How many times can I safely write parameters to the Red dimmer switch? If it can only handle something like 1,000 or 10,000 write cycles then I will need to reconsider my automation strategy, but something like 100k cycles would probably outlive the natural life of the switch for most use cases so …

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I can’t find the post but I had a similar question buried in a thread about a year ago. [image] OpenZWave and HA 0.113 Can Now Change Parameter Values for Automating Light Strip on Red Series Sorting Category Good to know! Are there any limitations to setting config para…

I’ve had my switches for two years now, running constant notifications that update each time a door opens, alarm is armed, etc and have not had any of my switches or individual LEDs fail. The switches run a red chase effect all night which I’m guessing is a constant workout. I personally don’t recal…

Notifications should go to ram which doesn’t have a limitation, but changing the stored parameters must be written to an eprom so the parameters are retained during power cycles. The actual manufacturer of the switches should be able to easily provide the number of write cycles of the eprom inside. @…

So, should be good. The parameter cell in memory should only be written when a user changes the color so there should be no need to worry about the chip writing to that cell for housekeeping. If that parameter is stored in the extra MCU then the answer could change though. But then, it could change…

To get certified they have to use spec components as far as I am aware.

Thanks everyone for the replies. Makes me feel a lot less worried. I am new to Z-Wave (and home automation, for that matter) so I didn’t know about the 1 million write endurance requirement. I am doing something like @BuilderTroy where I am writing the default power on level based on time of day.…

[image] mbuch: and I am currently ~10 per day Bummer! Looks like the EPROM chip will only last 273 years with that write cycle. Time to refactor! haha! Go get em! :grin:

I’ve written every integer percent change from 99 down to 1 with circadian rhythym integration every single day for almost 2 years at this point without a single noted failure. Just for reference :D.

Wow. I had not thought about this problem. I have set up my LED bars to show the current temperature (mapped to color with blue being 30 degrees F and red being 90 degrees). So, it gets written about once an hour. When I saw this post, I went in and updated the code so that it will only update tempe…

Lifetime of Red switches?

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Possible to alternate child devices colors