daylight yet, the day will still get brighter yet it's already maxed...
And Lux reporting is now very sporadic, not every 3-4 mins as it should be which means drastic changes in lux can occur and light don't work b/c the reported value hasn't changed
When I talked to Agnes at Zooz a few weeks ago, she indicated it basically reports day and night, that's how I understood her.
I have been successfully using this for Lux for well over a year now, recently I had to go in and raise all my rule values b/c light weren't turning on during the day, it' never got dark enough according to the sensor.
Regarding OpenWeatherMap driver, I read through it last night and was under the impression that I had to already have an API key which I don't have. Maybe I didn't understand that correctly
@jeubanks, yes both zigbee and z-wave @bill.d, Yes light trigger is set to 5%, been that way since I installed over a year ago. I'm currently on v17.9 FW, not sure if that is current or not, I have a msg into Agnes
You stated that you attempted to scale the 0-100 to lux in the driver.
There is certainly a transformation programmed in the driver. As the driver reports 0-53. Not 0-100 that is reported by the sensor. See "scaledSensorValue" from the device log. The driver is converting sensor value of 97.03 to 47lux.
The V2 hardware works fine even if it doesn't report true lux. It's not that hard to identify a 2 digit threshold for triggering automations. And note that the manual documentation states "Reports light level in percentage (1-100)." It never says anything about lux.
I know you don't like the sensor. I saw you criticize its performance on Hubitat live. I'm pretty sure that you were basing that on previous hardware/firmware combination. The V2 hardware with at least 17.9 firmware motion sensing is as fast as my Iris v2 Zigbee motion sensors.
The ZSE40 4-in-1 sensor's conversion was based on the comparison between the 100% brightness reported by the sensor and a lux report by other sensors which is why the max (100% brightness) is at around 50 lux. The sensor is ok for telling the difference between night / daylight which should be ok for light automation but is not the best choice for more detailed monitoring of lux levels.
It's better to use something like a dedicated lux sensor for that, Sensative Strips Comfort is another example next to the sensors listed by Mike above.
@toy4rick if you intended to use the ZSE40 for lux readings primarily and it's not going to work for you, PM me with your order number and I'll see what we can do!
@stephen_nutt we had to update the hardware on the ZSE29 VER. 2.0 to accommodate the new features and this is why the 1.04 can't be update over the air to version 2.
Only Version 2 ZSE29 Outdoor sensor will report lux to the hub and the range is 10 - 900 lux (as mentioned in the product manual under the lux sensor settings).
0 to 100 as a percentage is not a meaningful measurement for Lux. Lux is the unit specified for illuminance in Hubitat.
If one is interested in actual accurate Lux readings in an exterior setting, a sensor capable of resolving at least 10,000 Lux is recomended.
For interior use when not facing any exterior windows, 1000 Lux is more than enough.
