Scan your OpenZWave Log file and check for common
issues, errors and
recommended fixes
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Scanning Your OZW Log File
This Application will scan your OpenZWave Log file and report
common issues, errors and provide some recommendations for fixes. In
order to scan the log file, please follow the instructions below:
Preparation
- Please ensure you have logged in with a Valid Account on this
website.
- Before Uploading your Log file, please remove the zwcfg_*.xml
file from the application working directory
- Click on the "New Scan" link to the left and use the browse
button to select your log file
- After selecting your log file, the upload should start already.
Depending upon the size, this may take some time
- Once the upload is complete, the scan will commence. A
progress bar will list the progress of the scan
- Finally, once the Scan is complete, you will be redirected to
the results page
Results Page
- The Results Page will list your previous scans by date. Select
the Scan date you are interested in
- The "Make Public" option allows you to share the link of the
scan
results with others.
- When the "Make Public" Option is enabled, a text link "Public
URL
for Sharing" appears. Right click and select "Copy Link
Location" to
save the public link
- If Filing a but report, ensure you Enable the Make Public
Option
and copy the URL to the Bug Report
The Different Tabs
Results Tab
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Network Information
- The Results tab presents some basic information about the scan
results as well as information on your network
- The Network Information Panel presents your HomeID and USB Port
that was used (Among other details)
- A Network Diagram is also shown here. Click on the image to
enlarge it
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Node Panels
- The Node Panels present details about the different nodes in
your network
- In the Node Panel shows "Unknown Manufacturer" and/or "Unknown
Product" it means the node was probably sleeping and did not wake
up during the period the Log file covers
- The Final part of the Panel Title - either Complete or
Incomplete indicates if all the information was captured from the
Node during the period the Logging took place
- The Details of the Node Panels will list various information,
including things like the Flags, Basic, Generic, and Specific
Device Classes of the Node, and the Neighbors
- The Command Classes Table will list Command Classes that this
node responds to
- Asterisks next to the CommandClass name indicate its mandatory.
No
Asterisks indicate optional
- If OZW does not Implement the Command Class, it will be shown
as
"0xXX Not Supported"
Info, Warning and Error Tabs
The remaining tabs show the categorization of the results. Info
messages are usually harmless and no real action should be
required.
Warning messages usually indicate a more serious problem
and should
be looked into, and errors are generally considered very
bad and must
be fixed if you want optimal operation of your Z-Wave
Network with
OZW
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The Panels
- Each Panel (Network or Node) contains a number of columns:
- MessageID - A Reference ID. This is used by the Developers to
reference the issue
- Message - A short description of the problem
- More Info - A link to the Knowledge Base that contains generic
information about the type of error encountered. It may also
contain specific information and recommendations to fix the issue
- Line Number - What line the Issue was detected at in the Log
File. May be blank in some cases if the error is related to the
state of the network
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Network Messages
- Network Messages are issues that are not specific to a node or
Controller
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Node Messages
- Node Messages are are issues that are specific to a node, or
issue that occurred when communicating with a node
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