I want to use a minimote to activate scenes through Vera, I am able to add using “add zwave controller” in devices tab but when I craete a scene, choose the minimote, choose “a scene is activated” I do not have a choice of button number so I put 1 in the box “which scene number”, I’ve tried readding controller, and configure node now, still have a red cogwheel next to the controller and cannot trigger scenes, would appreciate input from anyone using (or with knowlege of) this remote!
Ditto - I’m a little stuck. I was able to add the minimote to Vera as a scene controller, but now am not sure how to actually make the buttons control scenes.
Did you try adding the minimote a second time? With my Homesite bridge, I had to add it, then add it again to get it to work. It’s some spooky thing, but in the forum you’ll see it’s a common thread.
Yep, I’ve added it several times. It definitely gets found by Vera, but then I can’t use it to do anything, and Vera constantly shows a red cog next to it.
Same thing here…
Yeah, me too.
I emailed MCV about this, when I asked if the minimote can run scenes they replied
“We haven’t tried yet, but I think the answer is yes. If for now you didn’t got it through, we will come up with the resolution. For now, we are working on fixing some other things and focus less on new features, but will be taken into account. I’ve noticed some general interest for this minimote from Aeon Labs on the forum”
So I am finally using my Minimote, but only as a device remote, not a scene controller. And I had to add the devices to the remote manually, meaning carry it around and create scenes in the Minimote itself by including individual devices. I was never able to get Vera to do anything with it, so it’s acting independently now. I guess that’s OK, given the current use of the remote, but it would be nice to have Vera send my existing scenes to the Minimote, rather than my having to manually re-create them in the Minimote itself.
Looking forward to hopefully hearing something back from MCV on this.
I have tried the re-adding of the controller, and while it appears to work (lights flash according to the instructions and indicate data is being received), it doesn’t configure the buttons with the scenes as I’ve setup in Vera. If anyone out there has managed to get an existing Vera scene loaded into a Minimote, please tell me how you did it.
This may be a stupid question to which I think I already know the answer, but when you add an event to a scene for the purpose of including it in a scene controller, you can add several events for several scene controllers to the same scene, correct? That doesn’t somehow create a problem, does it? I’m asking because the scenes that I have tried to add to my minimote have already been added to a Leviton in-wall 4-scene controller (and they work fine with that controller).
Your experience reflects what others have reported, the minimote works if itself is used to add devices but no one has reported being able to run a Vera scene with it, I did my testing with a very simple scenario and I tried every method from every device I could find in the Wiki so I don’t think the complexity of your scenes is a factor here, someone (maybe myhomeserver?) mentioned contacting Aeon labs for info but I havn’t heard any feedback yet, I only bought mine to run scenes so it sits idle awaiting more info
Same issue for me, had to add all the devices manually and trying a scene in Vera and assigning it to a button on the remote just doesnt work! I’ve asked Aeon Labs to ask Aaron at MCV how we can use this to control scenes.
No word back yet, I love this remote, so small but we need scene control with it!
I could get by with this workaround for now. So are you manually making “scenes” or just groups of devices? Can you add devices that are in your Vera network? I’ve only been able to make it work with devices that are not in my network. And can you control several devices with one button? Thanks for your help!
I am successfully controlling devices that are part of my Vera network, but I haven’t tried to control multiple devices with a single button (i.e. a scene) on Minimote. Just using it for single devices per button right now.
Thanks. I’ll try it again since I need to have a remote lying around for those (rare) times when I don’t have an iPhone in my hand.
I just got a minimote as well… interested in making it work with vera… looks like this is not possible yet. If anyone figures this out, please chime in…
Strange. I can include a Schlage lamp module on my minimote and control the lamp with either Vera or the minimote, but when I tried the same thing on a Leviton wall switch, the mini showed it as a successful include, but then neither the mini nor Vera could control it. Any ideas?
So I did some more playing with MiniMote and Vera and no matter what I cannot setup a scene in Vera and map a button on the minimote to trigger that scene. But, I am using it as a secondary controller and it appears in Vera as one. Here’s how I did it. DO THIS IN ORDER, REVERSING will cause problems!
- ADDING MINIMOTE AS A SECONDARY CONTROLLER
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In Vera, go to Devices, Z-Wave Devices. Bring the laptop and Minimote near Vera, and then press the LEARN button on the MiniMote – The blue LED will blink slowly.
-Press the button labeled “ADD Z-WAVE CONTROLLER” in VERA - The blue and
red LEDs will blink quickly on the MiniMote to indicate detection of the other Z-Wave controller.
- The blue LED will stay solid for 2 seconds to indicate success; the red LED will stay
solid for 2 seconds to indicate failure. You’ll see the Z-wave activity in Vera and it will say CONFIGURING. In a few minutes you should see the new SCENE CONTROLLER device in Vera. Assign it a room and name it MiniMote
- Creating Scenes/Adding Devices to the MiniMote buttons:
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Creating Scenes (and Removing Z-Wave Devices from Scenes)
- Press and hold the scene button you wish to configure (top of enclosure) – The blue
LED will blink quickly after 1 second to show that it is ready to add/remove a device
from the scene. - Press the Z-Wave button on the product you wish add/remove (while still holding
the scene button from the previous step) - The blue LED on the Minimote will stay
solid to indicate the device has entered the scene.* - While still holding the scene button from Step-1, adjust the level of the
Lamp/Shade/product to the desired level. - Release the scene button to complete adding the device to the scene at the device’s
current level. - You can add several devices to a scene button, just walk to each device and add it into
the same scene button as you did with the first device.
- Note: If the product is already a part of that particular scene, it will be removed from
that scene the second time steps #1-4 are repeated for that particular product in that
scene.
Note: Z-Wave devices must be first added/included into the same network as the
Minimote in order to create a scene with that device.
WHY THE MINIMOTE?
It’s a super small scene controller, keep one in the car to turn on the porch lights, it fits in my coin tray in my jeep.
I also use one in the kitchen, used a double sided tape to stick it to the wall and I can now turn on and off all lights, or just the scenes I setup in the MiniMote to turn on just the kitchen lights, etc.
Lets hope MCV works with Aeon Labs to get the MiniMote working so we can trigger event in vera based on the scene button pushed. I tried 0,1,2,3,4 and had no luck with this method. I have other GE remotes/controllers that work just fine with this, just not the minimote 
MCV,
Is this a known issue and are you working on it?
Thanks MHS for the writeup…
Let me add my thanks. myhomeserver, this was tremendously helpful. My experience wasn’t without a few glitches, however. Both my minimotes were recognized by Vera just fine, and that hadn’t been a problem before. Using your instructions, some devices added in just fine and worked immediately. Others only worked after numerous deletes and re-adds. It was a bit tricky to get the switched load on my Leviton 4 scene controller, but I finally found that holding the mini’s button, then holding buttons 2 and 4 on the scene controller ( to put the switched load in program mode) then pushing the number one button on the scene controller added it to the mini successfully. In fact, I had all but given up on adding one particular Leviton wall dimmer switch, but I tried it again today (must have been the tenth time) and it worked right off the bat. I have no idea why it worked this time and not yesterday or the day before. I charged both minis and they seem to be working consistently for now.
I, too, would like the minis to be able to activate Vera scenes, but for now I’m happy to have them working directly with devices. Thanks again.
Ditto on the thanks myhomeserver, still hoping to run scenes with it one day, but I’ll put it to some use for now with your directions
Are there any updates on Minimote running scenes? Is it scene capable? Can we get it supported? Would be nice as it’s very handy inexpensive remote…