I am a novice with a VeraEdge controller and just added new landscape lighting by Kichler which is controlled by their DesignPro LED Controller. The controller can act as a zWave controller so that you can 1) add multiple controllers and control very large/complex lighting installations; and 2) add zWave peripherals like mini-motes and motion detectors.
I have often struggled with the question of how do multi-controller networks work and interoperate since I’ve only got the one so I may not be doing this correctly. But what I did was add the controller to my existing network using “generic zWave device” and it loaded a single device and then grew to 6. It’s a 4-zone controller so I have two extra devices. I expected one based on my Fibaro RGBW controllers but this extra is weird and some odd behavior makes me wonder if I have this causing trouble because it’s a controller.
Anyone here have experience with these or something similar? I think I have 4-zones plus a master power and a master “all zone” like switch but would like to hear from another person with more experience. Also, the status is getting outdated. For example, I turn on path lights. Later I look at the app and it’s showing off but the lights are indeed on.
