Remote control 4 channels (1x click, Key held, Key released, all groups on or off, Scene 1 and Scene 2, direct association towards other Z-Wave devices)
Remote control 5 channels (1x click, Key held, Key released, all groups on or off, direct association towards other Z-Wave devices)
Wall controller 2 button (1x click, Key held, Key released, direct association towards other Z-Wave devices)
Wall controller 4 button (1x click, Key held, Key released, direct association towards other Z-Wave devices)
Wall controller 8 button (1x click, Key held, Key released, direct association towards other Z-Wave devices)
Wall controller RGBW (1x click, Key held, Key released, direct association towards other RGBW Z-Wave devices)
How do I add other devices to the association groups of the ROBB smarrt Wall controller devices
According to the manual:
Set association by operating primary controller/gateway to send association command to the remote control:
When set association from primary controller/gateway, the remote control shall be activated first, if it is not activated, you should activate it manually.
The primary controller/gateway sends association command to the remote control using âCommand Class ASSOCIATIONâ or âCommand Class Multi Channel Associationâ
It all comes down to timing of the actions⊠Since the device will only be awake (able to receive new settings) for 5 seconds.
Otherwise the changed settings should be communicated with the next wake-up, which could take up to 28800 seconds (wake-up interval).
Follow the next steps to create a direct association between ROBB smarrt Wall controller and another device in Homeyâs network: in Z-wave developer tools:
Enable logging and filter on Node[151]: Marked as o where 151 is the node ID of the ROBB smarrt Wall controller device
Press and hold the âIâ and âOâ of group 2 (upper rockers) for 3 seconds; you now should see a âNode[151]: Marked as onlineâ log followed by a âNode[151]: Marked as offlineâ log 5 seconds later
Look-up the Node ID of to be associated device, visible in the Nodes overview on the same page, in this example 221 (a Fibaro Dimmer-2)
in the Homey app:
Open the device settings of the ROBB smarrt Wall controller device, go to Advanced settings
In the Advanced settings, go to the associations section and check which button group you want to add the Fibaro Dimmer-2 to. Upper rockers = Group 2
Add the node ID of the Fibaro Dimmer-2 (221) to the the desired group, in this example add 221 to Group 2
Here comes the tricky part; keep an eye on the filtered Z-wave log and press and hold the âIâ and âOâ of group 2 (upper rockers) for 3 seconds to wake-up the ROBB smarrt Wall controller.
Once you see the âNode[151]: Marked as onlineâ in the Z-wave log of the developers tools, press the check mark at the top right side of the Advanced settings to save the settings to the device
if the timing is right, you should see the green banner: âSettings were savedâ
And you should be able to control the dimmer-2 from the ROBB smarrt Wall controller device
in Z-wave developer tools:
in the (unfiltered) Z-wave log, you can verify that the command was send successfully:
âNode[151]: sendData to COMMAND_CLASS_MULTI_CHANNEL_ASSOCIATION, params 0x0102ddâ
Here: the âparamsâ can be devided into: 01 = SET, 02 = Group 2, dd = 0xdd = 221
A special @Sytze release has been uploaded to the app store (waiting for approval), with support for the Zigbee Dimmer module.
Iâm quite impressed by this dimmer module and directly enabled (as bonus) the âset forced brightnessâ option I also implemented with the Fibaro Dimmer-2 and use quite a lot with the dimmers on the hallways / bathrooms.
What is the âSet Forced brightnessâ option?
In normal operation, when switching on a dimmer, it will go back to the previous dim-level.
With the âSet forced brightnessâ option enabled, when switching on the dimmer, it will go to the set dim-level (e.g. 80%).
This option can be enabled / changed in the devices advanced settings and through an added action card:
Changing it with a flow, enables to set different dim-levels (without changing the state of the device) throughout the day.
For example setting it to 80% during the day and a comfortable 30% during the night.
I really interested in the zigbee dimmer. Can someone compare the cons and pros to the Fibaro zwave Dimmer? My personal experience in my home is that zigbee is much better in range and reaction as my zwave network.
Teds xiaomi app and the Philips hue bridge do a fantastic stable job.
Now I think about to change more to zigbee. And the robb Dummer could be the first zigbee in-Wall switch. So i am curious if some could tell his experience. Please no marketing
@PhilS I was hoping that another user would respond to your question.
My impressions (no marketing campaign) are quite positive, but also still limited to one device and one specific light bulb.
I do recognize your logic regarding Zigbee for home usage, which is also the reason why I will be using these dimmers, in combination with separate Zigbee light bulbs at my childrens rooms.
Sorry, I wish I couldâve replied with something meaningful sooner. The unit does work fine! But the one place I really want this unit to work, is proving to be rather difficult to get a neutral wire to. So far Iâve therefor only used the unit in a testing setup.
Besides that: if you prefer Zigbee over Z-wave, this is a nice alternative to the Fibaro units. It uses the same kind of wiring, has similar capabilities and should improve meshing.
Not entirely commercially free though either: I do have some of these units laying around at home, if anyone is interested
; hope Athom approves the app soon
