Outside next to our Kohler generator we have a post with a weathertight 2-gang box containing a GFCI outlet and a switch for a light on the post on the same circuit as the battery charger for the generator. The light switch is purposefully fed from the GFCI as I'd rather a fault in the light have a chance at popping the GFCI and not the breaker, as the latter would cause the battery charger to stop working.
I am considering swapping the toggle switch for a HS-WX300. One reason being I want an HS4 event that is able to report if the node becomes unreachable. If the node becomes unreachable, then there's a decent chance (a) the GFCI tripped or (b) the circuit breaker tripped, and the generator's battery charger is no longer charging the battery.
Things I've looked at so far.
Option 1:
I didn't see anything native, short of maybe some VB script parsing the HS4 log for polling/command errors. This seems a bit complex, but if I have to then I have to.
Option 2:
EasyTrigger has "The device's value has NOT changed for exactly..." and "The device's value has NOT been in range [x,y] for exactly..." available, but it looks like those require the device to be turned on/off. Maybe if I used the dimmer function, then I have an event flipping the value from 0% to 1% every 30 minutes, so the bulb itself appears off to the human eye. Then, have another event looking for the device not being 1% for 31 minutes and page me. I was hoping I could just flip two of the LEDs on the HS-WX300 back and forth and not change the load value.
Option 3:
Blade's BLLogMonitor. I installed the trial, and it looks incredibly straightforward for this need and others. Enable "Monitor HomeSeer Log", then look for a string such as "Failed sending Z-Wave command to device: <devicename>" or maybe one related to polling and trigger an action. Likely well worth the $29.95.
Are there other options to consider?
I am considering swapping the toggle switch for a HS-WX300. One reason being I want an HS4 event that is able to report if the node becomes unreachable. If the node becomes unreachable, then there's a decent chance (a) the GFCI tripped or (b) the circuit breaker tripped, and the generator's battery charger is no longer charging the battery.
Things I've looked at so far.
Option 1:
I didn't see anything native, short of maybe some VB script parsing the HS4 log for polling/command errors. This seems a bit complex, but if I have to then I have to.
Option 2:
EasyTrigger has "The device's value has NOT changed for exactly..." and "The device's value has NOT been in range [x,y] for exactly..." available, but it looks like those require the device to be turned on/off. Maybe if I used the dimmer function, then I have an event flipping the value from 0% to 1% every 30 minutes, so the bulb itself appears off to the human eye. Then, have another event looking for the device not being 1% for 31 minutes and page me. I was hoping I could just flip two of the LEDs on the HS-WX300 back and forth and not change the load value.
Option 3:
Blade's BLLogMonitor. I installed the trial, and it looks incredibly straightforward for this need and others. Enable "Monitor HomeSeer Log", then look for a string such as "Failed sending Z-Wave command to device: <devicename>" or maybe one related to polling and trigger an action. Likely well worth the $29.95.
Are there other options to consider?
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