Z-wave binding: need to disconnect and reconnet

Hello,
i have a problem with my zstick (Black Aeon Labs USB Z-Stick, so not the last versione).
The sticks stop works correctly (doesn’t respond) then i need to disconnct and reconnect the usb stick; i have the same problem on 2 different computer with 2 different Windows operative system.
Reboot isn’t enough.

This is the zwave debug:

2016-01-24 02:46:55.372 [DEBUG] [.zwave.internal.ZWaveActivator:36  ]- Z-Wave binding started. Version 1.8.0.201508211938
2016-01-24 02:46:55.624 [DEBUG] [.z.internal.ZWaveActiveBinding:175 ]- ConverterHandler not initialised. Polling disabled.
2016-01-24 02:46:55.626 [INFO ] [.z.internal.ZWaveActiveBinding:325 ]- Update config, port = COM3
2016-01-24 02:46:55.626 [INFO ] [.z.internal.ZWaveActiveBinding:330 ]- Update config, healtime = 2
2016-01-24 02:46:55.626 [DEBUG] [.z.internal.ZWaveActiveBinding:282 ]- Initialising zwave binding
2016-01-24 02:46:55.655 [INFO ] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:146 ]- Starting Z-Wave controller
2016-01-24 02:46:55.655 [INFO ] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:154 ]- Z-Wave timeout is set to 5000ms. Soft reset is false.
2016-01-24 02:46:55.656 [INFO ] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:320 ]- Connecting to serial port COM3
2016-01-24 02:46:56.094 [INFO ] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:340 ]- Serial port is initialized
2016-01-24 02:46:56.124 [DEBUG] [eController$ZWaveReceiveThread:1373]- Starting Z-Wave thread: Receive
2016-01-24 02:46:56.125 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:1114]- Starting Z-Wave thread: Input
2016-01-24 02:46:56.125 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1157]- Starting Z-Wave thread: Send
2016-01-24 02:46:59.096 [DEBUG] [veController$WatchDogTimerTask:176 ]- Initialising network
2016-01-24 02:46:59.105 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:109 ]- NODE 255: Creating empty message of class = GetVersion (0x15), type = Request (0x00)
2016-01-24 02:46:59.105 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 1
2016-01-24 02:46:59.105 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 0
2016-01-24 02:46:59.106 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:109 ]- NODE 255: Creating empty message of class = MemoryGetId (0x20), type = Request (0x00)
2016-01-24 02:46:59.107 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 1
2016-01-24 02:46:59.108 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:109 ]- NODE 255: Creating empty message of class = SerialApiGetCapabilities (0x07), type = Request (0x00)
2016-01-24 02:46:59.108 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 2
2016-01-24 02:46:59.109 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:109 ]- NODE 255: Creating empty message of class = SerialApiSetTimeouts (0x06), type = Request (0x00)
2016-01-24 02:46:59.109 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:46:59.110 [DEBUG] [i.p.s.GetSucNodeIdMessageClass:30  ]- Get SUC NodeID
2016-01-24 02:46:59.111 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:109 ]- NODE 255: Creating empty message of class = GetSucNodeId (0x56), type = Request (0x00)
2016-01-24 02:46:59.111 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:46:59.106 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:46:59.114 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:00.631 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 4 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:04.122 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 2 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:04.122 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 5
2016-01-24 02:47:04.123 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:47:04.123 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:04.124 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:05.631 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 4 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:09.125 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 1 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:09.125 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 5
2016-01-24 02:47:09.125 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:47:09.126 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:09.127 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:10.632 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 4 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:14.128 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 0 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:14.128 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 5
2016-01-24 02:47:14.128 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:47:14.129 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:14.129 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 15 E9 
2016-01-24 02:47:15.633 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 4 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:19.131 [WARN ] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1278]- NODE 255: Too many retries. Discarding message: Message: class = GetVersion (0x15), type = Request (0x00), payload = 
2016-01-24 02:47:19.132 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:19.132 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:19.133 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:20.634 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 3 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:24.134 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 2 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:24.134 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:47:24.134 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:24.135 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:24.136 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:25.640 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 3 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:29.138 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 1 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:29.138 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:47:29.138 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:29.139 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:29.139 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:30.641 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 3 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:34.141 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 0 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:34.141 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 4
2016-01-24 02:47:34.141 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:34.142 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:34.142 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 20 DC 
2016-01-24 02:47:35.641 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 3 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:39.144 [WARN ] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1278]- NODE 255: Too many retries. Discarding message: Message: class = MemoryGetId (0x20), type = Request (0x00), payload = 
2016-01-24 02:47:39.144 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 2
2016-01-24 02:47:39.145 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:39.146 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:40.641 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 2 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:44.147 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 2 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:44.147 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:44.147 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 2
2016-01-24 02:47:44.148 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:44.148 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:45.642 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 2 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:49.151 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 1 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:49.151 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:49.151 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 2
2016-01-24 02:47:49.152 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:49.152 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:50.643 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 2 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:54.154 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 0 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:47:54.154 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 3
2016-01-24 02:47:54.154 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 2
2016-01-24 02:47:54.155 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:54.155 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 03 00 07 FB 
2016-01-24 02:47:55.643 [DEBUG] [z.internal.ZWaveNetworkMonitor:315 ]- Network Monitor: Queue length is 2 - deferring network monitor functions.
2016-01-24 02:47:59.156 [WARN ] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1278]- NODE 255: Too many retries. Discarding message: Message: class = SerialApiGetCapabilities (0x07), type = Request (0x00), payload = 
2016-01-24 02:47:59.156 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1171]- Took message from queue for sending. Queue length = 1
2016-01-24 02:47:59.157 [DEBUG] [o.b.z.i.protocol.SerialMessage:233 ]- Assembled message buffer = 01 05 00 06 96 0F 65 
2016-01-24 02:47:59.157 [DEBUG] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1228]- NODE 255: Sending REQUEST Message = 01 05 00 06 96 0F 65 
2016-01-24 02:48:04.159 [ERROR] [WaveController$ZWaveSendThread:1269]- NODE 255: Timeout while sending message. Requeueing - 2 attempts left!
2016-01-24 02:48:04.159 [DEBUG] [b.z.i.protocol.ZWaveController:580 ]- Enqueueing message. Queue length = 2

Thanks in advance

There is a known problem with the S2 stick where it locks up and needs to be disconnected from the PC. I don’t believe it was ever fixed - I saw some updated firmware where Aeon said it was resolved, but messages on the OZW forum seemed to dispute that… It doesn’t happen on all sticks (mine was fine) but it’s reasonably common unfortunately.

Hello,
thanks for your support. I update to last firmware so there is no solution…
It’s a very big problem because happens very often (sometimes 1 times every day) and, if you arent’ at home…
I need to find another z wave stick without this probl:frowning:
ps: really tanks for your job!

If you do go for a new stick, go for a Gen5 (ie ZWave Plus) version.

So far I don’t think I’ve seen any reports that the Gen5 version of the Aeon stick has any problems - it’s working nicely here at least.

Thanks;
indeed when i bought this adapter on amazon i ask for gen5 version but didn’t know the difference between them so i have been cheated :stuck_out_tongue:
I would buy the 5gen but scares me a lot reintegration of all devices!
Fibaro relay switches are very difficult to include!
To include it i have to unmount all and reinclude manually…

Hello,
unfortunately the situation has become unbearable and so I decided to switch the Z-Stick.
I’d like to make a definitive buy so the Z-stick 5gen is the best stick?
Or for example could be better the razberry?
Thanks in advance :slightly_smiling: