[SOLVED] Fibaro dimmer 2 not working what am I doing wrong

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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

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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

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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.
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In fact, you might need to do that first, then triple press the B button: (before OH inclusion scan terminates)

Inclusion Information

  1. Place the Dimmer 2 within the direct range of your Z-Wave controller.
  2. Identify switch no. 1 (turns the light on) or the B-button (located on the device’s housing).
  3. Set the main controller in (security/non-security) add mode (see the controller’s manual).
  4. Quickly, three times press switch no. 1 or the B-button.
  5. Wait for the adding process to end.
  6. Successful adding will be confirmed by the Z-Wave controller’s message.
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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

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and I wonder what device they are

cheers Philipp

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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?

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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

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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.

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Do you have a Z stick like Aeotec z-stick gen5 or any other connected to your raspberry pi?