Problem with Fibaro motion sensor

[Morteza (Morteza Khezri)]

Hey everyone,

I did an online research to find out which multisensor integrates and works better with Smartthings and came across to the little Fibaro motion sensor which does what I need (motion, lux and temperature sensor). So bought one and started adding the sensor into my Smartthings environment using my Smartthings WiFi hub. But the problems started here since the hub can’t recognise the device doesn’t matter how many times I reset the device and start again, it just doesn’t work. Just curious to see is there anything I’m doing wrong or is there any special tricks to add the device. Thanks in advance for your help.

[CSC]

Check the device version (printed on the box), then search for Fibaro motion sensor device handler in the forum to try out.

For version 3.2, you can try this:

[OBSOLETE] Fibaro Motion Sensor v3.2

This version only tested on v3.2 of Fibaro Motion Sensor, it may not work on other version. I combined the excellence code from @CyrilPeponnet + the SmartThings code for the sensors and come out with this version. So far I only tested on the following parameters, but it should work with the rest. 20. Tamper - sensitivity. 0 = inactive. Range from 1-121, default = 20… 42. Frequency of LUX reporting 80. Visual LED indicator. 4 - red, 5 - green, 6 - blue, 7 - yellow… 81. LED brightness Release note: The code will perform update for all the parameters when you sync, and not just the changes. This is something that can be improve further down the road. The code will not read existing parameter from your fibaro sensor, seems to have no way to read it at this point of time. It will use t…

[Awestun]

i just paired a couple of these tonight. both the regular z-wave (~$30) and z-wave plus (ZW5 ~$45) versions paired directly to the hub without adding an external IDE DH.

the ‘built in’ DH is very basic and it is said that all the light flashing will drain the battery faster (similar to the 4-in-1 motion detects from monoprice/zooz.) you can add an external IDE DH for customizing settings.

Also there is this external IDE DH for changing parameters.

Fibaro Motion Sensor ZW5 LED

I am trying to disable the LED on the sensor during motion. I have tried setting the 80 parameter to LED inactive using the ST default device handler however this doesn’t seem to work. I have also tried then pushing the B button on the sensor 3 times to update. Is there any other way to disable the LED?

[OBSOLETE] Z-Wave Tweaker

z-wave Tweaker Version: 0.08 (2017-03-16) Source: https://github.com/codersaur/SmartThings/tree/master/devices/zwave-tweaker This is a device handler to assist with interrogating and tweaking Z-Wave devices. It’s designed for end-users who want to tweak their devices and for developers who want to quickly discover and report the functionality of new devices. It is intended to temporarily replace a device’s normal device handler. Key features in v0.08: Discover association groups, multi-channel endpoints, and configuration parameters. Configure association group members from the SmartThings GUI. Configure parameter values from the SmartThings GUI. Configure Protection and Switch_All modes from the SmartThings GUI. Discover supported meter/alarm/notification/sensor report types. Automa…

you can tell which version you have by either looking on the back of the box or inside where the battery goes - will either just say z-wave or w-wave plus under the battery.

be patient when pairing these as they don’t pair immediately.

it’s always a good idea to exclude first before pairing.

press the inside “B” button three times to exclude with the hub in exclusion mode - should exclude almost immediately. if it doesn’t press the “B” button three times again while the hub is (still) in excludion mode.

press the inside “B” button three times to include with the hub in inclusion mode - this is were you should be patient. it can take a couple of minutes. after about 3 minutes if it still hasn’t paired press the “B” button three times again and wait a couple of minutes. if it still hasn’t paired, it can’t hurt to exclude it again and try repairing again.

remember, patience for inclusion is what is key here.

I recently purchased 7 of these from ebay for about $20 each.