Use the z stick to create your z wave network use it to add up to 232 z wave devices and then use it to control them.
Z wave zigbee usb stick.
Simply plug it into your pc and.
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Aeotec s z stick packs all the tools you need to create and manage a z wave network all within one usb stick.
In this post we will dive into z wave zigbee and how to install the gocontrol linear husbzb 1 usb stick with your pi and ha.
You can use it with a pc htpc or laptop with mac linux or windows with single board computers such as raspberry pi and even select nas systems such as the asus asustor.
While working with third party software rather than focusing solely on z wave husbzb 1 is a usb that helps connect your pc with either z wave or zigbee.
Z stick gen5 is a z wave plus antenna that works with any platform.
This is the fourth post in my series of smart home home automation posts.
Make your computer the heart of your z wave network.
Featuring both z wave and zigbee radios the gocontrol z wave zigbee quickstick combo is a usb stick that allows you to create an interface between your z wave zigbee compatible controller network and a third party computer or other host device such as a pc mac raspberry pi etc.
Take the linear husbzb 1 for example.
Don t mind its 1 1 x 0 4 x 3 5 inches size what s more important is that it is capable of controlling up to 232 different z wave devices.
Add z wave device to network.
If you need gpio on raspberry pi 3 for your z wave module add the following line into config txt you have to access that on the sd card directly.
Before diving into the install let s talk a little about z wave and zigbee.
Not every z wave usb stick is created equally.
More on its features this usb stick works with windows mac linux and raspberry pi to become the z wave gateway to control z wave and z wave plus devices.
Put your z stick into inclusion mode by pressing the action button once the led ring should start pulsing blue then press the inclusion button on the z wave slave device you re trying to include.
For my hub i m running home assistant with.
To enable z wave plug your z wave usb stick into your raspberry pi 3 and add the following to your configuration yaml.
It s been designed to bring z wave to every computer platform.