No Motion Status for New Ecolink Z Wave Motion Sensor

[roger89]

Hi,

Need help for showing motion status. I just added a new Ecolink Z wave PIR 2.5 Motion Sensor.

However, the device details only shows battery 100% and temper state, but no motion field at all. I excluded and re-added. Still same thing. No motion reported at all.

Do I need a special driver for Ecolink motion sensor? Right now, HE automatically picked Generic Z wave Motion sensor.

Please advise.

Thanks

[Eric.C.Miller]

Try hitting the "Configure" button on the device page.

[Eric.C.Miller]

That's the correct driver.

[roger89]

@Eric.C.Miller

Try hitting the "Configure" button on the device page.

It doesn't work. No motion detected.

[roger89]

@roger89

It doesn't work. No motion detected.

The log sees that the motion sensor sent the motion "Active" to hub, but device status doesn't show Active.

[roger89]

@Eric.C.Miller

Try hitting the "Configure" button on the device page.

The log sees that the motion sensor sent the motion "Active" to hub, but device status doesn't show Active.

[Sakman]

I can confirm that is the correct driver. I have a couple of them and the Generic Z-Wave Motion Sensor is the driver that I am using. Just curious.......does anything show up in the Events log on the device page?

Edit....also you do need to remember that the Ecolink has a 4 minute retrigger time. so you need to leave it alone for 4 minutes before you try to retrigger it.

[roger89]

@Sakman

Just curious.......does anything show up in the Events log on the device page?

Edit....also you do need to remember that the Ecolink has a 4 minute retrigger time. so you need to leave it alone for 4 minutes before you try to retrigger it.

The events are very not accurate. I left the motion alone for 10 minutes, then wave my hand. Nothing happened. No events no log. On rare occasion, it would change to 'inactive'.

I then excluded this Ecolink Motion sensor and pair with Smartthings Hub, motion events are immediately and accurately recorded. I believe this is the Hubitat hub issue.

[Sakman]

Maybe not a Hubitat hub issue but a Hubitat Z-wave mesh issue. Can you try moving the motion sensor around to other locations to see if its operation improves? You might need to add a repeater to get it to work in the location you want.

Another suggestion is to post a copy of your z-wave details page here to see if there are any issues.

[roger89]

@Sakman

an you try moving the motion sensor around to other locations to see if its operation improves? You might need to add a repeater to get it to work in the location you want.

Ok. I think you are correct. It does look like the distance issue even the motion sensor is 45 feet from the HE Hub. Do you have any recommendation a zwave outlet to be the repeater?

[Eric.C.Miller]

If you are seeing a log entry showing "Active" for this device, that would be coming from the hub. Log:

Are you also seeing the Active report on the Events tab?

But you don't see an "Motion: Active/Inactive" on the device page . . .

Very odd. Mine is pretty old - if yours is new perhaps you have different firmware.

[Sakman]

@roger89

Do you have any recommendation a zwave outlet to be the repeater?

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[roger89]

Thanks so much!