ExpressControls3in1

Revision as of 00:45, 14 February 2009

To pair, bring Vera's dongle near the sensor as you would pair any device, and press the blue button on the sensor. Reconnect Vera's Z-Wave dongle.

Vera needs to communicate with the sensor to identify what type of device it is and configure it. But, the sensor will only talk to Vera within a minute of pressing the blue button. After re-connecting Vera's Z-Wave dongle, wait 60 seconds, and if the sensor shows up as 'Generic IO', go press the blue button again, and again wait 60 seconds. Vera should show it as an 'Express Controls' with 3 embedded devices. Assign it to a room like any other device.

If you want Vera to be able to use the sensor, click the '+' button next to the main, or parent. There will be 4 + buttons since this is a device plus 3 embedded devices. So chose the top + button. Check the box "Let Vera manage the associations". Fill in the 'wakeup interval' box. The sensor is normally asleep to conserve the batteries and will only report the temperature and light reading when it periodically wakes up. This is the frequency of the wakeup. The minimum number you can put in is 360, which means 6 minutes (ie 6 minutes * 60 seconds/minute = 360 seconds). At 360, you will get a new light/temperature reading every 6 minutes. However the batteries may only last a couple months. You can instead put in a wakeup interval of, for example, 6000 (ie 1 hour) and the batteries will last a lot longer, but, the reading Vera has for the current temperature and light may be up to 1 hour old.

When you have specified those settings, save your changes. Wait a minute for Vera to configure the Z-Wave devices and check the color of the cog wheel next to the sensor as explained here. If it's green, everything is ok and the sensor will work. If it's red, Vera was not able to configure the sensor because it probably went to sleep already by the time you saved your changes. Go to the sensor and press the blue button. Within a minute or so it should turn green.

If you have difficulty getting the green cog icon, try pressing the blue button on the sensor, then in Vera's device page, click the '+' button for the device and click 'configure right now'.