Questions tagged [zwave]
For questions about the Z-Wave protocol and its usage in IoT devices. Use only when Z-Wave is central to your question, not just because an IoT device uses Z-Wave.
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Gate Control with ZWave or Zigbee
I am looking for a Gate Controller (and Garage door controller) for our new house that supports ZWave or Zigbee. Gate controller is essential. Garage Door is nice to have, but is achievable with two ...
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How do I control a device that works with Z-Wave JS UI via a published MQTT message?
I have a setup where I am running a simple mosquito server for MQTT. I then run the Z-Wave JS ui project to interact with my zwave devices. This works great and I see the messages showing up in MQTT ...
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aeotec aërQ temp/rh sensor or zwave-js not reporting state change
I have a simple iot app: raspberry pi 4 aeotec Z-stick7 aeotec aërQ temp/humidity sensor mosquitto zwave-js-ui The setup works fine, yet state changes are not being reported so often. Yesterday ...
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Flush-mountable smart light remote switch - Replacement for Lutron Connected Bulb Remote?
The Lutron Connected Bulb Remote was a great little light switch that could be flush mounted in a US style switch plate for a professional look. It was discontinued in 2018 or so. Hue has the Smart ...
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z wave and zigbee development boards
ESP8266 provides an amazing environment to build iot devices for smart home. I managed to build all kinds of gadgets raging from simple temperature and humidity recorders to more advanced actors with ...
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Zigbee and supporting devices - UK
I'm reasonably new into the smart home stuff and IoT's, but after some research I look to use something like HomeAssistant or OpenHAB. From what I'm reading you need bridges for specific devices, ...
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How can I use Raspberry Pi to communicate with my Z-Wave gateway?
I am quite new to Z-Wave. I have a gateway, 2 z-wave sockets and 3 light switches. Everything comes from Keemple brand if that helps. However, using Keemple I cannot automate things the way I would ...
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How to recover "lost" ZWave device on Samsung Smartthings
I have added a new ZWave device on my Samsung Smartthings Hub v3. At first, everything worked fine, but then the device disappeared. The device is not in any home or room. However, if I go into the ...
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Issues including Fibaro's FGS-223
I'm struggling with my fgs-223, the device does not include or exclude, the only thing I succeeded is to hard reset it. This is a video of my trials, please tell me if anything is done wrong: https://...
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Z-Wave Plus Backwards Compatibility
So, as I understand the Z-Wave Plus backwards compatibility requirements cover communication between Z-Wave Plus and original Z-Wave devices. Personally, I specifically take "devices" as the IoT term ...
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Ultra Low Energy point-to-point protocol choice
I am lost in a forest of IoT protocols and need help. I'm looking for right hardware and protocol for my application. I would like to make a device of my own, but use an existing stack and hopefully ...
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When is Z-Wave S2 Security Mandatory?
When Z-Wave had security problems last year, I was pleased to see it announced that S2 Security would be mandatory for all new certifications as of April and that they didn't back off at that time. ...
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Reducing the number of Hubs in a DIY Smart Home Automation project?
I'm doing some very basic automation - lights, cameras, motion sensors. My key requirement is to be able to turn certain lights on or off based on motion and time of day, with the ability to add more ...
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Can I use a US or UK SmartThings hub in Australia?
In Australia, the SmartThings hub isn't currently on the market: Not yet released in Australia, Samsung’s SmartThings platform promises loads of great home automation. If I have some products in ...
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Z-Wave Hub that works with Google Home in Australia
Does anyone know of any hubs that support Australian Z-Wave and also can be controlled by the Google Assistant. Things such as SmartThings and Wink hub are not available in Australia due to not being ...
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