OH3 Zwave nodes not found

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
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  • Platform information:
    • Hardware: RPI4b 4Gb
    • openHAB version: 3.2.0

After updating my system towards OH3 (clean install with RPI4 instead of RPI3) I didn’t get my Zwave configuration working. I am using an Aeotec Z-stick Gen5 as interface, so fist problem was that the controller wasn’t found. I have managed to solve this by this solution: *Sticky?* Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 - Raspberry Pi4 - Hardware - Home Assistant Community
Now the stick is found but OH3 doesn’t discover the nodes that are programmed into the stick when I try to configure it.
I tried my configuration with text files (OH2), the I get the message:
[ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘zwave:fakro_arz_00_000:controller:screen_node_3’ changed from ONLINE: Node initialising: PING to OFFLINE (COMMUNICATION_ERROR): Node is not communicating with controller
What am I doing wrong?

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Do you mean it was setup as the bridge by going to inbox, zwave ? Also are you using inbox, zwave, scan to get the nodes initialized?

Bob

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Please provide more information:

  1. Karaf console: bundle:list | grep ave
  2. Is the Z-Wave controller online?
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Edit:
IIUC, you did a HW mod to your Z-Wave stick. Are you sure the stick is still OK?

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The bridge didn’t appear in the inbox; I configured it manually.

In Karaf I got this:

openhab> bundle:list|grep ZW
289 x Active x  80 x 3.2.0                 x openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: ZWave Binding

In the interface the controller is online similar to your picture.

I checked the controller on my old setup (OH2 + RPI3) and there it still works fine.

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The bridge is a manual setup from the inbox, zwave screen, so that sounds okay. Did you scan for nodes in the inbox after the controller was set? I’m a little confused by your message. The ID of the controller needs to be part of the node IDs, so need to be discovered

Bob

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In my inbox nothing appears from the Zwave stick/devices. I added the controller manually by adding a thing>Z-wave binding>Z-wave serial controller. The controller then comes online but nothing else happens.
I can check the config of the nodes in the stick by software tool + my previous setup confirmed that this is OK.
This is how I configured it in OH2:

Bridge zwave:serial_zstick:controller "ZWave Controller" [ port="/dev/ttyACM0", controller_softreset="false", controller_master="true", heal_enable="true", security_networkkey="42 26 02 93 4E C3 91 2B FB C7 ED 31 1A AE A5 F7" ]
{
	fakro_arz_00_000 screen_node_3 "Screen E11_01" [ node_id=3 ]
	fakro_arz_00_000 screen_node_2 "Screen E14_01" [ node_id=2 ]	
}
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From the Things screen you need to click the + button

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Then select z-wave binding, then click Scan

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This should find any devices that the stick knows about.

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OK thanks, didn’t found the scan button on myself. Unfortunately the result is the same as with the configuration with text files: The node comes online for a short time and then it goes into communication error.

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How did you fix the compatibility problem? HW mod or USB-Hub?

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I did the HW mod.
I can give it a try with an hub (but it would be strange to achieve a different result).