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re: Educate me on Z-Wave
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:13 pm to lsufanintexas
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:13 pm to lsufanintexas
Wink/SmartThings/Iris, etc. are essentially all-in-one HA hubs. They have all the radios built in to them to work with the most possible devices regardless their connection type. Not just Z-wave. If you go that route, you wouldn't be looking at an open source solution.
Like mchias said, you shouldn't need a repeater in a home that size. You would only need a repeater if you are CAD wanting to turn on your pool pump that is on the back side of your property.
If you get any devices that are battery powered, make sure you stock up on the battery it uses and make sure whatever hub you get can report and alert on how much charge the battery has.
Unless you know some programming languages, you may want to stay away from open source. Most will give you some basic functionality with the GUI but the more advanced things they can do are done with scripts and programs. I hear the newest version of OpenHab is more GUI based but I haven't played with it at all. I also second HomeGenie. It's has a really good, clean interface. Also, check out Domoticz. I've been using it for quite some time now and have found some really neat things it can do.
Like mchias said, you shouldn't need a repeater in a home that size. You would only need a repeater if you are CAD wanting to turn on your pool pump that is on the back side of your property.
If you get any devices that are battery powered, make sure you stock up on the battery it uses and make sure whatever hub you get can report and alert on how much charge the battery has. Unless you know some programming languages, you may want to stay away from open source. Most will give you some basic functionality with the GUI but the more advanced things they can do are done with scripts and programs. I hear the newest version of OpenHab is more GUI based but I haven't played with it at all. I also second HomeGenie. It's has a really good, clean interface. Also, check out Domoticz. I've been using it for quite some time now and have found some really neat things it can do.
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:43 pm to The Next
I'm a programmer and writing python, javascript, etc. doesn't scare me. I'm looking at the opensource solutions in order to build my own interfaces and more fined grain actions based upon events.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:36 pm to The Next
quote:unnecessary. I have a zwave sensor on my mailbox that I measured is exactly 130ft from the wink hub in one direction and the good old zwave intermatic pool switch is nearly 150ft away and the only time I ever lost the connection was when I was laying my metal pool pole on the wall in front of it. Going on 3 years now no problems. I originally thought I'd need a powered zwave doodad between the hub and it but nope.
You would only need a repeater if you are CAD wanting to turn on your pool pump that is on the back side of your property
Eta and this is old school zwave. Most of the new stuff is zwave+ and the range is even further.
Eta2 I will point out both the mailbox and pool pump switch are downhill and in clear los of the hub which is on top shelf of built ins and there are huge picture windows in that room in both directions.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 7:41 pm
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