tutorials
Here is one way to use the matrix:
Starting Point
Generate your first matrix. As the starting point, you can see what you'll need to address. For me:
- Nodes 34 and 36 (along the X axis) are lost -- they haven't communicated in at least 7 days. - 2, 6, 13, 26 and 29 (along the Y axis) are listed in the neighbors list, but there is no longer a valid node associated with those addresses. - None of my nodes show node 1 as a neighbor, but I don't care about that.
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After Sync
I went through each of my Indigo Z-Wave devices in turn and did a full re-sync. Once that was done, I built a new matrix. This got rid of all the dead node references (nodes that no longer exist that are in neighbor lists). Note that I didn't re-sync node 31 because that would require getting up on a ladder, and I was too lazy for that. That's why node 29 still shows up after the re-sync process. But never fear because the next stage will take care of that.
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After Optimization
The third step was to run a network optimization through Indigo. The following matrix is the final product after all three steps were completed. In this stage, Indigo will queue commands to battery-powered devices, so you can reach them the next time they wake up to communicate. If you want to easily see the contrast, download the photos and toggle through them 1 by 1.
Now my network is clean as a whistle. No dead neighbors or lost nodes.