Ring Keypad Gen 2 - how to get key presses

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Hi everyone,

I have successfully included a Ring Keypad Gen2. I have found some threads regarding problems with inclusion but that seems to be solved. I can create an item and link 4 channels to it. This seems to be in line with the database OpenSmartHouse Z-Wave Device Database for the keypad. Nobody has ever asked additional questions or just given up?

Searching whatever information I could get hold of, it seems to me that all relevant data is communicated via the COMMAND CLASS EntryControl (0x6F/111). A description for it I found at Z-Way Manual — Command Class Reference

Also on reddit I found a post how the HomeAssistant communicates with the keypad (https://github.com/ImSorryButWho/HomeAssistantNotes/blob/6f05b3f90a979f7118e7c688ce2d01b878227328/RingKeypadV2.md) original post at (Reddit - Dive into anything)

Where I get confused is if the COMMAND CLASS EntryControl is missing from the database or if it is embedded in the GENERIC_TYPE_ENTRY_CONTROL that is listed there.

If it needs adding, how do I define the channels so I get notifications for my rules?
If the database is correct, where else can I get the keypresses from?

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I actually tried but not with any success: Ring Alarm Components - Zwave - #36 by stefan.hoehn

if I remember correctly I even sniffed the zwave network and didn’t see anything when I pressed a key. I even asked in the ring community and their support but really didn’t get any helpful support and finally gave up even thought it would have been an awesome keypad!

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Thanks a lot! … or sad to hear…

upon researching further, everything interesting seems to run via the COMMAND_CLASS_ENTRY_CONTROL

this one is listed in the .xml file

<secureCommandClasses>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_ASSOCIATION_GRP_INFO</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_DEVICE_RESET_LOCALLY</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_ENTRY_CONTROL</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_CONFIGURATION</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_ALARM</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_MANUFACTURER_SPECIFIC</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_POWERLEVEL</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_MD</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_BATTERY</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_ASSOCIATION</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_VERSION</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_INDICATOR</commandClass>
          <commandClass>COMMAND_CLASS_MULTI_CHANNEL_ASSOCIATION</commandClass>
        </secureCommandClasses>

however in the database, there is no listing of that class and therefore I can not add any channels to it.
I also can not edit the database, it does not allow to add a command class directly, I only can select the generic command and the specific class. The later is set to SPECIFIC_TYPE_SECURE_KEYPAD.
I still try to get information on how to add the COMMAND CLASS ENTRY CONTROL to the database (if at all possible)

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I’m not the developer, so this isn’t the final answer, but there is no Entry_Control CC ‘class file’ to process endpoints in the OH Zwave binding. From ~/internal/protocol/commandclass/ZWaveCommandClass.java

COMMAND_CLASS_ENTRY_CONTROL(0x6F, null),

versus a working one
COMMAND_CLASS_ALARM(0x71, ZWaveAlarmCommandClass.class),

Does the Ring binding work with this device?
What are you looking for, the number you press?

Edit: One more thing after looking at the HA link. The OH Zwave binding does not have S2 capability. If that is needed you might want to take a look at this to leverage the zwave-js-ui S2 capability

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oh, that I didn’t know :frowning:

actually I am trying the same as Stefan pointed out above, that is using some of the buttons as normal switches and getting (and beeing able to process (hardcoded)) pins

Does that mean I should request the addition of the COMMAND_CLASS_ENTRY_CONTROL ?

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Certainly. That way the developer can verify my observation. However, from a quick scan of your link, S2 security is also required and OH only supports S0.

While you are waiting, if you have spare equipment/capacity, you could exclude the keypad from your current stick and use zwave-js-ui in a docker container on a spare stick with S2 security and see if the messages are published with Mqtt explorer. That way you know that works. I am concerned by the observation by @stefan.hoehn that the zniffer did not show messages. Maybe they are only sent with the higher level security, but it would be good to check before requesting all that work.

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I don’t have a second stick, but plan to get one. I don’t have the knowledge to run two zwave bindings concurrently, but I will try…