Hi. So I just wired up 1 of these bad boys. The switch turns on and off the light fine. So I log into mios and attempt to include the switch into my network. That’s where I’m stuck. I have always included devices by putting the device in inclusion mode. Then doing a full power inclusion. No problems. Now this dimmer is throwing me for a loop. Any help out there??? How do I include with Vera???
When in inclusion mode, have you tried just tapping the switch? If that does not work, you may have to put Vera in exclusion mode and tap the switch to exclude it. Than try including it.
- Garrett
Thank you. Yes. Simply tapping the switch did the trick. Now to work out a few bugs it’s giving me.
I’m lost now on getting this bug worked out. Mios is showing a “transmit failed error code:1” from what I could find, this was an error reguarding connection to Vera from device over distance. I don’t know this to be accurate but less than 2 feet from the switch is a kwikset lock that Vera talks with perfect. As I understand(which is on a small scale) zwave devices link to other devices making the mesh network. Which leads me to believe this is not a distance issue. Any help out there? Wife’s gonna be pissed if I can’t get her Xmas gift/ “ungodly price light switches” working. Thanks forum for help.
any help out there? does this question neep to be placed in a different section?
I don’t think it’s a distance problem. If you added the device with power inclusion and the device shows on the vera they seem to have communicated.
I don’t know what you already tried, but you can try to reconfigure the device by clicking “Configure Node Right Now” in the Settings-Tab from the device. Then it will try again to configure the device (see messages directly bellow device). I had one duewi-switch which behaved the same, I had to wake it up manually again (see device manual) and then configure the device again. That way the commands went through and no red errors were shown anymore.
I guess you already tried resetting the device and re-adding it again?
when i click to configure node now i get an " unable to get any information on node" error. I removed and re included the device once with the same problem.
That is a good point, if im seeing the device in MISO, it has to be seeing it over distance. still throwing the transmit fail code :1
I am seeing a similar problem with a Leviton 600w dimmer switch ever since I upgraded to UI5 on my Vera 2. I have been fighting this issue for over a week and I still have not found a solution. From what I am experiencing, I wonder if it might be some time of timing issue and not a problem with the distance of the switch from the Vera 2 unit.
Here is a description of the problem: I installed a 3-way Leviton VRI06-1L on my Vera 2 UI4 device. It worked fine for several months. Then I upgraded to UI5 and the fun began. I constantly received Timeout Error Code 1 when try to turn the device on/off through my Vera 2. I also see numerous Device Cannot Be Configured messages when I try to run a Z-Wave network heal The device still works well as a manually operated switch, but it is completely inconsistent when I use Vera to operate the switch.
I thought that perhaps I was having problems with the Z-Wave circuitry, so I replace the Leviton VRI06-1L with a non-dimming Leviton VRS05-1L switch. Unforuntatelys the new switch shows the same timeout and error codes as the original switch.
I believe it might be a timing or response issue because occasionally I receive a Transmission OK response. Also, occasionally Vera will turn on the light connected to the switch even though Vera shows a Timeout Error Code 1 error in response to the On request.
Any help I can receive from the members of this forum will be greatly appreciated because the switch that is giving me the problems is located in a critical location in my network.
I believe I have found the source of the problem, at least from the point of view of my Vera machine. Since I upgrade to UI5 and the 1.5.255 firmware, my system is no longer building a full Z-wave mesh network. The only neighbors my devices have is the Vera 2 unit. Since there is no longer a functional mesh network, many devices have now become “out-of-range”. You might want to see if you have the same issue with your devices: do they still have several neighbors or is the Vera 2 their only neighbor? I believe that if we can rebuild the mesh network on our machines, we should be able to solve this problem.
interesting. i will look shortly and check the neighbors in each node.
I am having similar issues… Many of the devices aren’t finding neighbors. This is causing a problem with the Levitonscene controllers which arent associating devices out of immediate range.
As far as the failed to configure node… We have found that repeated repairing fixes the ones within range.
in the advanced tab next to “NeighborsInverse” the feild is blank. that is the only feild that says anything about neighbors.
ok, added the node to the “room” that it is in, and did a repair/heal. now there is a space for “neighbors”… only neighbor is “2”. im guessing that is the vera. any insight on how to add manually?
still having issues. about ready to just remove the switch and put it else where. 
I am brand new to this…and just ordered these switches.
Do you need the Vizia plug in for these to work? …rf emulator?
I contacted MiCasaVerde technical support and they were able to rebuild my mesh network from a backup. Now that my mesh network is restored, I no longer have problems with my Leviton switches.
You should not need a Vizia plug in for these switches to work. Simply following the standard Vera procedure for adding a switch to your Vera network: Put the Vera on backup power. Place the Vera in inclusion mode. Activate the new switch in the presence of the Vera device. When the Vera inclusion light blinks indicating that the Vera acknowledges the new switch, place the Vera back in normal operating mode. Modify the device parameters for the new switch in the Vera portal to give it the name and location you desire.
I have several Leviton switches in my home. They work extremely well.
was the rebuild difficult? i guess i need to bite the bullet and contact them also.
In my case the rebuild was not difficult, since I had a good backup that tech support could use. Tech Support did all the work, all I had to do was give them access to my system long enough for them to do the restore. My backup was a bit old, so I had to rebuild a couple of devices, but I was surprised regarding how it easy it seemed to be.
Be prepared to be patient for them to get to your request for a rebuild. It may take several days. They are swamped at the moment dealing with UI5 issues.
However, it makes a huge difference once your mesh network is rebuilt. You will have a functioning system once again.
Good luck.
You can do this yourself. If you have know that you have a good backup, You can get it from cp.mios.com if you do not keep a couple handy. You than go to Setup → Backup and where it says restore, load the backup file and make sure to click “Restore Dongle Firmware”. That is the key to restoring your zwave routes and so forth. I would make a current backup just in case the restore did not go as planned.
- Garrett
I have never done any back ups. My network is pretty small at the moment. 2 locks,thermostat, and 2 dimmers(only 1 installed). Would it be easier to just wipe it all out and start from scratch? I sent miCasa a request. I guess I can wait a few days and see what they can do. It’s not like the switch is getting any special use at the moment.
Thank you for your help and support. I will give an update in a few days.