Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience with the Fibaro FGMS001 motion sensor. I’ve been using OpenHAB with Z-Wave for quite some time now, and I’ve been really impressed with the integration. However, there was one issue that had me scratching my head for a while. My Fibaro FGMS001 sensor was connected and fully recognized, but I couldn’t get any motion or tamper alerts to trigger. It was frustrating because the temperature, battery level, and luminance readings were all working perfectly fine. I tried every fix I could find online—excluding and including the sensor multiple times, waiting weeks for initialization, resetting both the controller and the sensor, and adjusting various parameters. Nothing worked. I was about to give up and consider buying another sensor for testing when I stumbled upon a solution that finally worked. I realized that the issue might be with how the sensor was configured in OpenHAB. After some research, I found that changing the parameter settings and ensuring the correct channel was used made all the difference. I ended up using the following configuration:
String Movement_Gang “Movement: [%s]” { channel=“zwave:device:c61532e6:node9:alarm_motion” }
This simple change finally allowed the motion and tamper alerts to register properly. I was so relieved when it started working as expected. I wanted to share this solution in case anyone else is facing the same issue. It’s amazing how a small tweak can make such a big difference. I hope this helps someone out there who’s stuck with the same problem. Happy automating everyone! 