I am working on setting up my first Z-wave association using the VZW31-SN essentially as a remote for a Zooz plug to control a lamp. I set up the association using Z Wave JS UI and it works as expected using the switch (manual.) However, when I try to use the app to turn the Zooz plug on or off it doesn’t work. Is there something else I need to do in order to make the association work on Z-wave events? On the switch itself, I turned on Parameter 59 “Forward Z-Wave commands to associated devices”.
Thank you.
What groups did you associate? Can you share a screenshot of your association setup?
Your association setup looks fine. When you’re trying to turn it on from your hub (I’m assuming Home Assistant based on the fact that you’re using Z-Wave JS UI), are you turning on the Inovelli switch or the smart plug?
For the status to stay in sync, you have to turn on / off the switch only.
Also to double check, are both devices included at the same security level (None, S2, etc)?
I am using Home Assistant and I am turning on the Inovelli switch in the app. Interestingly enough, when I turn it on in the app, the LED bar on the switch turns yellow, which is what it is supposed to do if the switch is on, it’s just that the plug doesn’t respond and turn on.
Can you double check parameter 59? In Z-Wave JS it breaks it out into two options. You need both of them enabled. The behavior you are describing sounds like “[59-2] Forward Z-Wave Commands to Associated Devices” is not enabled.
For whatever it’s worth, I also set up a test automation to turn the plug on when I turn the switch on from the app and it works. I guess I could use automations as an alternative, but I was hoping to use association in case my hub is down, then the physical switch would still work to turn on the light.
Is your switch in on/off mode or dimmer mode? I think if it’s in dimmer mode, Home Assistant doesn’t send the switch a basic set and therefore the switch won’t forward that to the plug.
Yes, the switch is in on/off mode. I also tried factory resetting the switch and redoing the association, but that didn’t work either. Is it possible the switch is bad?
I tried setting up the association with a few other VZW31-SN switches and they all work when manually turning on/off the switch, but the associations don’t respond when using the app either.
They always appear as a dimmer, even when in on-off mode.
I will confirm what you’re saying. It doesn’t work with group 2, but works with group 3 and 4 if assocated to another dimmer. I expect it’s a firmware bug not sending the remote group 2 command.
Thinking about it more, HA always sends dimmers a multilevel set command, for on it sends level 255 which tells a dimmer to turn on to it’s previous on level. So, HA isn’t sending a basicset on command which means the device isn’t passing it on.
Can you associate your Zooz plug to the VZW31? If you can, then maybe you associate eveything so that a plug is controlled remotely and it tells the others to turn on and that keeps everything synchronized. Turn 59-2 off and associate the remote control plug to the VZW31 and any other plugs. Also associate the VZW31 to all plugs.
Thank you, this is what I ended up having to do, not ideal, but it will work for now. Thank you everyone for your help!