Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5, Z-Wave Plus USB to create gateway - 2024 report by Whydis
Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5, Z-Wave Plus USB to create gateway
Create your own Z-Wave gateway. With Z-Stick Gen5 you’ll be able to create your own Z-Wave hub using readily available, and sometimes free, home automation software. You’ll benefit from a system that is locally hosted and cloud free, whose features, ...
I write my own code for Zwave and while it took a bit to muddle my way through the specific things that Aeon does (I am NOT a Zensys licensee) it wasn't that bad to get integrated, and having
All signs point toward the UZB stick from Sigma Designs as the "right" way to go when setting up a Z-wave gateway - after all, Sigma Designs makes the chip used in all Z-wave gateways.
(easily 100ft through walls and floors)+ Works with all Z-wave devices I've tried so far - Switches, dimmers, wall plugs, thermostats+ Perfectly supported by the automation platform I'm using (Home Assistant)+ Blinking disco style light can be disabled with a simple command to the controller+ Inexpensive way to jump into the Z-
The online support and website are pretty sucky as of 2017.
They need to have a better way to upgrade their equipment
This little USB stick has a cool feature which allows you to carry it around to your devices so you can sync them up
The online support and website are pretty sucky as of 2017.
One annoying feature is when you have it hooked to your computer and running, it constantly cycles the color on the USB which is annoying to look at and might make you think something is wrong with it
I'm sure someone thought that was a cool feature, but I wish I could turn it off.
There are 3 things that make this the perfect Z-Wave master controller for me:1
After a couple months of usage the controller became unreliable and did not consistently work
After a couple months of usage the controller became unreliable and did not consistently work
(easily 100ft through walls and floors)+ Works with all Z-wave devices I've tried so far - Switches, dimmers, wall plugs, thermostats+ Perfectly supported by the automation platform I'm using (Home Assistant)+ Blinking disco style light can be disabled with a simple command to the controller+ Inexpensive way to jump into the Z-
This is the handiest Z-Wave controller that I have ever used.
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Create your own Z-Wave gateway
With Z-Stick Gen5 you’ll be able to create your own Z-Wave hub using readily available, and sometimes free, home automation software
You’ll benefit from a system that is locally hosted and cloud free, whose features, security and privacy you can personally control, and you’ll be able to create your Z-Wave network at your own pace and within your own budget
Capable of controlling up to 232 different Z-Wave devices, including those that use the more advanced Z-Wave Plus, and able to run on both full powered PCs and low powered PCs such as Raspberry Pi, Z-Stick Gen5 works with with open source software such as Domoticz , Home Assistant, OpenHab, and OpenHab2 and also works with commercially available software such as Axial Control, Homeseer, Indigo for MacOS
For enhanced network performance and reduced downtime, Z-Stick Gen5 contains an inbuilt, rechargeable info-lithium battery.
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