I'm only posting here because I'm pulling my hair out right now. I had a Vivint alarm system with z-wave built-in. I wanted to switch to Hubitat for more flexibility and integrations. I mistakenly reset the Vivint panel Z-wave before excluding the devices (they call it removing nodes) but I was able…

Ok if exclude doesn't pick them up try an include now. If include works then the pairing failed last time you joined them and they didn't really pair all the way. If it fails yeet the hub across the room or toss it in the pool. I guess you could resell it or try to get a refund through eBay. Maybe …

[image] rlithgow1: anything in his engineering logs? There wouldn't be anything in the engineering logs, as the radio and the hub are working properly. Those logs are useful when either the radio isn't working (accompanied by radio offline alerts), or the hub is not working properly (accompan…

[image] SergeantSeven: I'll put it up back up on E-bay (I bought it open box from a person who also gave up on it). Maybe the person who sold it did so because there’s something wrong with that individual unit? Do you know if the internal antenna in your unit is attached ok, or not otherwise…

[image] aaiyar: Do you know if the internal antenna in your unit is attached ok, or not otherwise damaged? I wouldn't know without opening it up. Is there any easy way to open it and check? Is the antenna on these printed on the PCB or is it a separate antenna with a connector? I'm willing to…

[image] The Bear May: 0x06 hasn’t completed its pairing, might be best to remove it and re-pair it It was completed and had an OK status at one point. then it stopped responding and I tried to do a repair. after the repair completed that's the status it had, I've tried to refresh as well. Als…

[image] SergeantSeven: is it a separate antenna with a connector? This.

As someone who make a living designing circuit boards, I'm left wondering why Hubitat won't go with a better antenna design. Obviously to me, there is a huge variation in quality among Hubs. Lots of people complaining about the range sucking the life out of them and others saying they "don't know wh…

There are 4 sticky pads on the bottom. Underneath those are 4 phillips screws. Take those out and the two halves of the shell come apart. The antennas are attached to the lid and the motherboard sandwiches between the two halves of the shell. There are two radios and two antennas. The one closes…

[image] lewis.heidrick: If there is a soldering issue or antenna issue I can repair it pretty easily. Even upgrade it to externals if you want just cover shipping and parts. I can even send you a shipping label too to save some time. I appreciate the offer, but I can take care of any repai…

Np, you should be good to go then. It's pretty easy to repair if you know what you're doing. The range on stock antennas isn't great but definitely shouldn't be anything like what you're seeing. WIth externals, I'm pretty much direct to everything minus a few switches hiding behind a fireplace. …

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This might get deleted but the mod is really easy to do. Here's a good video on soldering U.FL connectors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62WiPscjh4Y Here are some clips I recorded of the process. I'll add some more when I get some free time. [Hubitat C7: Internal Antenna Removal] [Hubitat C7: Cleaning Pads] [Hubitat C7: Soldering on U.FL] On the bottom of the hub, there are 4 sticky pad feet. Take those off and there will be a Phillips screw under each. …

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