About Aeotec Multisensor 6 (Gen5)

[juankar]

Hello
I'm Reading about multisensors to buy one. I have two Fibaro FGMS-001, this is a goiod product but.... can't get Battery value (indeed I can but the values are not reliable) and I can't set awake interval (it appears in aparameter 0 and a parameter 2000, no one of them are valid values in ZWave devices).

I¡m thinking of the Aeotec Multisensor ZWave plus, I see that it can use an external power (it's good), but it uses TWO batteries, that's no good.
An now I see that if I need change it's configuration then I must awake pushing button in the sensor, is that right? Does not it awake periodically? It would be a great disadvantage
Will anybody confirm this?
Thanks

[keithp]

I have a number of the Aeotec Multisensor 6's... they are working well - but not long enough to comment on the battery life yet; claimed to be around 24 months.

They are powered via micro USB; or with 1 or 2 batteries. Aeotec say the sensor can run with only 1 battery - with the obvious comment, you will need to change the batteries more often if you do.

Regarding the waking of the sensor - I've had no problem with changing the configurations - by waiting for the sensor to wake periodically, and report/poll every 3 minutes. But you can force the sensor to be awake by pressing the action button - and it will stay alive for a fixed duration.