I purchased a Fortrezz SSA2 (same as SSA1 but with red lens) -- I associated an AEON Labs Water Sensor with the SSA2.
When I activate the water sensor (by lowering it into a container filled with water) it triggers the Fortezz SSA2 and the srobe light goes off and the siren goes off.
Exactly what I want it to do but I want to turn on the strobe light and not the siren.
From the SSA1/2 manual:
[i][b]Controlling the SSA1 (MultiLevel Switch Command Class or Basic Command Class)
If a Z-Wave MultiLevel Switch Set or Basic Set signal with a value of 67 to 99 or 255 is received by the SSA1, the unit will sound a 117-decibel
audible alarm and will flash the strobe lights. A value of 1 to 33 will turn on only the strobe lights while a value of 34 to 66 will turn on only the siren.
The same messages with value 0 will turn off both the siren and strobe lights. Or, the SSA1 can be turned off locally by quickly pressing the button
three (3) times. The SSA1 only returns 0, 33, 66, or 99 in response to a Multilevel Switch Get or Basic Get command depending on the mode.
With a controller, the status of any SSA1 in the network can be checked. A gateway controller’s remote access capabilities may allow you to control
or to check the status of any SSA1 in your network from a remote location such as from another city, state, or country.[/b][/i]
So how do I implement the above -- sending a value of 1 to 33 using the tools available with InControl HA Pro software?
I am hoping I can implement having only the strobe go on.
Thanks,
Andrew Morris
Fortrezz SSA2 and AEON Water Sensor
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I purchased a Fortrezz SSA2 (same as SSA1 but with red lens) -- I associated an AEON Labs Water Sensor with the SSA2.
When I activate the water sensor (by lowering it into a container filled with water) it triggers the Fortezz SSA2 and the srobe light goes off and the siren goes off.
Exactly what I want it to do but I want to turn on the strobe light and not the siren.
From the SSA1/2 manual:
[i][b]Controlling the SSA1 (MultiLevel Switch Command Class or Basic Command Class)
If a Z-Wave MultiLevel Switch Set or Basic Set signal with a value of 67 to 99 or 255 is received by the SSA1, the unit will sound a 117-decibel
audible alarm and will flash the strobe lights. A value of 1 to 33 will turn on only the strobe lights while a value of 34 to 66 will turn on only the siren.
The same messages with value 0 will turn off both the siren and strobe lights. Or, the SSA1 can be turned off locally by quickly pressing the button
three (3) times. The SSA1 only returns 0, 33, 66, or 99 in response to a Multilevel Switch Get or Basic Get command depending on the mode.
With a controller, the status of any SSA1 in the network can be checked. A gateway controller’s remote access capabilities may allow you to control
or to check the status of any SSA1 in your network from a remote location such as from another city, state, or country.[/b][/i]
So how do I implement the above -- sending a value of 1 to 33 using the tools available with InControl HA Pro software?
I am hoping I can implement having only the strobe go on.
Thanks,
Andrew Morris
The first place to look would be the configuration params available for your water sensor. Right now when you trigger it, it sends a basic set with a value of 255, which is why your siren goes off too. If you only want the light, you would need to see if you can configure your sensor to send a basic set with a value of 33 instead.
The other option is to strictly use InControl. Associate your USB stick with the water sensor instead and build a scene with a trigger watching for a value of > 0. When that happens, you can turn on your siren to a value of 33.
The first place to look would be the configuration params available for your water sensor. Right now when you trigger it, it sends a basic set with a value of 255, which is why your siren goes off too. If you only want the light, you would need to see if you can configure your sensor to send a basic set with a value of 33 instead.
The other option is to strictly use InControl. Associate your USB stick with the water sensor instead and build a scene with a trigger watching for a value of > 0. When that happens, you can turn on your siren to a value of 33.[/quote]
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Looking at the Aeon Labs Water Sensor parameters I don't believe they can send a basic set with a specified value of 33. I contacted Aeon Labs asking if they could do as you suggest and am awaiting a response. In the mean time I decided to try the InControl Scene and was successful with the following:
[b]Devices[/b]: Alarm (FortrezZ SSA2) with a level setting of 33 using the slider bar or text entry box - under advanced setting I've got nothing set
[b]Triggers[/b]: Trigger Group 1 -- Water Sensor (Aeon Labs) set to Trigger on Open
I then created another scene to turn the strobe off with an absence of water:
[b]Devices[/b]: Alarm (FortrezZ SSA2) with a level setting of 0 using the slider bar or text entry box - under advanced setting I've got nothing set
[b]Triggers[/b]: Trigger Group 1 -- Water Sensor (Aeon Labs) set to Trigger on Closed
Is there a better way of accomplishing what I am trying to do?
Thanks,
Andrew Morris
