[Tutorial] Z-wave diagnostics with PC Controller and Zniffer

[JEHARA 2]

On 4/20/2018 at 10:01 AM, petergebruers said:

 

Define "everything"

 

As I said:

 

 

And:

 

EDIT: by flashing "serialapi_controller_static_ZW050x_USBVCP_EU.hex" found in the SDK I was able to put back my stick in "controller" mode.

EDIT2: warning ,after all this, your stick will no longer be a real "Aeotec Sticjk", because we cannot but back the original firmware! If you want to use this stick as an AEOn device, please do not flash it. Buy A Z-Wave.me UZB (that one cannot be turned back into a Z-Wave.me UZB!)

Hi Peter,

 

Do you mind sharing your serialapi_controller_static_ZW050x_USBVCP_EU.hex.

I'm not able to find it in the 700 series SDK. Or if you have the 500 Series SDK, I would love that as well. 

 

Cheers,

Jesper

[petergebruers 1,265]

To download SDK_v6_82_01 make sure you can log into silabs.com then try this link:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Works for me, but Silabs likes to move stuff on their site...

[JEHARA 2]

4 minutes ago, petergebruers said:

To download SDK_v6_82_01 make sure you can log into silabs.com then try this link:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Works for me, but Silabs likes to move stuff on their site...

 

Thanks Peter,

 

That worked for me. 

Much appreciated!

[petergebruers 1,265]

Warning, this post reaches "geek level 11", stop reading now if you don't feel comfortable with that.

 

Some users might already know this, but I only found out today. The official way to get at "Zniffer" and "PC Controller" is still through installation of "Simplicity Studio". 

 

Current versions are:

 

Z-Wave PC Controller - 5.52.301 (june 2021)
Z-Wave Zniffer - 4.65.102 (december 2020)

 

And you'll also need Simplicity Studio to get at ZWare and Z/IP (v7.17.1, januari 2022)

 

But the Z-Wave SDK has been fully integrated in "Gecko" (which happened iirc a while ago in version 3 of gecko SDK)... But now the have gone a step further and Gecko 4, including the Z-Wave protocol, has been posted on github.

 

I wouldn't say it is "open source" though because I haven't studied the various licenses.

 

But this means, you can have a look at the code of the basic (and certified) examples... Without installing Simplicity Studio, by going here:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

That path tells you everything you need to know, and if you don't understand what I am saying then that is totally fine, it is like posting a link to an xray photo of a car and saying "look, doesn't that combobulater look great and isn't it machined to perfection?".

 

The commit history tells us the SDK4 landed Dec 15, 2021...

 

I fail to grasp the significance of this, because there are no cheap (for me that means < 10 EUR) develpement boards, and I don't have series 700 devices, so I'll stick to my ESP8266/ESP32

 

Maybe it is just a trend, maybe I don't understand and possibly they are trying to attract some attention? I don't know. If you do know, then please tell me

Edited March 7, 2022 by petergebruers

[Frederic 0]

Hi! Found new interesting alternative of a Zniffer: 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

More expensive than the SiLabs Zniffer, but requires no SiLabs tools. They also claim to allow sending arbitrary commands and support of Linux/Mac, which is very good, as I have Windows only in VirtualBox. Have anyone already tried it? Looks very new, I found virtually no info about it across the Internet.

 

Looks a perfect companion to my HC3 and planty of my non-Fibaro devices, as sometimes I've no clue what is going on behind the scene.

[Martin_N 150]

@Frederic

Hi,
have you bought and tried it yet?
I am now looking for ghosts in my network, so I was interested in your post.
Thanks, eM.

[Rosavision 6]

HC3 v 5.120.10

Dell laptop running Windows 10

ZWave.me UZB

 

Silicon Labs account created.

Simplicity Studio installed. PC Controller works fine. Problems with Zniffer.

 

I then following @tinman detailed guide, I’ve installed Zwave Programmer and Zwave Zniffer and read everything on this thread which includes lots of great ideas from @petergebruers which will be helpful when I get the Zniffer working!  

 

The problem seems to be flashing the hex file.

 

See steps below

 

Start with Device Manager which shows UZB in com port 6

Please login or register to see this image.

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Next I open ZWave programmer and go to settings and select UZB in Com Port 6

 

 

Then on the Flash Code Memory tab I find the correct hex fie.

 

Then I go to the NVR tab and click the “run” button

 

The process starts and I get a pop up from computer saying device is being updates

 

Then I get a pop up from computer saying Device is ready

 

 

Then I get a message from ZWave programmer saying interface not found and I click the “yes” button to “wait 30 seconds more”.

 

After I do this a few times I click the “no” button and I get a message saying that Port Com 6 does not exist

 

When I press “OK” I get another message saying “could not read NVR content”

 

When I go back to Device Manager the UZB now shows as an unknown device.

 

If I unplug the UZB and then put it back, it shows up in Coms Port 6.

 

I seem to be going round in circles and really appreciate help to fix this so I can get Zniffing !

[Kage 37]

Just bought my Zniffer next step in controlling my system!

[Pica2017 2]

@Rosavision did you have any success in getting your UZB to read and flash as a zniffer.  I have the same issue with Sigma programming interface not found. 

 

Spent hours trying and reading Silabs and other forums which has been great in itself but still no zniffer.

 

 

[petergebruers 1,265]

@Pica2017 @Rosavision If the PC does not detect the "UZB" then most likely your UZB does not run a "USB bootloader firmware". This is something you cannot know unless the manufacturer tells You. I see @Rosavision has bought a device from ZWAVE.ME - I cannot tell if recent firmwares have the bootloader. I do know that the most used and recommended device to turn into a Zniffer is the SILABS UZB3 (EDIT 2023-05-07: full order reference of the Silabs device is ACC-UZB3-E-BRG or ACC-UZB3-E-STA for the European version/frequency), last time I check that device was unavailable everywhere (EDIT 2023-05-07 I saw 2 available at Digikey)

 

BTW IIRC the PC Programming tool comes with a driver installer to detect the UZB and enable programming, did you install it? That might be another reason for the software to not detect the dongle.

 

If you want to flash a ZWAVE.ME UZB (tiny dark grey dongle based on series 500 chipset - not the newer based on series 700) which was "bricked" or does not have the bootloader then you will need (1) Good soldering skills (2) very thin wires (3) a CP2102 serial to UART converter (a few $ on Aliexpress) - then some patience and perseverance

 

If you "brick" the Silabs UZB3 it can probably be salvaged in the same way as the ZWAVE.ME device but I do not have the UZB3 and cannot give details.

 

You can flash those devices over "serial" port if you use that CP2102 converter, the Programming Tool will recognise the UART converter as a Silabs programmer and write firmware over uart...

 

If you have ever flashed microcontrollers like ESP8266 or ESP32 or STM8/STM32/PIC then you'll probable have the skills and will half understand what I am saying here. If you have never done this I could probable have written this explanation in any foreign language and it would have been equally (un)helpful.

 

Sorry for not being more precise, I have done this 5 years ago (I bricked my UZB and did not want to throw it in the bin) and I do not have all the details. I have a picture of how to connect the UART converter to the UZB but at the moment I cannot find it...

Edited May 7, 2023 by petergebruers

[Rosavision 6]

Hi there @Pica2017& @petergebruers No I didn't succeed ! What I did was to set the parameters on all Fibaro units to eliminate absolutely all but essential traffic and this has helped. However I have not been successful getting our system reliable enough and I have made the difficult decision to move onto a different system. I've really enjoyed working with Fibaro, however for me it's important that the system is reliable. I'm going for a 100% wired solution which I hope will be more reliable. Fingers crossed!

Good luck and I do hope that you solve the Zniffer challenge

[petergebruers 1,265]

On 5/12/2023 at 11:37 AM, Rosavision said:

I've really enjoyed working with Fibaro, however for me it's important that the system is reliable. I'm going for a 100% wired solution which I hope will be more reliable. Fingers crossed!

Thank you for reporting back. I am sure a wired solution increases reliability. There are many aspects to HA and we all have our preferences. Personally, I value reliability a lot, like you, and that's how I started with zniffer and deep dive into the protocol. I have discussed KNX and Velbus wired solutions. At times it was tempting but price kept me from implementing even a small test setup...

 

Maybe one day we will meet again.

 

Have fun with your new setup!

[gurpal2000 1]

Hi i managed to acquire a z-stick gen5 only.

 

Can someone pls clarify I can now use this alone with Simplicity Studio to do:

 

1. device firmware updates on devices that support that

2. arbitrarily pair a device with the stick just to try it out

3. see what zwave traffic is "around". I don't know if zniffer is a separate hardware device or simple a software tool

 

Use cases:

- Sometimes you buy a new device but you don't necessarily want to add it to the main controller just to try it out.

- debug the network as HC3 doesn't seem to give you that great diagnostic modes/screens.

 

thanks

[SmartHomeEddy 888]

4 hours ago, gurpal2000 said:

3. see what zwave traffic is "around". I don't know if zniffer is a separate hardware device or simple a software tool

 

It is separate hardware connected to your PC to listen to your z-wave network.

 

4 hours ago, gurpal2000 said:

Use cases:

- Sometimes you buy a new device but you don't necessarily want to add it to the main controller just to try it out.

 

So you don't interfere with your HC3. You only listen (snif) to your z-wave network. 

 

 

[Tazovsky 0]

On 4/19/2018 at 10:27 PM, tinman said:

Today is great day for z-wave community, the whole SDK for Devices and Gateways, and complete Z-Wave documentation can be free downloaded from silabs.com website (all you need is to create an account on Silabs page)

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

This is from developer / home developer point of view great things, but there is more. One can download as well all the tools:

(afaik from Silabs legal point on of view - see Legal and FAQ Silabs webpage -  should be ok to use the tools and firmware)

 

- latest PC Controller software

- latest Zwave Zniffer, together with Zniffer Firmware

- latest PC Programmer, which is tool to program Z-Wave chips over UART, JTAG and USB

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Now everybody can made use of them, it is enough to buy two zwave.me usb sticks (yes, one can buy these from Sigma Designs as well, but i prefer to use zwave.me sticks, they looks nice and i love to support zwave.me)

 

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                                         PC Controller

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

One of the sticks can be used then with PC Controller as secondary controller, added into HC2.

To include, do it as typical device:

Please login or register to see this link.

 

on PC Controller side use Lear Mode

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Classic Mode is ok, do not use NWI or Smart Start.

 

After inclusion, the zwave.me stick will be shown as not configured, that does not matter at all (as long you see all your devices in left tab of the window in PC Software)

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Once added, one can then display e.g. the topology map:

Please login or register to see this attachment.

 

or run ERTT to test network

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

or run any kind of zwave classes:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

or update firmware of 3rd part devices, however this is not always working (some devices will be not in zwave network anymore after update, e.g. Aeotec MS6), but one can

still use that zwave.me stick to update them (exclude from HC2 -> include to stick only, run update, exclude, include to HC2 again).

This can be done with provided executable from Aeotec, or with the latest PC Controller and firmware hex file:

(yes, i have extracted the hex file from Aeotec Updater Executable, but one can ask Aeotec, they provides hex files as well):

 

go to OTA tab, select device to update on left,then GET in OTA tab to read current version:

If you can't use GET as it seems to be disabled, get back to network management page and run once from there 

Please login or register to see this link.

on selected device, it will be then available on OTA page then:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

select firmware file and click update:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

 

But back to zwave.me stick as secondary with HC2 ... If you done with diagnostics, or don't want to play anymore, you should exclude the zwave.me stick.

Generally is not good idea to have it included if it's not powered on, you might get strange issues with inclusion / exclusion of other devices, or slow zwave response.

Simply use exclude on HC2, if that is not working then unplug it from PC, delete manually on HC2 and click on "reset" on PC Controller (after you plugged in zwave.me stick into PC). 

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

If you have issues adding zwave.me stick, try to reboot HC2, reset stick, reinsert it and try again - that always worked for me in last years.

 

Please not, one can destroy lot of things using some functions, so do not play with "Set as SIS", "is Failed, "set Failed", "Shift", or tabs like "Setup Route", "NVM", "Smart Start" (ok, that will not destroy anything, but HC2 does not know what to do with this).

 

For IMA and Association pages you need first to run 

Please login or register to see this link.

on all devices, without you will not see anything.

 

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                                         Zniffer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

The other zwave.me usb stick can be converted into Zniffer, all one need is to install and run PC Programmer and burn Zniffer Firmware. This will give you fully functional zwave zniffer.

- Install PC Programmer

- Insert brand new zwave.me stick into usb port

- Install ZW050x_USB_Programming_Driver

- Run PC Programmer, is should show "USB" mode - if not go to settings and select UZB device

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

- select zniffer firmware (it is included in Zniffer download - use "sniffer_ZW050x_USBVCP.hex", nothing else, or you will destroy the zwave.me usb stick!)

- go to "NVR" page and click on read (writing and reading over USB mode takes ages, so be patient) 

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

- once ready make screenshot of the updated NVR page, you might need these values later to restore the zwave.me stick (generally, when playing with zwave chips, read NVM first before you program something)

 

- go back to "Flash Code Memory" page and click on "Program and Verify" - again this takes ages, so be patient and do not play with your PC

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Once programmed, close PC Programmer, unplug the zwave.me stick, plug it again, start Zniffer and select it from Capture -> Port selection or detect it

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Now you can zniff around

 

Please login or register to see this attachment.

 

To work with zniffer, one need to understand lot of things first, but generally it helps always to see broken devices, devices flooding zwave network, etc. 

You should spend some time to read z-wave docs if you wish to understand more.

 

Final notes:
 

- Before you play with secondary controller - as always, make backup of HC2.

- When you destroy zwave.me stick, well, buy new one and do not send me any messages about.

- Do not ask Fibaro or my company for any help - this is tutorial for all those who wish to do diagnostics by them self.
- If you need professional support / z-wave diagnostics do not hesitate to send me PM or email.

 

 

 

Where can I download PC programmer? I tried to google it but there is nothing similar to this image:

 

But didn't find it

 

On 4/19/2018 at 10:27 PM, tinman said:

Today is great day for z-wave community, the whole SDK for Devices and Gateways, and complete Z-Wave documentation can be free downloaded from silabs.com website (all you need is to create an account on Silabs page)

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

This is from developer / home developer point of view great things, but there is more. One can download as well all the tools:

(afaik from Silabs legal point on of view - see Legal and FAQ Silabs webpage -  should be ok to use the tools and firmware)

 

- latest PC Controller software

- latest Zwave Zniffer, together with Zniffer Firmware

- latest PC Programmer, which is tool to program Z-Wave chips over UART, JTAG and USB

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Now everybody can made use of them, it is enough to buy two zwave.me usb sticks (yes, one can buy these from Sigma Designs as well, but i prefer to use zwave.me sticks, they looks nice and i love to support zwave.me)

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                         PC Controller

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

One of the sticks can be used then with PC Controller as secondary controller, added into HC2.

To include, do it as typical device:

Please login or register to see this link.

 

on PC Controller side use Lear Mode

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Classic Mode is ok, do not use NWI or Smart Start.

 

After inclusion, the zwave.me stick will be shown as not configured, that does not matter at all (as long you see all your devices in left tab of the window in PC Software)

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Once added, one can then display e.g. the topology map:

Please login or register to see this attachment.

 

or run ERTT to test network

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

or run any kind of zwave classes:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

or update firmware of 3rd part devices, however this is not always working (some devices will be not in zwave network anymore after update, e.g. Aeotec MS6), but one can

still use that zwave.me stick to update them (exclude from HC2 -> include to stick only, run update, exclude, include to HC2 again).

This can be done with provided executable from Aeotec, or with the latest PC Controller and firmware hex file:

(yes, i have extracted the hex file from Aeotec Updater Executable, but one can ask Aeotec, they provides hex files as well):

 

go to OTA tab, select device to update on left,then GET in OTA tab to read current version:

If you can't use GET as it seems to be disabled, get back to network management page and run once from there 

Please login or register to see this link.

on selected device, it will be then available on OTA page then:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

select firmware file and click update:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

 

But back to zwave.me stick as secondary with HC2 ... If you done with diagnostics, or don't want to play anymore, you should exclude the zwave.me stick.

Generally is not good idea to have it included if it's not powered on, you might get strange issues with inclusion / exclusion of other devices, or slow zwave response.

Simply use exclude on HC2, if that is not working then unplug it from PC, delete manually on HC2 and click on "reset" on PC Controller (after you plugged in zwave.me stick into PC). 

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

If you have issues adding zwave.me stick, try to reboot HC2, reset stick, reinsert it and try again - that always worked for me in last years.

 

Please not, one can destroy lot of things using some functions, so do not play with "Set as SIS", "is Failed, "set Failed", "Shift", or tabs like "Setup Route", "NVM", "Smart Start" (ok, that will not destroy anything, but HC2 does not know what to do with this).

 

For IMA and Association pages you need first to run 

Please login or register to see this link.

on all devices, without you will not see anything.

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                         Zniffer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

The other zwave.me usb stick can be converted into Zniffer, all one need is to install and run PC Programmer and burn Zniffer Firmware. This will give you fully functional zwave zniffer.

- Install PC Programmer

- Insert brand new zwave.me stick into usb port

- Install ZW050x_USB_Programming_Driver

- Run PC Programmer, is should show "USB" mode - if not go to settings and select UZB device

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

- select zniffer firmware (it is included in Zniffer download - use "sniffer_ZW050x_USBVCP.hex", nothing else, or you will destroy the zwave.me usb stick!)

- go to "NVR" page and click on read (writing and reading over USB mode takes ages, so be patient) 

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

- once ready make screenshot of the updated NVR page, you might need these values later to restore the zwave.me stick (generally, when playing with zwave chips, read NVM first before you program something)

 

- go back to "Flash Code Memory" page and click on "Program and Verify" - again this takes ages, so be patient and do not play with your PC

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Once programmed, close PC Programmer, unplug the zwave.me stick, plug it again, start Zniffer and select it from Capture -> Port selection or detect it

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Now you can zniff around

 

Please login or register to see this attachment.

 

To work with zniffer, one need to understand lot of things first, but generally it helps always to see broken devices, devices flooding zwave network, etc. 

You should spend some time to read z-wave docs if you wish to understand more.

 

Final notes:
 

- Before you play with secondary controller - as always, make backup of HC2.

- When you destroy zwave.me stick, well, buy new one and do not send me any messages about.

- Do not ask Fibaro or my company for any help - this is tutorial for all those who wish to do diagnostics by them self.
- If you need professional support / z-wave diagnostics do not hesitate to send me PM or email.

 

 

 

Where can I download PC programmer from ? I tried to google it but there is nothing similar to this image:

 

But didn't find it

 

On 4/19/2018 at 10:27 PM, tinman said:

Today is great day for z-wave community, the whole SDK for Devices and Gateways, and complete Z-Wave documentation can be free downloaded from silabs.com website (all you need is to create an account on Silabs page)

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

This is from developer / home developer point of view great things, but there is more. One can download as well all the tools:

(afaik from Silabs legal point on of view - see Legal and FAQ Silabs webpage -  should be ok to use the tools and firmware)

 

- latest PC Controller software

- latest Zwave Zniffer, together with Zniffer Firmware

- latest PC Programmer, which is tool to program Z-Wave chips over UART, JTAG and USB

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Now everybody can made use of them, it is enough to buy two zwave.me usb sticks (yes, one can buy these from Sigma Designs as well, but i prefer to use zwave.me sticks, they looks nice and i love to support zwave.me)

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                         PC Controller

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

One of the sticks can be used then with PC Controller as secondary controller, added into HC2.

To include, do it as typical device:

Please login or register to see this link.

 

on PC Controller side use Lear Mode

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Classic Mode is ok, do not use NWI or Smart Start.

 

After inclusion, the zwave.me stick will be shown as not configured, that does not matter at all (as long you see all your devices in left tab of the window in PC Software)

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Once added, one can then display e.g. the topology map:

Please login or register to see this attachment.

 

or run ERTT to test network

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

or run any kind of zwave classes:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

or update firmware of 3rd part devices, however this is not always working (some devices will be not in zwave network anymore after update, e.g. Aeotec MS6), but one can

still use that zwave.me stick to update them (exclude from HC2 -> include to stick only, run update, exclude, include to HC2 again).

This can be done with provided executable from Aeotec, or with the latest PC Controller and firmware hex file:

(yes, i have extracted the hex file from Aeotec Updater Executable, but one can ask Aeotec, they provides hex files as well):

 

go to OTA tab, select device to update on left,then GET in OTA tab to read current version:

If you can't use GET as it seems to be disabled, get back to network management page and run once from there 

Please login or register to see this link.

on selected device, it will be then available on OTA page then:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

select firmware file and click update:

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

 

But back to zwave.me stick as secondary with HC2 ... If you done with diagnostics, or don't want to play anymore, you should exclude the zwave.me stick.

Generally is not good idea to have it included if it's not powered on, you might get strange issues with inclusion / exclusion of other devices, or slow zwave response.

Simply use exclude on HC2, if that is not working then unplug it from PC, delete manually on HC2 and click on "reset" on PC Controller (after you plugged in zwave.me stick into PC). 

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

If you have issues adding zwave.me stick, try to reboot HC2, reset stick, reinsert it and try again - that always worked for me in last years.

 

Please not, one can destroy lot of things using some functions, so do not play with "Set as SIS", "is Failed, "set Failed", "Shift", or tabs like "Setup Route", "NVM", "Smart Start" (ok, that will not destroy anything, but HC2 does not know what to do with this).

 

For IMA and Association pages you need first to run 

Please login or register to see this link.

on all devices, without you will not see anything.

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                         Zniffer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

The other zwave.me usb stick can be converted into Zniffer, all one need is to install and run PC Programmer and burn Zniffer Firmware. This will give you fully functional zwave zniffer.

- Install PC Programmer

- Insert brand new zwave.me stick into usb port

- Install ZW050x_USB_Programming_Driver

- Run PC Programmer, is should show "USB" mode - if not go to settings and select UZB device

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

- select zniffer firmware (it is included in Zniffer download - use "sniffer_ZW050x_USBVCP.hex", nothing else, or you will destroy the zwave.me usb stick!)

- go to "NVR" page and click on read (writing and reading over USB mode takes ages, so be patient) 

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

- once ready make screenshot of the updated NVR page, you might need these values later to restore the zwave.me stick (generally, when playing with zwave chips, read NVM first before you program something)

 

- go back to "Flash Code Memory" page and click on "Program and Verify" - again this takes ages, so be patient and do not play with your PC

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Once programmed, close PC Programmer, unplug the zwave.me stick, plug it again, start Zniffer and select it from Capture -> Port selection or detect it

 

Please login or register to see this link.

 

Now you can zniff around

 

Please login or register to see this attachment.

 

To work with zniffer, one need to understand lot of things first, but generally it helps always to see broken devices, devices flooding zwave network, etc. 

You should spend some time to read z-wave docs if you wish to understand more.

 

Final notes:
 

- Before you play with secondary controller - as always, make backup of HC2.

- When you destroy zwave.me stick, well, buy new one and do not send me any messages about.

- Do not ask Fibaro or my company for any help - this is tutorial for all those who wish to do diagnostics by them self.
- If you need professional support / z-wave diagnostics do not hesitate to send me PM or email.

 

 

 

Where can I download PC programmer from ? I tried to google it but there is nothing similar to this image:

 

But didn't find it