Recognising Ecolink Tilt zwave2.5 Garage Sensor

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#1

I recently purchased 2 Ecolink Garagedoor Sensors. (TILTZWAVE2.5-ECO).
My problem is that i do not event get the device included into my VeraPlus.
I followed the instruction (start inclusion, insert battery) for about hundret times, no luck so far.

Is there any special procedure/device i need to choose to get the sensor included?

Thanks
Florian

#2

I just added a couple of these to a VeraEdge after doing a lot investigation.
Attached is my cheat sheet for what worked for me. Hope this helps.

EcoLinkTiltZwave2.5GarageSensor.pdf (654.2 KB)

#3

Thanks a lot for your PDF, however i still do not get the device to be included.
I start the detection, insert the battery, the green LED starts blinking and thats it.
Could you do me a favour and explain in detail, how you do the inclusion process?

#4

Did you try to first exclude the device? It looks to me like your device was included in a network for testing and when you wake it up, it won’t add to the vera because it already has a homeID.

#5

I agree, the device needs to be “unpaired” or “excluded”.

However, how does one “exclude” a device that has never been been paired with the current Vera controller?

The only documentation I have found is:

but it seems to work only if a device has already been paired with the controller.

I recall reading somewhere that the exclusion process is part of the Vera inclusion process, but am not sure. My limited experiments show this is the case and that I have had luck with going thru the “Inclusion” process twice - the first time to “exclude” the device and then a second time to “include” the device.

Further insight/comments welcome - as I am a newbie when it comes to Vera.

#6

Exclude in Z-Wave is promiscuous
 when the controller, any controller, is in exclusion mode, any device that sends a Z-Wave message is excluded and reset. So you can exclude a device that has never been included on any controller you have.

Be forewarned, though
 if you put your Vera in exclusion mode and trip a motion sensor or operate a switch while it’s in that mode, it will happily exclude that for you. It’s a feature (of Z-Wave). The first one to talk gets shot in the head, even if it’s not the intended target.

#7

I do wish they’d just include a factory reset process to avoid this issue.

C

#8

Agree that Ecolink should provide a factory reset procedure.

But, I also wish the Vera would provide an separate button on their UI to exclude a device. It seems counter-intuitive to go to an existing device, click on “Delete” and then “Unpair” for a device that is not related to it.
Or have I overlooked something in the UI?

#9

You would be perfectly justified. The vera UI has some very strange deficiencies
 In order to remedy these, you can always install ALTUI


#10

You can also use the buttons on the controller. That’s a little more obscure, but it works fine.

#11

I agree and this would totally make sense if I could manage to even recognize the device. As the inclusion process is the same as including it (remove battery for 5secs and reinsert it) I assume that on a certain point my device gets into a virgin state.

#12

I wasn’t aware you could include or exclude in AltUI?

Damn, it’s ‘Create’ innit?

C

#13

Under the table controller page
 you have an include/exclude button.

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#14

Thanks!
Really useful!
C

#15

I also received a response from Vera support that offered the following information:

One can run the Exclusion process on the device from the Vera Controller and Vera UI; this process unpairs the device from any previously paired Controller.

The steps to exclude a previously paired device:

  • go to Devices and click on “+ Add Device”.
  • Search for, and select, the Generic Z/Wave Device.
  • Select Next (2 times) to get to the last step where the controller tries to pair a device (spinning wheel and countdown timer is running)
  • Bring the Device nearby the Controller and put the device into its “inclusion” mode (putting a device into “inclusion” mode is device dependent; refer to the device’s user guide for how to do this)
  • If the countdown timer reaches zero without including, then repeat with putting the device back into its inclusion mode.
  • Click on Retry. The Controller is now in Exclusion mode
  • The device should now be excluded from its previous paired controller, and it may also be added to the Vera Controller as part of this step.
  • If the Vera Controller didn’t add the device, then try “adding” it again (should not need to click retry this time.)