Unable to select PollDevices and MonitorActivity

[Chad]

I have several 5800Micra recessed transmitters that the batteries tend to fail during colder weather. Hence, I was hoping to use your plugin to monitor the batteries nearing replacement. Just installed the plugin and read through the Guide. Unfortunately, the Battery Health Root show 0 devices being monitored, and I am unable to select the option PollDevices or MonitorActivity. Both of which, the dropdown for "select devices" are empty.

How do I get these devices to show up?

Thanks in advance!


Chad

[SteveMSJ]

I have several 5800Micra recessed transmitters that the batteries tend to fail during colder weather. Hence, I was hoping to use your plugin to monitor the batteries nearing replacement. Just installed the plugin and read through the Guide. Unfortunately, the Battery Health Root show 0 devices being monitored, and I am unable to select the option PollDevices or MonitorActivity. Both of which, the dropdown for "select devices" are empty.

How do I get these devices to show up?

Thanks in advance!


Chad

I don't have any knowledge of those devices but it all depends how they are represented in HomeSeer.
What plug-in owns the device?
Is each physical device represented as a group of devices in HS including a root and a battery child?
Are you on HS3 or HS4?
Please post your System Profile from 'Tools>Help'

Steve

[Chad]

Hi Steve,

Thank you for the reply.

I'm running HS3 and the plugin is Vista Alarm.

Each device is represented individually. See screenshot next:

System Profile

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Current Date/Time: 12/28/2021 2:36:42 PM
HomeSeer Version: HS3 Standard Edition 3.0.0.548
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro - Work Station
System Uptime: 0 Days 2 Hours 3 Minutes 37 Seconds
IP Address: 10.0.0.240
Number of Devices: 54
Number of Events: 8
Available Threads: 200
HSTouch Enabled: True
Event Threads: 0
Event Trigger Eval Queue: 0
Event Trigger Priority Eval Queue: 0
Device Exec Queue: 0
HSTouch Event Queue: 0
Email Send Queue: 0
Anti Virus Installed: Norton Security Suite Norton Security Suite Windows Defender
In Virtual Machine: No MFG: lenovo
Enabled Plug-Ins
2.0.1.0: BLFloorplan
3.1.0.6: SDJ-Health
3.0.0.15: Vista Alarm
3.0.1.87: Z-Wave

[SteveMSJ]

Hi Steve,

Thank you for the reply.

I'm running HS3 and the plugin is Vista Alarm.

Each device is represented individually. See screenshot next:

System Profile

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Unfortunately, as it appears that these devices are just represented by a single status device in HomeSeer, there isn't much that can be done. Unless the devices' plug-in is hiding battery or heartbeat information the only way to check they are still alive is by activity monitoring. However, your screenshot shows that many of the devices don't update for months at a time so that is not going to be of any use either.

Your best bet is to ask the Vista Alarm plug-in author of there is any way of monitoring the state of the batteries in these devices.

Steve