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Oh the joy of pairing
CatmanV2C
When I remember the old days Just added a new Tuya plug (OK so it's cloud) Start to finish, visible in HA and MSR < 30 seconds... C
Vera
Vera PushOver notification with image
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After the veralert service was shut down and Richard confirmed that it will not be available again, I searched for a new notification service to use in my vere secure. I signed up for the PushOver service. I want to take a snapshot from a camera with camera snapshot address “192.168.4.37/img/snapshot.cgi?size=4&quality=1” and video address “192.168.4.37/img/video.mjpeg” according to a trigger. Actually, someone (Tlex) did a work about this years ago on the vera forum, but I couldn't understand that script. I also wrote to him to be more descriptive, but I didn't get an answer. Can you help me with this?
Vera
Free to a new home
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I have an older Vera Plus controller that has been collecting dust for a little while. I know the hardware is no longer supported but I would prefer it to go to a good home vs the eWaste center. No charge, just pay for shipping and it's yours. If you are interested, let me know.
Vera
MiOS is Winning the X10 Wars
LibraSunL
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Z-Wave.Me UZB stick version mapped to the Zwave version displayed by Vera.
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Let's assume you have done the following: Downloaded and installed Z-Way following these instructions. No Zway license is required to do the following. The software is now all up and running with your UZB stick (whole other post). Dial up this Zway web page: http://<Zway_server_IP_address>:8083/expert/#/network/controller Under the heading "Firmware" take note of the "SDK version" and the "Serial API Version". Say they equal 6.71.01 & 05.23 respectively like it shows here. Now on to Vera: Go to the Vera UI --> Z-Wave Settings and taken note of the "Version" shown for Vera's internal Zwave IC. For example purposes, say it equals "6.01". You plug your UZB stick into Vera. In the Z-Wave Settings you set the port to "/dev/ttyACM0" You've rebooted Vera, so that it starts using the UZB stick. OK, so what "Version" will Vera now display and the version of what? The version shown by Vera is the "Z-Wave protocol" version or the "Serial API" version - it's unclear which but I suspect the former. However on most occasions the numbers are the same. It's not the Software Developers Kit (SDK) version number. Knowing the UZB firmware version you can identify what Vera will show with the following table. From the example above: Zway stated the version as 5.23. It will show in Vera as version 4.61 - see table. However the Vera internals showed up as 6.01. So using this method to copy the Zwave configuration to the stick will not work, as the stick represents a downgrade and you can only do same to same or upgrades. So in this case you need to update the stick firmware from 5.23 to 5.32 as a minimum. Then the stick will show up in Vera with version of 6.01. Which is great. So you then use the Zway software to upgrade the stick firmware. And that's the last you hear from it because this happens: "Sorry to inform you, but there is a known issue in some UZB manufactured by our partners on license base that after upgrade they become bricked." And you have to do this to unbrick it. So time to try someone else's stick. Sigh. ZWay UZB version Vera version SDK version 5.39 6.09 6.82.01 6.08 6.82.00 6.07 6.81.06 6.06 6.81.05 6.05 6.81.04 6.04 6.81.03 6.03 6.81.02 5.37 6.02 6.81.01 5.36 6.02??? 6.81.00 ???? 5.33 6.02??? 6.81.00 ???? 5.32 6.01 6.81.00 5.03 6.71.03 5.02 6.71.02 5.27 BL 48059 4.61 6.71.0? 5.26 4.61 6.71.0? 5.23 4.61 6.71.01 4.6 6.71.00 5.2 4.6? 6.7?.00 5.16 4.6? 6.70.00 4.62 6.61.01 4.33 6.61.00 4.54 6.51.10 5.07 4.38 6.51.09 4.34 6.51.08 4.24 6.51.07 4.05 6.51.06 5.06 4.01 6.51.04 3.99 6.51.03 3.95 6.51.02 3.92 6.51.01 3.83 6.51.00 3.79 6.50.01 3.71 6.50.00 3.67 3.35 6.10.00 3.41 6.02.00 3.37 6.01.03 2.78 The table is based on page 434 of silabs app INS13954 and the UZB firmware revision information found here. The table may have errors!
Vera
Using the vera with external usb zwave or zigbee dongle
rafale77R
The vera can run both its zwave and zigbee network off of external USB radios instead of the onboard ones. This could have advantages in terms of portability, facilitating migrations or recoveries in case the vera craps out. It could also enable testing of newer radio firmwares. Zwave is pretty straightforward as its serial API is standardized and the protocol is the same regardless of what brand of USB stick you use. I have run my vera off of USB sticks of various brands for years going from Aeotec, Zooz, Homeseer and even the most generic silabs/Sigma Design. You just insert the stick in the usb port, find out which serial port it created (under the /dev/ folder) and use that port (ie. /dev/ttyACM0, /dev/ttyUSB0 etc) in the zwave advance menu. Zigbee is a little trickier as the protocol and chipset was not quite as standardized as zwave. The vera only works with ember Znet protocol and you will need to find a usb stick with an EM35x chip in it which already has an ember zigbee firmware loaded. One example of such a stick is the Go Control HUSBZB1 (dual zwave-zigbee stick). The port is not readily accessible on the vera UI but can be accessed either through editing of the /etc/cmh/user-data.json or through ALTUI by going into the hidden zigbee radio device through the "table devices " menu and changing modifying the port variable there. You can also upgrade the onboard zwave and zigbee radio firmwares from the command line SSH...
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floor heating automation
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Nuke Vera Script
rafale77R
Script to disable all the mios/vera proprietary program and broadcast its zwave and zigbee radio serial ports in your network so it can be picked up by another controller... For example z-way. https://github.com/rafale77/Nuke-Vera
Vera
Another Vera --> Home Assistant migration question
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Good morning all, I've got a stable Home Assistant running on a RPI 4 with a Aeotec Z-Stick 7 Plus, and of course the Z-wave JS integration. I've manually moved a handful of devices, and I'm overall much happier with the HA z-wave capability than I am with Vera. There are still some things I'm trying to figure out that I have in Vera that I'm not sure how they'll work in HA, but no deal breakers. I've got all of my automation on MSR and off of luup Reactor, so really the only thing left for me is to migrate my Z-wave network. I saw @rafale77's post about using a Zwave.me UZB1 to Zway, but of course that's not what I'm using. Is there a similar method that I can use my Aeotec Z-Stick 7 plus to Home Assistant? I have around 70 Z-wave devices (give or take devices that generate multiple instances in Vera), so manual unpairing, including, etc, would be quite a chore.
Vera
(Problem) Migration Z-Wave NW from Vera to UZB1 dongle
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So ... I am trying to do the following: Current setup: Vera Plus (1.7.4955) Zwave only -> HASSIO VM (full control via Vera Integration) Future Target: HASSIO VM (leveraging zwave.me UZB1 dongle via USB) I have done the following so far: Updated UZB1 dongle (via RPi SmartHome) to latest 5.39 Firmware I followed the following steps to try and migrate my existing Z-Wave NW (currently on Vera) onto the UZB1 dongle following the steps listed here: Migrate from Vera to Z-way Problem: Steps 1-3: went fine (although the dumps are labeled as dongle.6.1.dump.x) Step 4: went fine and the UZB1 was recognized as it should be (per dmesg) Step 5: updating the port to /dev/ttyACM0 went fine, although I didn't see any indication of luup reload (or a save button for that matter when updating the port mapping) Step 6: I did the touch for dongle.restore, but wasn't sure where to trigger a luup reload (I assumed it was Z-Wave Settings > Advanced > Reload Engine). I believe I got an error message when trying to do that step Step 7: verify dongle.restore.go I don't recall being in the directions when I was going the test, but I rebooted Post Reboot: None of my previous z-wave devices were listed. I also checked dmesg via ssh and noticed the following items: [ 4.328000] Unsupported Device! [ 4.328000] Vendor=658 ProdID=200 [ 4.328000] Manufacturer= Product= I saw that item a couple times which almost seems like Vera is blocking the UZB1 or at least complaining about it. I ended up switching the Z-Wave back to the embedded controller, and restoring configuration from backup. Any suggestions what I did wrong??
Vera
Vera 3 with a Z-Wave.Me UZB stick
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Having trouble getting a Vera 3 to recognise a Z-Wave.Me UZB stick. WinSCP indicates it's mounted at /dev/ttyACM0, so the Vera Z-Wave settings were adjusted to match. On a Luup engine reload Vera UI states: "ZWave : Failed To Start". Ditto for a complete Vera reboot. Has anyone successfully used a UZB stick with a Vera 3?
Vera
iPhone locator or alternative.
MikeReadingtonM
Hello Everyone, I am using iPhone locator on Vera, and yesterday it stopped working. Looking at the logs, I can see the connection is refused, but nothing on my end changed. iPhone locator is really important in my particular setup, so I guess I have two questions. Is it broken, or is it me? I don't see anyone else saying there is an issue, but I am not sure how many people are still using it (or Vera for location) at this point. I installed it on a blank Vera test controller, same issue. It might be something with the iCloud account, but it works everywhere else. Is there something similar on another platform? Mainly what I would like is the ability to force a poll of iCloud location on demand. I have a bunch of triggers setup, including magnetic sensors in my driveway to sense vehicles and determine if the motion is egress or ingress. These triggers in conjunction with MSR have been a great way to double check phone location, and I would hate to lose this functionality. It looks like HA might have something with "iCloud3". Is anyone using it? Thanks, Mike
Vera
Power monitoring options
therealdbT
@akbooer said in The only thing left on Vera is now electricity meter readers, and I simply can't find any suitable WiFi replacement. My hem stopped reporting this august and I’ve replaced it with a Shelly EM. I’m using another one on my solar and they’re amazing fast to report and quite precise. They’re WiFi, and mqtt based. Recommended!
Vera
Getting FW version from Vera's FirmwareInfo
therealdbT
Long story short: I need to tweak some parameters for Fibaro Plugs, to remove frequent notifications about watts (I just need a very good approximation, in order to detect the cycle of washer/dryer), but the parameters depend on the firmware version, and I have: 271,1554,21554 and the other one has: 271,4102,0 Any help is apprreciated.
Vera
Vera to zwavejs
S
Hi all! I am almost relieved from Vera . Around 65 decices to go. Of which some are on very hard places (under floor etc.). Is there any way to easily get the vera devices on the zwave network without repairing them per piece? I think I knowthe answer, but I am asking
Vera
Vera firmware 7.32 beta
LibraSunL
Anyone installed the new beta f/w on their Vera unit and liking it? Read https://community.ezlo.com/t/7-32-vera-firmware-beta-release/217060
Vera
[Solved] Aeotec Smart Switch 6 configuration not updating
tunnusT
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Method to get the security key from Vera?
H
Hi there, I know this was floating around on the other forum but just hoping someone can post the steps as I’m finally biting the bullet and moving to a USB stick and Zwave JS in home assistant. Thanks!
Vera
Why is VERA+ making calls to facebook.com?
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So, I recently added Pi-Hole (pi-hole.net) to my networked clients for its open-sourced Ad and Tracker Blocking. Essentially, it’s a DNS Blacklisting solution and it can display the Domains being accessed. To my dismay I’m seeing the VERA+ attempting calls to facebook.com on a regular basis between 20 – 70 minutes each. The Active apps on VERA are Sercomm IP Camera, Amazon Alexa Helper, Garage Door, Foscam HD, Reator, SiteSensor and Ezlo Cameras. I just recently removed AltUI before disconnecting from the cloud services. Any ideas on how I could track down the culprit caller? Thanks for your consideration.
Vera
Can I connect a Nokia/Withings scale to Vera?
LibraSunL
I've got a Nokia/Withings bathroom scale on which I weigh myself daily. I used to use IFTTT to push every weighing result into a Google Spreadsheet in the cloud, but now that I use MSR, I'm more interested in integrating this data into that workflow. Has anyone figured out a way to move data from a WiFi-connected scale into the Vera environment? I don't mind trying something indirect, as for instance I've already linked the weights over to my Google Fit app. Open to suggestions!
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Vera account suspended for a 1000 years

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    @DesT - A dark mode theme would be nice, and support for DiscourseHub 🙂

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      @DesT - A dark mode theme would be nice, and support for DiscourseHub 🙂

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      @Trexx
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      aka Zedrally

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        Well that was quick/painless :). Thanks BlackCat!

        @DesT - One other thing that would be handy is for code blocks to have a 'click - copy to clipboard' function. Unless I just missed that somehow as well 🙂

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          Yeah really don't miss the old forum thanks to @DesT! 🙂
          Live and let ... be.
          Happy as clam with my zwave and zigbee setup honestly... and to not have had to exclude/re-include anything to get there was a major part of it, given the size of my network.

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          @rafale77 I've had one device stop working. Re-interviewing it fixed it immediately.

          Not got round to working out what happened but meh....

          C

          The Ex-Vera abuser know as CatmanV2.....

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            Well that was quick/painless :). Thanks BlackCat!

            @DesT - One other thing that would be handy is for code blocks to have a 'click - copy to clipboard' function. Unless I just missed that somehow as well 🙂

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            @Trexx said in Vera account suspended for a 1000 years:

            Well that was quick/painless :). Thanks BlackCat!

            @DesT - One other thing that would be handy is for code blocks to have a 'click - copy to clipboard' function. Unless I just missed that somehow as well 🙂

            I would need to check that. Pretty sure for the moment there's no option for that!

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              @rafale77 I've had one device stop working. Re-interviewing it fixed it immediately.

              Not got round to working out what happened but meh....

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              @CatmanV2

              I had this too at the very beginning and managed to correlate it to noise in the zwave network "corrupting" the z-way device database. Strangely z-way allows for further command class discovery after interview and inclusions, which enables wrong interview settings when somehow a zwave packet passes the zwave CRC check. I have completely eliminated this problem by reducing the noise on the 900MHz band which z-way enables you to monitor.
              It was part of my effort to remove all these crappy power bricks around the controller, using a USB extension cord to move the uzb away from other electronics etc... regardless of this problem, it is a good thing to do anyway to reduce errors, lower retry rates and network improve speed. These are things software can't help with. They are physical RF noise which should be minimized as much as possible.

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                Hmmm, not sure I'm that worried given the current stability. I have bigger issues with my Wi-Fi and then Alexa crapping out. But....

                What's good? I've got -83 and -89 sBm on my background noise

                C

                The Ex-Vera abuser know as CatmanV2.....

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                  My background noise varies between undetectable and -91dBm. I see anything above -90dBm as something wrong... But I may be a bit too strict. -83 is definitely on the high side.

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                    So this is where all the banned Vera members rejoice.. definitely will be posting here more than the toxic vera community forums

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                      So this is where all the banned Vera members rejoice.. definitely will be posting here more than the toxic vera community forums

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                      @pabla welcome!

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                      On a mission to automate everything.

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                        Indeed Welcome! We are not "just" discussing vera here as we aim to be platform/hardware independent but indeed a large number of us came from the "old place"

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                          Welcome, but honestly, whiskey tango foxtrot? What did you say that got you banned?

                          Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                            Welcome, but honestly, whiskey tango foxtrot? What did you say that got you banned?

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                            @toggledbits Nothing yet .. you just don't know what you could say that will get you banned. Not like I am very active on those forums anyways

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                              Yup. That's why I'm being pretty aggressive about not having MSR posts over there.

                              Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                                @toggledbits Nothing yet .. you just don't know what you could say that will get you banned. Not like I am very active on those forums anyways

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                                @pabla said in Vera account suspended for a 1000 years:

                                you just don't know what you could say that will get you banned.

                                ...I just mentioned bicycle wheels!

                                Anyway, welcome. Glad you're here.

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                                  @Black-Cat

                                  Ah, interesting... I had PM’d the OP of that thread saying that the place to get good advice on topics like that was here!

                                  (So if they read that, I’ll be joining too.)

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                                  @akbooer I’m afraid you’re right. They read your pm.
                                  I’m not banned, just joining another, perhaps more interesting forum 🙂

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                                    @akbooer I’m afraid you’re right. They read your pm.
                                    I’m not banned, just joining another, perhaps more interesting forum 🙂

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                                    @crille

                                    And I am pretty sure they read here too. They are welcome to actually just as you are.

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                                      He is very sensitive if anyone criticizes his baby, I'm with @akbooer but believe the wheels have already fallen off as there are few devs left on the forum.
                                      It will be at least 2 years before there is a viable marketable product let alone any plugins to replace what will be lost when Vera goes EOL.

                                      aka Zedrally

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                                        I mean I dont want to turn this into a Vera/Ezlo bashing thread, but their progress rate is snail slow. In a tech market like todays you will fall behind very very quickly (if not already). Any sort of true criticism is met with a ban or very unprofessional responses that come off with a very sassy tone. It is what it is though, we have better platforms to turn to, including ones made by talented devs, aka OpenLuup

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                                          The whole 'who did you ban today' got the most reactions in months. For some reason totally unclear to me he keeps saying that what is discussed on this forum is 'competition' and luring customers away. Nothing here is something one can buy or anyone here makes money on, so he should better focus on the real competition. (and better QA as every update something breaks, that is still the old Vera way). Any way, it is his company, and we have openLuup 🙂 and MSR now of course. I just still lack the time for it all.

                                          Cheers Rene

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