Zwave FGMS001 - Motion/Tamper Alarm suddenly stopped working

The plot thickens… I’m interested in this because this is one of several of the zwave sensors I purchased to test with openHAB. I had great results with zigbee motion sensors until they ran out of batteries about 4-5 months in. Here is thread where Alex recommends this sensor

I also played dickens getting the little bugger to work… here is that thread