First Alert ZCOMBO Detector with Home Assistant
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- I go through the steps of adding the First Alert ZCOMBO to Home Assistant and using Node-RED to send me alerts via Pushover. It took a bit to get the detector to show any entities, but in the end we persevered and got it done!
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00:00 Unboxing
02:50 Add to Z-Wave via Home Assistant Try 1
05:02 Add to Z-Wave via Home Assistant Try 2 (SUCCESS!)
07:15 Build the sensor template via yaml0
9:36 Restart Home Assistant (not really a whole chapter but added here anyway)
10:48 Build alerts in Node-RED
17:43 Pushing the test button on the detector and watching it work
19:51 Turn on lights when smoke or CO alerts using Node-RED
20:53 Recap of all of the above
22:13 Blah blah about my dashboard and using templates to display icons on the dashboards
23:03 Wrap up and more blah blah..man do I talk a lot!
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Is it possible to trigger the alarm on these in HA? That would be really cool, add to home security as additional sirens.
This all seems to work much better with Z-Wave JS...Not sure when it came out relative to this video, but it was suggested out of the box when I was setting everything up. I had no issue pairing this model & using it straight away. However, there appears to be no button in the new integration for Add Node Secure, so I assume that's automatic now?
When I add a node from within the zwavejs2mqtt UI, I get Default, Scan QR Code, S0 Encryption, and No Encryption options. The default action will use S2 when supported and fall back to S0 when necessary. That might be the behavior you are seeing now.
I'm about to set up 4 of these, so thanks for doing this! The logic in your template doesn't cover the potential for a smoke or CO alarm type with an alarm level of < 255. I know 255 is where the FirstAlert will actually alarm, but does it ever report lower levels? I.e., are there times when your sensor has no defined state because it's not "idle" but also not testing or alarming?
You're welcome. I am not sure if there is < 255 on those. I can set up a poller and graph it over time to see, but I suspect I would have to create some false alarms with low levels of CO or smoke to really test. My detector hasn't changed state in awhile but I just ran a normal test and the alerting process works. Wonder if anyone else knows if there are intermediate values. Comment if you do.
Thank you Chris for the video. I just migrated mine from ST. They paired with no issues in secured way. I tested them and they work great. However, the alarm level is 0. I did not create the template that you mentioned in your video. Are they mandatory? do they provide any notifications ? or I still have to create the automation? Thank you again.
Automations are used to act on an event or status. You would need to create an automation to do what you need. You still have to map the values received from the detector to something usable, which is what I showed in the video.
Explaining exactly how you configured it to get all the entities would be very helpful.
Thanks for your feedback. The entity is just one item--the detector. The sensors are part of the Zwave manufacturer specifications and are part of the Zwave standard. Alarm level and alarm type are two of those already created sensors. I built out some logic to rewrite the alarm level and alarm type into something more usable. Not sure if that is what you are asking about.
Great video. Quick question. Ive got a bunch of entities that popped up when I paired the alarm with HA. But no matter what I do the alarm level and alarm type always read 0. They never seem to change state. Any ideas?
Hmm... Is it actually working and updating? Did you run a test on the detector and see if the states change?
Will it work like a regular alarm? I already bought it and I’m not interested in the ZWave option. Thanks
It'll make all the noise and stuff a regular detector makes.
New to this so sorry if it's obvious but I didn't see it in the video; is it possible to check the battery status on these alarms? Like is there a sensor for if the battery chirp is going off/about to go off? Considering buying these
You would have to check what code combination shows up when the battery is low and it is chirping. There might be something listed somewhere on the 'net about it. You'd then create a sensor or alert value that uses that combination and display it.
The call service node can control multiple lights if you enter them separated by commas (for example, light.bedroom1, light.bedroom2). You could control a group of lights if you configure it in the groups.yaml; something like group.emergency_lights and then list your lights you want to turn on during an emergency. Now, you would only need one call service node and a lot less wires. Additionally, I would add {"color_name":"white","brightness_pct":100} in the data field to ensure your lights are set to white and 100% brightness.
Great tips! I'm sure that there are a number of my node-red flows I can make more efficient. I don't have any dimmable lights, but for those that do the brightness setting is definitely helpful.
I have three of these originally paired with a Hubitat device which I no longer own. So far I've been able to pair one of them. I've been unsuccessful at pairing the other two, regardless of what I do. Any clue what I'm doing wrong?
They are probably still paired to the other hub. Have you tried a factory reset?
@@mostlychris yes I have. Still no luck.
The other thing to try is to reconnect the other system and unpair them. That's happens with some Zwave devices in general. Also it takes multiple tries with these things sometimes. Someone also suggested being super close to the new hub.
Hello, I just purchased the z-wave combo and installed it into HA, but not getting the same sensor's. I am also running Z-wave JS. Anyone else have Z-wave JS with this device and if so what sensor or sensor's are you monitoring? Thanks
I'm on the latest zwavejs2mqtt and HA versions. I have alarm level, alarm type, battery level, low battery level being received from the detector.
Hi what are you using as z-wave hub
Hey Gary. I'm using this: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X0AWA6E
@@mostlychris Hows the reliability? I was looking at the Nortek HUSBZB-1,but from what I have read,it's not zwave+ eventhough they say it is.
I saw this pictured on someone's presentation at the conference. Then I saw someone else say they were using the same thing. Unscientifically speaking, it sounds like it works. My zwave hub has been rock solid from day one. Quick reading says hubbzb is mainly zwave with zigbee as an afterthought.
@@mostlychris I picked up the Aeotec Z-Stick Gen 5 and three of the First Alert Gen 2 Z Combo alarms. Should be here later this week. Will let you know how things go. How hard was Pushover to get setup to get notifications? I have a Pushover account,but have never used it. I was hoping you would open it up and show the settings during the video.:)
Excellent. Pushover is easy. Have you seen my video on it?
Thanks. Time to replace all my Protects.
You can probably do them as a combined template and then have the template figure out which entity. However, me personally, I would keep them separate to make sure I don't mess something up considering they are super important to have working.
@@mostlychris I've been told that Gen 2 doesn't require templates if used with OZW beta. Gonna see how it works out.
Oh sweet. Let me know how it goes.
Here is the template if anyone needs it:
- platform: template
sensors:
guest_smoke_status:
friendly_name: "Guest Smoke Status"
value_template: >-
{% if is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_level','255') and is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_type','1') %}
smoke
{% elif is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_level','255') and is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_type','2') %}
co
{% elif is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_level','0') and is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_type','12') %}
test
{% elif is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_level','255') and is_state('sensor.guest_smoke_detector_2_alarm_type','13') %}
idle
{% endif %}
If you are on the strugglebus like I was, go to your file editor and add "sensor: !include sensor.yaml" to your config, then make the file sensor.yaml then add the template and restart HA
Also, I am using the HUSBZB1 stick with the new Z-Wave JS to MQTT add-on, it supports secure mode, which these ZCOMBOs need to make the interview work.
Thanks Joshua.
@@mostlychris thank YOU for your video, without it, I'd still be banging my head trying to get these ZCOMBOs linked to HA.
It would be better without that looping audio track.
Noted. I don't typically do that on my later videos unless the situation calls for it (time lapse, unboxing sped up, etc.). I see a lot of factory videos that have a music bed and I feel the same way. I want to hear the factory sounds and not the music.