I just got an HSM100 and have it all set up and working reasonably well, but I do not get any battery level indication in Vera. Does anyone else have this device and is the battery level displayed?
I have two HSM100’s, one displays the battery meter while the other one does not. It may be a firmware version issue.
check the configuration of your other devices. see if the battery is there.
Delete the device and then include it . should fix the problem
No battery level anywhere. I will delete and re-add to see if that remedies it.
Deleted and re-added sensor and still no battery level shown anywhere. I also get random erroneous light level readings periodically.
I have three hsm100 sensors. Of the three, only one of them shows the battery level. I deleted the other two sensors and readded them to see if that would make the battery level appear, but it did not. The sensors work fine otherwise.
Does anyone have more than one sensor that shows the battery level?
As I mentioned above I have two. I recently deleted all my devices while debugging a time issue and now after adding them back in non of them have a battery meter. They all work but I have never had much luck with the meter showing up. I have since built in a power jack that allows me to stay off battery power until I want to go portable so the meter has less value while on external power.
you hard wired your HSM100 ? cool! What AC Brink would I have to buy to do the same thing. Volts? mA? Where do I connect the wires? Can you attach a photo?
They take 4.5v to run so I used a good quality plug-in 5v DC power supply @ 1A and 16 gauge supply wire to run both of my sensors. There is lots of room to flush mount a small female power jack in the side of the HSM100 ,these you can pick up at Radio Shack, the smaller the better. The male plug I used is a 45 degree plug so I does not stick out too far when plugged in. For safety I placed a 1N4001 diode between the + (positive) side of the power jack and where I hooked it up to the + battery terminal inside. This offers protection from hooking up the power the wrong way and reduces the voltage by about .6v. If I need to go portable I remove the power jack and put the batteries back in. I do not recommend keeping the batteries in when the external power is connected as it is not designed for charging (possible fire hazard). The HSM100 setting I use has an “on time” of 2 minutes before resetting the sensors after being triggered and relays information to Vera every 360 seconds, this would otherwise kill my batteries in three weeks and I may not be there to change them when there dead.
I am currently modifying my second one so I can keep the batteries in them at all times. When the external power plug is inserted it will cut off the batteries and reconnect them when the power is unplugged. Just saves time inserting the batteries or trying to find them when you need them. This method is possible by using a specific type of power jack.
I don’t have pictures but I’ll see what I can do. Note- disclaimer: If you try this and run into problems or damage your HSM100 your on your own plus you will void any warranty on your sensor.
[quote=“JimMac, post:9, topic:164594”]They take 4.5v to run so I used a good quality plug-in 5v DC power supply @ 1A and 16 gauge supply wire to run both of my sensors. There is lots of room to flush mount a small female power jack in the side of the HSM100 ,these you can pick up at Radio Shack, the smaller the better. The male plug I used is a 45 degree plug so I does not stick out too far when plugged in. For safety I placed a 1N4001 diode between the + (positive) side of the power jack and where I hooked it up to the + battery terminal inside. This offers protection from hooking up the power the wrong way and reduces the voltage by about .6v. If I need to go portable I remove the power jack and put the batteries back in. I do not recommend keeping the batteries in when the external power is connected as it is not designed for charging (possible fire hazard). The HSM100 setting I use has an “on time” of 2 minutes before resetting the sensors after being triggered and relays information to Vera every 360 seconds, this would otherwise kill my batteries in three weeks and I may not be there to change them when there dead.
I am currently modifying my second one so I can keep the batteries in them at all times. When the external power plug is inserted it will cut off the batteries and reconnect them when the power is unplugged. Just saves time inserting the batteries or trying to find them when you need them. This method is possible by using a specific type of power jack.
I don’t have pictures but I’ll see what I can do. Note- disclaimer: If you try this and run into problems or damage your HSM100 your on your own plus you will void any warranty on your sensor. [/quote]
Thank you very much. I may try to do this on my own if I feel adventurous. But… If you could supply photos of how the HSM100 is connected to the power source, that would be a huge bonus. Was any soldering required?
This project does require soldering. I am going on holidays so I won’t be able to post pictures for a few weeks.
This http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/ExpressControls3in1 says: “Vera should show it as an ‘Express Controls’ with 3 embedded devices.” Which supposedly means the battery isn’t even expected to be there. So how comes some of you guys do see it? :o
No problem. I can wait. I’ll check back in a few weeks… and maybe send you a reminder. LOL… no pressure. 
Take Care and have a good summer.
On my HSM100, there was no battery level for a while. Only after clicking the blue button about 1,000 times, and deleting and re-adding, and rebooting Vera did the battery level randomly show up. For me however it shows over 100% (168%), so it is useless as is the HSM100 in general as it does not reliably report motion (or other variables) to Vera regardless of where I place it, and no matter how many times I rebuild the network, re-add it, etc.
What firmware are you using?
616, if you were asking me.
I was using ver 602 and then when I went to higher versions I had problems like yours. I went so far to remove all devices and rebuild the network. Revert back to firmware 602 Then it worked. Now I am using 616.
There must be something going on that MCV is not telling us.
Are you getting errors on the logs?
Some intermittent errors with polling to some of my outdoor switches, but nothing serious, and nothing related to the HSM100.
You are running 616 now and have no issues with your HSM100? I am thinking about reverting to 602, where can I download it?
You can get it here.
http://download.controlmyhouse.net/firmware/wl500gP-1.0.602.trx
I don’t know what really cured the issue though. I do know I did a update without saving old config/backup. I also let it restore to Fresh install.
You have to set up everything all over again if you do this.
I do know that MCV does do individual fixes to a single Vera from what I’ve heard.
So I cannot say if they did anything to mine!
Went back to 602, with completely clean rebuild and now sensors seem more reliable, but I have lost battery indication for now. Showed up randomly on its own last time, so I guess I will just wait to see if this happens again, not critical for me.