I have been slowly building a z-wave network in my house for the last couple of years. I use a VeraLite with the plugin for my Elk M1 alarm system. The system was working great for several years (100% reliable). In the past couple of months, I added 2-3 more lamp modules (plug-in type) and another wireless minimote. Shortly thereafter, I noticed that various lights started becoming unresponsive. I've specifically noticed the following issues:
1. 2-3 lamp modules became non-responsive. I looked in Vera and noticed that the neighbors field had become empty. I "healed" the network which helped, but did not completely solve the problem. One lamp module is still often (but not always) unresponsive.
2. The buttons on the minimote do not function correctly anymore. One long-press function is completely missing and the other buttons got jumbled (i.e., button 1 does what button 2 should do, etc). Yes, I can probably remove/add the minimotes and reconfigure them, but I'm trying to figure out (and eliminate) the root cause of this issue.
In general, I'm trying to figure out how to troubleshoot my network -- how do I figure out what devices are causing the problem? Is there an easy way to parse the logs? Do I need to rebuild my entire network manually?
I generally have the following types of devices:
1. Leviton in-wall dimmer switches (mostly incandescent with 1 magnetic type) (approx. 10)
2. Leviton dimmable plug-in lamp modules (approx. 4)
3. GE dimmable plug-in lamp module (1)
4. Aeon labs minimote (2) (battery powered)
5. Monoprice motion detector (1) (battery powered)
6. Leviton in-wall fan controller (1)
1. 2-3 lamp modules became non-responsive. I looked in Vera and noticed that the neighbors field had become empty. I "healed" the network which helped, but did not completely solve the problem. One lamp module is still often (but not always) unresponsive.
2. The buttons on the minimote do not function correctly anymore. One long-press function is completely missing and the other buttons got jumbled (i.e., button 1 does what button 2 should do, etc). Yes, I can probably remove/add the minimotes and reconfigure them, but I'm trying to figure out (and eliminate) the root cause of this issue.
In general, I'm trying to figure out how to troubleshoot my network -- how do I figure out what devices are causing the problem? Is there an easy way to parse the logs? Do I need to rebuild my entire network manually?
I generally have the following types of devices:
1. Leviton in-wall dimmer switches (mostly incandescent with 1 magnetic type) (approx. 10)
2. Leviton dimmable plug-in lamp modules (approx. 4)
3. GE dimmable plug-in lamp module (1)
4. Aeon labs minimote (2) (battery powered)
5. Monoprice motion detector (1) (battery powered)
6. Leviton in-wall fan controller (1)