OH2 Z-Wave refactoring and testing... and SECURITY

[Claes_Nordmark]

Hey, how far is it for this change to be merged into the master branch? When is it considered good enough?

[marcel_erkel]

OH2 Z-Wave refactoring and testing... and SECURITY

Probably in 1 week time. I am away this weekend, so will probably do this late next week. See also this thread -:

ZWave binding migration to development version

Important message first - upcoming changes to the ZWave binding will require that existing things are deleted, and re-added so that the binding picks up the latest thing definitions. You don’t need to exclude and re-include the devices from the network, and in most cases the devices should look the same to the user so channels should be the same (the database is the same for all versions). For some time now, most features and fixes in the ZWave binding have been added to a development branch o…

[vossivossi]

@chris

I know Aeon are running old firmware in many of their controllers still.

At least for the Gen 5 stick there is only one firmware version up to now. I just checked the versions now on 8 different Gen 5 sticks (purchased between 2015 and 2018) and they all have Firmware 3.95 . The Aeon Website also states that there is no firmware update available so far for the Gen 5 stick. So everybody with a Z-Stick Gen 5 definetely has the newest (and only) firmware version.

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

@vossivossi

So everybody with a Z-Stick Gen 5 definetely has the newest (and only) firmware version.

Yes - I spoke to Aeon about this a month or two back. For some reason they are sticking with very old firmware which is really a shame.

[antares2001]

Is it actually possible to update on z-wave devices to update firmware with the “standard” tools that we have with OpenHAB or how would I update, e.g., my Aeon stick if I ever had a firmware file? First time I hear about the possibility. I thought the devices are as-is.

[vossivossi]

@chris

Yes - I spoke to Aeon about this a month or two back. For some reason they are sticking with very old firmware which is really a shame.

Ok, do other manufacturers have newer firmware? And what is the impact of the old firmware, does it make the Z-Stick Gen5 a bad option nowadays?

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

@antares2001

Is it actually possible to update on z-wave devices to update firmware with the “standard” tools that we have with OpenHAB

No - I’ve not bothered to implement the OTA CC at the moment since there are next to no manufacturers that are making their firmware available. I’ve had discussions with a few of the big players such as Aeon, Qubino and Fibaro, and at this point they are not making them available - you need to use hardware/software that the company provides.

I can see this will change in future, and when one or two of the big players make files available, I’d be happy to implement it.

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

@vossivossi

does it make the Z-Stick Gen5 a bad option nowadays?

No - I’m not sure if others have newer firmware. I know Aeon do have newer firmware (I have it), but it’s not being made available. It means that some of the newer features aren’t available.

[vossivossi]

@antares2001

Is it actually possible to update on z-wave devices to update firmware with the “standard” tools that we have with OpenHAB or how would I update, e.g., my Aeon stick if I ever had a firmware file? First time I hear about the possibility. I thought the devices are as-is.

Not with the OpenHab software, but some manufacturers provide tools for that (unfortunately not all of them). Aeon for instance provides firmware updates for download (however not yet for the Z-Stick Gen5). But I updated all my Multisensor 6 devices (ZW100) with the most recent firmware version 1.11. They provide a tool for Windows to do the updates. If you are using a Z-Stick as your Z-Wave controller you can do it directly with your normal controller over the air (without physically moving or excluding and reincluding the device from the network).

[tomhag (Tommy Hagenes)]

Wondering the same

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

@tomhag

Wondering the same

I guess the answer is the same

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

I’ve spent the morning sorting out the merging of the master branch, and it’s now ready to go - I plan to do this tomorrow if there are no issues arising between now and then…

I’ve just updated the binding linked from the top of this thread - hopefully for the last time . If you spot any new issues, please let me know.

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

And for reference -:

Merge development branch into Master

[chris (Chris Jackson)]

I’m closing this topic as the development version is now merged into the master branch, and is available through the snapshot binding. If you have any queries, please open a new thread.

ZWave binding updates

I have now merged the development version of the ZWave binding into master, so it will be available in the 2.4 snapshot version. If you are using the ZWave binding, please read this post as the binding contains some breaking changes so you will need to manually update your configuration. Firstly though - the major enhancements (there are tons more smaller updates) -: Security has been added using the S0 security class. This should allow all devices supporting security to be included into the…