Red Series 2-1 & OpenHAB Integration

jakdock · July 11, 2023, 3:17am

I got my 800 series 2-1 switches today (super happy) to replace 2x of my broken GE Z-wave switches. I am using OpenHAB 3.4.4. Unfortunately, it does not appear it supports this switch yet.

I know OpenHAB is not as common as some of the other systems, but I have been using it for 5 yr now so I would rather stay with OpenHAB. This is the link I found to add a new device to the database, but the instructions are a bit over my head.

If anyone is planning to make a request to have this supported in OpenHAB, please let me know. Otherwise, I will to go through the guide and try to have this device added.

BTW… I love your products… I met you guys at the booth at CES 2020 (just before COVID).

Thanks!

Eric_Inovelli · July 11, 2023, 4:00pm

Hey @jakdock!

We can try to help with this too – @Alex_Inovelli or @EricM_Inovelli do you guys think you can help with this real quick?

@jakdock – are you familiar with this process? If you are, maybe we can work with you to get it figured out. If not, we can try to figure it out. Only issue is we don’t have an instance of OpenHAB here so I’m not sure how hard it is to setup. I remember trying to figure it out with the Blue Series 2-1 and it was way above my paygrade lol.

Thanks! That feels like forever ago

I still use this silly picture from CES 2020

jakdock · July 12, 2023, 3:28am

@Eric_Inovelli @EricM_Inovelli @Alex_Inovelli

No problem! I will give it a try this weekend, and will let you guys know.

EricM_Inovelli · July 12, 2023, 6:40pm

Thanks for doing that! We haven’t had the time to work on the OpenHAB integration and I think community members have done it in the past.

jakdock · July 17, 2023, 1:58am

Hello, @EricM_Inovelli,

It took me a few hours, but I finally got all the parameters, associations, and endpoints entered into the OpenSmartHouse databased that is used by the OpenHAB Z-wave binding. A few to-do’s remain:

Please do a sanity check to make sure everything looks good. Here’s the link. Note: If you do not have an account, you will need to first sign up for an account, then open a ticket requesting edit access. This will allow you to click on an item, and view the item details (see example below).

After everything looks good for you, please let me know and I will do a “Request Review” with the site owner. Assuming everything goes well, this will be included in the next OpenHAB snapshot release.

Thanks.

MxMLssR · July 17, 2023, 5:09pm

Hi!
Also waiting on this to try the new dimmers!
There’s a typo:

I’m usually on OpenHAB stable, we’ll have to see how to make it work…

Thanks!

jakdock · July 18, 2023, 1:29am

Good catch! Thanks!

MxMLssR · July 18, 2023, 1:45am

I’m not @EricM_Inovelli but everything looks good! I would ask for review if I were you

EricM_Inovelli · July 19, 2023, 9:31pm

Glanced over everything and it looks good to me. @jakdock thanks for the help!

jakdock · July 22, 2023, 4:40am

@EricM_Inovelli Thanks. I have submitted this for review, and will let everyone know once it is approved.

MxMLssR · July 24, 2023, 6:11pm

jakdock · July 25, 2023, 1:49am

@EricM_Inovelli @Eric_Inovelli @Alex_Inovelli @MxMLssR

Hello, everyone!

I am happy to share that the Red Series 2-1 switch has been approved into the OpenSmartHouse database used by the OpenHab Z-wave binding. A few notes:

This was added with pull request [#1878] (Database update by cdjackson · Pull Request #1878 · openhab/org.openhab.binding.zwave · GitHub), and incorported into the OpenHAB main branch.
Coincidentally, the OpenHAB team was doing a final release build of 4.0.0 yesterday, and this pull request made it into the final build. Here is the announcement of the 4.0.0 release (https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-4-0-a-new-major-release-is-here/147956) - a major milestone for the team.
I updated my OpenHab to 4.0.0 yesterday, and it successfully identified the switch. However, I am currently away on vacation, so I will not be able to validate until I get home in 2 weeks. If anyone wants to give this a try, please share your results. (Again, you will need to update to OpenHab 4.0.0).

Thanks!

jakdock · June 17, 2024, 5:47am

@EricM_Inovelli @Eric_Inovelli @Alex_Inovelli

Hello!

I have been following the Red Series Z-Wave Smart Presence Dimmer, and noticed it is targeted to ship in July. I am wondering if you have any interest in sending me an engineering sample ahead of general availability, so I can add support for OpenHAB at launch (similar to what I did above for the Red Series 2-1 switch).

I have been a big supporter of your products since 2020, and have brought dozens of Inovelli products. I am glad to do this for free to help out the community. Just let me know. Thanks!

8508311 · July 3, 2024, 11:24pm

I am also interested in becoming a beta tester. When available for purchase I am looking into about 10 of the Red Series • Z-Wave Smart Presence Dimmer devices.

Please get in touch with me if you desire to have more testers.

Thanks