homeassistant

Figured it out! It was as simple as making sure the security keys were generated. I thought I had but they failed to take in ZwaveJS. So for posterity:

• Check the battery mode
• If it looks like data is flowing the way it should, but you're missing entities associated with the device: thats a security feature. Either no keys or other security issues will keep the device from exposing the entities you want.

Big thanks to @besmtt@lemmy.world and @tburkhol@lemmy.world . I learned a ton more because of your input. Oh also matter is no working as is ESPectre across a dozen or so ESP32-C3s I had. So all in all we got some major upgrades done today!

I have this same thermostat and it's been a while since I set it up but I don't remember seeing anything like that. However, with my other 40+ z-wave devices I've definitely seen things like that (especially the unknown manufacturer). Especially if, as an example, power freaks out and I had to redo a bunch of bulbs (thankfully I haven't had to do that in a couple of years).

Here's a smattering of things that I would suggest to try if you haven't already:

Do a reinterview of the node

Reboot z-wave jsui and home assistant

Exclude the thermostat and then factory reset it

Make sure it really is out of z-wave jsui, maybe even after another reboot

Add the thermostat back in and give it plenty of time to be interviewed by the controller

If those things don't work, I would suggest moving z-wave jsui over to being done inside of home assistant, at least for a test just to make sure you can get it working in at least one way.

Good luck!

I have one, and it more or less just showed up. First question: do you have any other zwave devices active & fully functional? There's a bunch of cheap-ish switches you could get just to validate general network functionality.

It sounds like you might be in reduced power mode. On the thermostat, there should be a wifi icon top-right. If that icon has a little dot at the bottom, it's in 24VAC mode without 24 VAC power. From the manual:

Thermostat is either included in a Z-Wave network but the Z-Wave signal is lost, or is included but AC power is lost (battery used as backup). In this case, Z-Wave radio is turned off to preserve battery life. AC power must be restored or you have to change the power mode. It can be done via excluding thermostat from Z-Wave network and including again in battery power mode where batteries are used as main power source. You can check the actual power mode in the thermostat MENU/DEVICE INFO.