Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5, Z-Wave Plus USB to create gateway

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Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5, Z-Wave Plus USB to create gateway

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Works with Windows / Mac / Linux (including Raspberry Pi) to create a Z-Wave gateway for control of Z-Wave and Z-Wave Plus devices.
Tiny but powerful; 1.1 x 0.4 x 3.5 inches in size and capable of controlling up to 232 different Z-Wave devices. package: 1x Z-Stick Gen5, 1x Manual, the others are not included.
Can be used to upgrade the firmware of compatible Z-Wave Plus devices that can accept OTA / wirelss firmware upgrades.
Compatible with Z-Wave enabled, home automation software including Home Assistant, Home Seer, Indigo 7, OpenHab, and OpenHab2. No software included.
Z-Wave Plus certified. Certification number: ZC10-15060006

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Need to add user permissions in Ubuntu/OpenHab to access device if permission deniedWhen I first got this a year ago, I was able to set it up on my old Windows laptop, but couldn't get it to work with OpenHab 1.x, and so never got around to migrating it to its final home at the time, a Raspberry Pi 2. Fast forward to this week, I was able to get it to work on Ubuntu running on a Celeron NUC box after some minor tribulations. The main issue was that I had to give the OpenHab user account access to the device port using the "adduser" command. OpenHab 2.x definitely made it much easier. Now its working great, although the light never stops blinking/changing color. That's not really a problem since its chilling in the computer nook where the many LEDs don't bother anyone trying to sleep.Their documentation seems to be really geared towards Windows, which is odd considering how many people use Raspberry Pi or Linux on old/cheap desktops to run home automation software. Deducting a star because that Linux documentation would really have helped on the initial setup.4Easy to sync with Z-wave devicesThis little USB stick has a cool feature which allows you to carry it around to your devices so you can sync them up. I was able to get it to easily work on Linux as well as a Raspberry Pi. Their website talks about being able to update the firmware, but I'm not sure how to do that yet. 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.4This stick is much better than the "Series 2" stick (seriouslyThis stick is much better than the "Series 2" stick (seriously, Aeon Labs, your product naming is confusing and your site doesn't help). The range seems better, and it supports Z-Wave Plus, so I can add compatible devices from a pretty good distance. I'm using this with InControlHA and it works great.I almost didn't give it five stars because of the confusing light codes. When the stick is working properly, it will cycle through every color the LED supports. As a long-time gadget user, this looks more like some sort of error state or at best a boot-up state, so it was a little alarming at first. I thought I did something wrong. After contacting customer support I was informed that this is the proper behavior. The Series 2 stick would just show a solid blue LED, which is more in line with what you'd expect from your consumer electronics.But overall, this is a great product. Highly recommended.5Perfect for DIY home automation projects!I've been considering a home automation project since I moved in April. After quite a bit of research around the current and upcoming turnkey solutions like Samsung's SmartThings, Apple's HomeKit, and others, I decided a more home grown solution was more to my liking. I'm a bit of a tinkerer by nature and have some programming skills so settled on an open source automation platform that included the ability to automate "meat space" things using ZWave. All I needed was a ZWave controller that would work in Linux.The Aeotec Z-Wave Z-Stick, Gen5 seemed to fit the bill from my research so I placed the order and have not been disappointed. This device is perfect for my needs and has been a ton of fun to play with.Pros:+ Plug and play compatibility in any current Linux distribution+ Decent range as far as Z-Wave goes (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-wave worldCons:- None so far!5Here is how to disable the annoying disco light (Was: Amazing Z-Wave Stick for Rasperry Pi)Folks, here is how you disable the annoying flashing disco LED light:Step 1: Get a Windows machine - Note: if you only have a Raspberry Pi / Linux, please read Fred's comment below. He explains how to send the command on Raspberry Pi.Step 2: Download Drivers for the USB stick from the official website and follow their instructionsStep 3: Download CoolTerm (it is free)Step 4: Plug-in the USB stick. CoolTerm should immediately recognize it as a COM-port. Mine is COM3Step 5: In CoolTerm, click "Connect". Now you are connected to your USB Z-stick via Serial interfaceStep 6: In CoolTerm menu: Go to "Connection" -> "Send String..."Step 7: Pick "Hex" radio button and copy/paste the following command01 08 00 F2 51 01 00 05 01 51Step 8: Click "Send"Step 9: Disco is over!If you want to re-enable the Disco send the following command on Step 7:01 08 00 F2 51 01 01 05 01 50This solution is taken from Domoticz forum [...]Below is my review of the stick itself:-------Works great with Home Assistant + Raspberry Pi 3 (with Raspbian) + Minimote and SmartSwitchesA few notes for Raspberry Pi hackers:* follow the installation instructions on the home assistant website carefully. You should be comfortable with command-line at the very least. There are a few places where they recommend setting up `hass` inside python `virtualenv` instead of root. I would recommend doing that. Worked well for me* it is trivial to add SmartSwitches and almost any device you can think but there is one device that will be more tricky:* minimote: both the Z-stick and minimote are controllers. The stick would need to become the primary controller and minimote must become a secondary controller. Please google for it: there are instructions in the internet (see homeassistant.io) that work with Home Assistant. It worked for me.5Has all the features I need for a master controller - especially ability to back upThere are 3 things that make this the perfect Z-Wave master controller for me:1. Small, portable, standalone. Makes it easy to include devices into your network.2. Can be used as a USB dongle for a smart home hub. Supported by Raspberry Pi (as well as others).3. Can be backed up, so that if the stick dies, you don't need to recreate your Z-Wave network. I got this because I lost my original master controller (which requires an app running on a Windows computer to use).Mine came in a pinkish colored box that, together with the shape and circle in the middle, reminded me of a pregnancy test kit. So far it has worked flawlessly for including my existing Z-Wave switches, remotes, and a SmartThings V2 hub.5Initial impressions, not awesome, but hope it will workI bought this to use with a Raspberry Pi 3B+ running Hassio (Home Assistant for the Raspberry Pi). So far my only z-wave devices are a couple of First Alert smoke and CO2 detectors. The Aeotec Z-stick looks like a great device and I hope that now that I understand some of it's quirks, that it will not cause me as many problems.I will update this review when I have some more time using the Aeotec, but for now, and my limited setup of devices, I thought I would share some info that could be helpful.First the problem - I was trying to get 2 First Alert combo z-wave alarms setup using Hassio and an Aeotec Z-stick 5th gen. Initially, I got one of the alarms registered by Hassio using the Aeotec, but I could not get the other one set up. Though the process of trying (and failing) to get both the alarms seen by Hassio, I found that there were bogus devices created. I read somewhere that the First Alert smoke alarms may not be staying awake long enough to make pairing easy, so that could be part of the difficulty. I removed all the nodes that I could though Hassio so nothing was showing up in Hassio Z-wave network management except for the Aeotec (there were no other nodes). But attempts to add the alarms (via Hassio) were still unsuccessful. During the process of troubleshooting, I factory reset the Aeotec, but that failed to help, probably made it worse. The logs indicated that there was some communication between Hassio via the Aeotec and the fire alarms, but they were still never being seen by Hassio. Then I factory reset the Aeotec again, but this time (without re-connecting it to the Pi) also went through the process to un-pair the alarms. The unpairing seemed to work (got the blue solid LED for a couple seconds). At that point I restarted the Hassio with the Aeotec connected, and tried to use the "add secure node" button to pair one of the alarms... it worked for the first one (finally). I was able to get the other one registered as well. Now I can see both the fire alarms in the Hassio Z-wave network management panel where before there was only the Aeotec.Originally I was thinking the problems had to do with Hassio (which does not give much feedback on the pairing process), and it still may. I think the smoke detectors are also not behaving well when they need to pair. But the fact that a factory reset of the Aeotec (which I did correctly) resulted in the same failures when trying to add the nodes, but then a factory reset + unpairing procedure was successful (which I did from the Aeotec itself), leads me to think the Aeotec was still caching the nodes as previously known/learned (after the reset) and ignoring them when I tried to pair them again. In a nutshell, if there are weird problems where a node will not pair with Hassio, I think I will unplug the Aeotec and manually unpair the node, then try again (probably will skip the factory reset though).For now I think 3 stars is pretty fair.3Fantastic device to break into Home AutomationI'll start by saying that in my experience setting up your own Z-Wave system is not for the faint of heart. As others have said it is NOT turn-key and requires elbow grease to get it going. This shouldn't really factor into a rating of this stick but if you're expecting to plug this into your PC and have something to automate your house immediately, forget it. This device will ONLY serve as a Z-Wave adapter for your PC.In terms of how this device does its job? Fantastic. I prefer to leave it plugged into the PC when I include devices but I really like that if I wanted I can take it around to the devices and include/exclude them remotely. The latency from the node (motion sensor, door switch, siren) to the USB stick is very minimal. Any perceived lag may be introduced by the software you're using to control the device.Physically the device is built well and feels solid. It does protrude from the port quite a bit but it's located in a rear USB port so it presents no issues.This has no bearing in my score for the device but I want to say I'm using Domocitz (free/open source) to manage my Z-Wave network. Please look into how you're going to manage your network and try multiple software before coming to the conclusion this device is to blame.5Non fully USB compliant device. Will not work with latest Raspberry Pi.This device fails to be recognized by the Raspberry Pi 4, as it is implementing a non-standard USB protocol.Avoid if you are trying to deploy with Raspberry Pi. Better yet, avoid for any implementation until Aeotec addresses the issues.1Great design, easy to install and configure.I set up a Raspberry Pi 4 B+ with Home Assistant, and getting it working was simple. I'd used several commercial home automation hubs in the past, and this was my first foray into rolling my own. I was worried that I might run into issues, but it was a simple addition to my configuration.yaml to enable zwave support.zwave: usb_path: /dev/ttyACM0There's an onboard battery, so you could in theory unplug the zstick and wander around your house holding down the button to include new devices. This would work and the z-stick would add those devices to its network, but home assistant would be pretty unhappy with you because it wouldn't know anything about these devices, so don't do it.I have a zwave network of probably around 40 devices, and when I moved apartments a few months ago, I found it easier to just reset everything because my house was so different. I also wanted to reset my zwave network. I had a lot of zombie devices (this was no fault of the adapter, but more of my own missteps as I was learning), so I excluded every device on my network and then went to reset the aeotec z-stick itself. To reset, unplug the USB stick and look for a tiny hole on the back of the device. Insert a paperclip, and hold it down until the light blinks blue - it should be about 10 or 20 seconds. Then, reinsert the z-stick into your USB port. You probably won't ever have to take this step, but it's good to know how to do so just in case.5

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