Switch Delays

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I have switch delays between motion sensing and switches actually turning on. Going through the Event logs, I think it may be the switches.

  • Hubitat C8, latest firmware installed
  • 44 z-wave devices, 0 route changes for each device
  • 1 recently added zigbee device (problems experienced prior to adding the zigbee)

As an example, in one room today:

  1. 07:56:04.013 motion sensed by Zooz ZSE18 motion sensor
  2. 07:56:04.301 command-on to switch 2 (Minoston Mini MP21Z, uses Minoston MP31ZP Smart Plug driver)
  3. 07:56:04.378 command-on to switch 1 (Minoston Mini MP21Z, uses Generic Z-Wave Outlet driver)
  4. 07:56:31.358 switch 2 on
  5. 07:56:31.943 switch 1 on

This is a delay of 27 seconds for BOTH switches.

Sometimes they come on with no delay, other time there are even longer delays. I have another light switch that has similar delays between motion and light on (Enbrighten wall switch using the Generic Z-Wave Plus Switch driver).

Am I on the right track here? Are there better drivers I should be using? Other ideas?

Thank-you!

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It looks like you're using 2 different drivers for the two 21Zs - or is that a typo and one of your devices is actually a 31Z?

I have two 21Zs installed, and I use the "Generic Z-Wave Plus Outlet" driver for both. One's paired LR, the other is paired S2-mesh. Both outlets get used daily, and neither one has any delay issues.

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No typo, both 21Zs, I was just experimenting with various preinstalled drivers.

4

I have one of those plugs I use regularly and I'm not seeing those kinds of delays.

Are these the only devices experiencing delays?

5

Other devices are also experiencing irregular delays, I just used these as an example.

6

As a test, substitute and see how long it takes to turn on a virtual switch.

7

I changed the MP21Z smartplugs so both are using the Minoston MP21Z driver. One has S2 authentication, the other has no authentication. They both control lights in the same room. What I noticed is that either both lights turn on at the same exact time (no perceptible delay), or both lights don't turn on at all.

The event logs confirm command-on for both plugs and switch physically on for both plugs (or not). Makes me wonder if the event logs are just what the Hubitat sees. Maybe it's not the switch and the command just isn't making it to the plug...?