Z-Wave Poller

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The Z-Wave poller app corrects a polling issue with certain Z-Wave devices that do not display their state properly, but the issue only affects certain non Z-Wave Plus devices. Older GE dimmers and switches are well known to have this problem when activated manually. If your GE devices pairs as "Generic Z-Wave Dimmer" or "Generic Z-Wave Switch" it is a candidate for needing Z-Wave Poller. Z-Wave Poller only works with devices that pair with these two drivers. To verify that your Z-Wave device is a candidate for Z-Wave poller, active your device manually, and watch the logs to see if the device does NOT register a change of state in the logs. If it doesn't, then it is a candidate for Z-Wave Poller, but if does register a change in the logs, you should not use the Z-Wave Poller app with it.


Installing the Z-Wave Poller app

  1. From the sidebar of your hub, select Apps and press the Add Built-In App button.
    Install Built-In App 2.0.png
  2. Choose Z-Wave Poller from the list of Hubitat Elevation Built-In Apps
    Screenshot of Z-Wave Poller in built-in apps list

Choose non Z-Wave Plus devices that require polling

  1. Use the Select Dimmers to Poll dropdown menu to choose the Z-Wave dimmers you would like to poll, then choose Update.
  2. Use the Select Switches to Poll dropdown menu to choose the Z-Wave switches you would like to poll, then choose Update.
  3. When your devices are selected, select Start polling for selected devices.
    Screensot of "Select dimmers to poll" and "Select switches to poll" options
  4. You can pause Z-Wave polling at any time by opening the app and choosing either Stop polling for selected devices or Stop All Poling.
    Screenshot of "Stop polling for selected devices" and "Stop All Polling" buttons
  5. To assist with troubleshooting, you can also turn on Enable Logging
  6. When you are finished, select Done.