r1g
(phil )
December 2, 2018, 9:34pm
1
Hello community,
I am getting crazy with my z wave component.
I try to connect a Fibaro dimmer 2 with my Raspberry but it doesn´t work.
That is how I tried it:
I connected the dimmer to the wall switch, tripple klicked the b-button and waited for things popping up in the Inbox .
After the initialisation I have got 3 things in my system but none was recognized as fibaro dimmer 2. As you can see below
And the other unusual point is if I disconnect the dimmer 2 from the mains supply the z-wave node 3 is still online but the dimmer 2 is the only device in my setup until now.
can anybody help me with my problem?
Cheers Philipp
OMR
(Ole Morten Rønning)
December 2, 2018, 9:57pm
2
Nothing will show up in the Inbox until you press the circled buttons as indicated. (Topmost right first.)
This has to be done while the Z-Wave item is in inclusion mode.
In fact, you might need to do that first, then triple press the B button: (before OH inclusion scan terminates)
Inclusion Information
Place the Dimmer 2 within the direct range of your Z-Wave controller.
Identify switch no. 1 (turns the light on) or the B-button (located on the device’s housing).
Set the main controller in (security/non-security) add mode (see the controller’s manual).
Quickly, three times press switch no. 1 or the B-button.
Wait for the adding process to end.
Successful adding will be confirmed by the Z-Wave controller’s message.
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r1g
(phil )
December 3, 2018, 8:00pm
3
thank you for your response.
it is so frustrating it is still not working and I have no clue what am I doing wrong.
this is how i did it:
Attempt1
openhab2 ->inbox-> tripple klick b button -> scan-> zwave
Attempt 2
openhab2 ->inbox–> scan-> zwave -> tripple klick b button
now I have a lot of things in my system but nothing showed up as fibaro dimmer 2
and I wonder what device they are
cheers Philipp
OMR
(Ole Morten Rønning)
December 3, 2018, 11:48pm
4
Sorry to hear you are still struggling.
One question: how far is it from your Dimmer2 to the Z-Wave stick and are there any walls or floors between them?
Also, are you attempting a secure inclusion?
r1g
(phil )
December 4, 2018, 7:38pm
5
thank you for your help
the dimmer is laying next to the raspberry and I tried also with secure and non secure inclusion but it didnt work.
today I bought a FGBS001 Universal Binary Sensor from Fibaro this module is working fine.
it could be possible that the dimmer 2 is damaged I will order a new one and try a new shot.
will there be any problem if i don´t connect a load to the dimmer? beacause I connected only the wire L/N for the first test.
cheers Philipp
OMR
(Ole Morten Rønning)
December 5, 2018, 6:18pm
6
L+N should be enough, but I’m not sure how that will affect the auto calibration of the load.
In cases like this it’s a good idea to try a factory reset of the device.
zakon
(patryk)
June 9, 2020, 2:43pm
7
Do you have a Z stick like Aeotec z-stick gen5 or any other connected to your raspberry pi?