Help please. I am a complete novice so please bear with me. I have a qubino z wave flush relay controling outside lights through smarthings. Worked ok at first then just stopped responding to the set times. Lights would either not come on or if they did then not go off.
I have tried understanding previous posts without any joy. To me it seems I need to enter code into the app to make my relay respond to ST???
I donât have one of these yet, but that message could be related to a few things, including hub problems.
Before going too far, try power cycling the device. I assume this is behind a wall plate? If so, trip the breaker itâs connected to and see what happens. It may take a minute or two to âwake upâ.
If that doesnât work, go to the deviceâs preferences (the little gear in the upper right corner) and tap on Replace. If a message comes up saying something like âready to replace deviceâŚâ, power cycle the device. If that works right, youâll eventually see a message like âsuccessfully replacedâŚâ. If the message âchecking deviceâŚâ just sits there, the device and ST think theyâre talking to each other, and something else is up.
Youâll have to log on to the IDE and start going through device and hub event logs at some point if the things I mentioned above donât help. If youâve not done that before, a call/email to support may have to be done.
Are any of your other devices doing that? Also, maybe a reboot of your hub will work.
Hi and thanks for the quick reply. Yes relay is behind a faceplate loosened off so unrestricted access to Ariel Tried power down and re boot of hub without success. Tried replace and got the following message.
No idea what the IDE is your on about. Like I said Iâm a total novice to all this.
Everything else connected to ST works ok. Only have Sonos and Hue other than Qubino relay.
Thanks again.
Dave
Ok, that tells me that your hub thinks it sees the device. You should have seen the âcheckingâŚâ message first, which led up to this message. Thatâs what typically happens on a Replace when itâs not really dead.
No worries at all. The IDE is a developer site where you can get a lot more information about your hub and devices, use custom code, and do other things you canât do through the mobile app. You should be able to go to http://ide.smartthings.com to check it out. I believe you just need your Samsung account info to log on and see whatâs there.
Saying all that, it doesnât look like to me that youâre using the right device handler for the device, and your comment about not knowing what the IDE is supports that. You should be seeing power and energy values in that screenshot from your first post. Look at this post here for examples:
That post also has a lot of helpful information, as does @TheSmartestHouseâs site for your device:
Both of those sites have the device type handler youâll need to get this device working right. On the SmartestHouseâs site, scroll down to âWorks Withâ for more info on using this device with SmartThings. I highly recommend using this device type handler (DTH) code. The wiki also does a good job explaining how to use custom code.
Thank you. I will have a look over the weekend and try to understand it all. Donât go to far away. Iâd expect me back with more questions. Either way I will let you know how I get on. Cheers
Also be aware that the SmartThings cloud itself is acting up today, affecting a number of users, but not everyone. This is been posted to hear the official status page. So itâs not a great day to be doing troubleshooting.
Also, while youâre waiting, the following FAQ explains the basic process and terminology for using the IDE, so it might be of interest. (This is a clickable link)