Hey everyone, I wanted to share my recent experience with OpenHAB and Z-Wave. I recently upgraded my OpenHAB installation from version 2.5.10 to 3.0, and everything seemed to be working smoothly until I decided to run a network heal. I normally keep this feature disabled since my 45-node network is well-meshed and responsive. However, after enabling the network heal, I encountered some issues that I couldn’t quite figure out on my own.
The main problem seems to be related to the controller/bridge identity. After running the network heal, I noticed that there was a manually added controller item in the OpenHAB UI, even though I already had a controller set up. This was a bit confusing, and I started to wonder if there was a mismatch between the Home IDs of my controller and the nodes in the network. My controller has an 8-character Home ID, while the OpenHAB 3.0 Home ID is 10 characters long. I also noticed that the Z-Wave node XML files had a different Home ID than the “thing,” which made me think that this might be the root of the problem.
To troubleshoot, I collected some Z-Wave debug logs and found some errors related to the controller identity. It seems like the network heal process exposed an issue that might have been caused during the transition from OpenHAB 2.5 to 3.0. I didn’t manually add the controller in the OpenHAB 3.0 UI, assuming everything would work as it did in the previous version. Now, I’m looking for guidance on how to fix this without having to rework all my nodes.
I’ve also noticed that the Z-Wave node XML files have a different Home ID than the “thing,” which I thought needed to be the same. This discrepancy might be causing the issue, but I’m not entirely sure how to resolve it. I’ve tried disabling the network heal and restarting the Z-Wave binding, which temporarily fixes the problem, but I’d really like to get this sorted out properly.
If anyone has experience with similar issues or can provide some insight, I’d greatly appreciate it! I’m hoping to find a solution that doesn’t involve a complete reconfiguration of my network. Thanks in advance for your help!