Install Z-Wave Stuff

First, you need to buy Z-Wave USB Key that you should plug in any USB available port and some sofware easy to install using the import node menu, as described in the Z-Wave introduction tutorial.

Adding to the Z-Wave dongle (inclusion)

Add the device to the dongle

To add the device into a Z-Wave dongle:

  • Unplug the Z-Stick and set it into the learning mode by pressing its action button (it blinks blue).
  • Quickly, triple click the B-button - LED diode will glow blue.
  • Fibaro Motion Sensor will be detected and included into the key (the Key stops blinking 2s)
  • Wait for the key to configure the sensor.
  • If necessary, wake up the Motion Sensor by triple clicking the B-button.
  • LED diode will glow blue to confirm the sensor woke up,
  • Press the Action Button on the Z-Stick to return it to standard operating mode.
  • Plug the dongle back and reboot

Wait for the node on the Node-RED workspace

After a while, the following appears in the info tab.

Refresh the browser and find the newly added node.

Beware that it may takes minutes before the nodes to appear. Reboot may help. Stimulating the device may also help (click the button).

You can copy-paste the node to another workspace, but if you delete it or cut-paste it, it will be recreated later.

Excluding from to the Z-Wave key (exclusion)

This step is only mandatory if the device was already added into another ZWave dongle before.

  • Unplug the Z-Wave dongle and set it in exclusion mode by pressing and holding its action button until it blinks yellow rapidly.
  • Quickly, triple click the B-button, located on Fibaro Motion Sensor’s enclosure.

LED diode will glow blue confirming the device has been excluded from the key. * Press the Action Button on the Z-Stick to take it out of removal mode.

Reset to factory defaults

Fibaro Motion Sensor reset procedure:

  • Press and hold the B-button for 4-6 seconds until the LED glows
  • Release the B-button.
  • Again, press the B-button briefly.

Successful reset will be confirmed with the LED changing colour to red and fading.

Node in the visual editor

In the Z-Wave tab (the tab where you added the Z-Wave node) you can now find the dedicated node:

Beware that if you have many workspace, the order may have changed!

Add a debug node:

And edit it to display the whole message of the flow:

Beware that it may takes minutes before the node appears. If Node don’t appear, wake up the Motion Sensor by triple clicking the B-button.

In the display/debug tab, you should see the sensor result.

The most important is the payload of the message which is 1 if a motion is detected or 0 if not.

The intent is also set as described in the intents chapter.

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