Thank you for your response, I will try to clarify my concerns including more background, but I came up with another very important feature that I left off the first list: "ALL."We Use All Off on our current controllers at least Daily (before the last person goes to sleep). What is the plan for this [Z-Wave ALL, or similar (devices in multiple Groups)] support?
Not that I expect you to have remembered it, but I have all GE Z-Wave Modules that we purchased from Radio Shack when they decided to stop carrying them at greatly reduced prices. We have Appliance / Lamp Modules [45603], Outdoor Modules (like the previous but in a sealed housing) [45604], In-Wall Receptacles [45605], In-Wall Dimmers [45612], In-Wall 3-Way Dimmers [45614], and the "Advanced" Remote [GE 45601]. We have one primary controller [Family Room], and 2 or 3 secondary controllers [Bedroom, Office, Car?] currently. We have over 20 devices currently in use, and each device is within four meters [4M] of another working device. I plan to add some of your Zigbee PIR and Door/Window Sensors in the new ordering system as well as the debug adapter.
In the Family Room, we have assigned device parameters on the existing In-Wall Dimmers so that the Status LED is off with the device instead of the default LED on when device is off. We also have a custom dimming rate on our primary hallway light to provide more exit time, if you know what I mean, from when one turns off the switch until they can make it to their destination. Will I loose these settings (and not be able to replace them) when I connect these devices to my Almosnd+?
Strangely, we have a specific three (3) In-Wall Receptacles on one end of our house and (3) Lamp Modules on the other end of the house that behave strangely. If a command is sent to turn on one specific lamp module, it will turn on, as well as a certain In-Wall Receptacle. If a command is sent to turn on one specific In-Wall Receptacle, only it will turn on. Each of these states is true for each of these three devices [IWR1 follows L1, IWR2 follows L2, IWR3 follows L3; IWR1, IWR2, IWR3 can be turned on independently], and this repeats from any controller used in any part of the house. However it gets stranger when using current Group Settings, a Group command to L1-3 will not always affect IWR1-3 the same way, and IWR1-3 rarely all respond when issuing a Group OFF directly aimed at them, instead they must be independently commanded off. I originally suspected non-unique device ID's (whatever Z-Wave uses like an IP or MAC Address) would be the culprit, but since all commands are not mirrored both ways, and group commands do not work well on the IWR's that there must just be something strange in the network. I am hoping that a network heal / rebuild or similar will help resolve this?
We are excited to stop using the GE Controllers and instead use our iOS Mobiles, Android Tablets, and PC's to interact with and schedule Device Actions once the Almond+ arrives!
Some of the devices are in hard to reach areas, behind large items (Refrigerator, Loaded Armoire, etc), so I was looking forward to hopefully doing a Network Copy / Clone. What process do you envision I would use for maximum compatibility to add all my devices to the Almond+? Would I need to remove them from my current Primary Controller, and then add them, or just add them each independently?