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| Z-Wave Controllers | Extended instructions how to setup Z-Wave. |
Supported Z-Wave USB Sticks & Hardware Modules
You need to have a compatible Z-Wave stick or module installed. The following devices have been confirmed to work with Z-Wave JS:
Until recently, 700 series Z-Wave Controllers had a bug that could cause the mesh to be flooded on some networks and the controller to become unresponsive. At present, all 700 series controllers share the same firmware and are subject to this bug. It appears that this bug is largely, if not completely, resolved as of firmware version 7.17.2.
Users should upgrade the firmware on all 700 series controllers to version 7.17.2 or greater. Firmware can be upgraded using the below directions:
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700 series controllers
- Aeotec Z-Stick 7 USB stick (ZWA010)
- Aeotec Z-Pi 7 Raspberry Pi HAT/Shield (ZWA025)
- Silicon Labs UZB-7 USB Stick (Silabs SLUSB7000A / SLUSB001A)
- Zooz S2 Stick 700 (ZST10 700)
- ZWave.me RaZberry 7 (ZME_RAZBERRY7)
- ZWave.me RaZberry 7 Pro (ZMEERAZBERRY7_ANT or ZMEURAZBERRY7_ANT)
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500 series controllers
- Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 (see note below)
- Everspring USB stick - Gen 5
- GoControl HUSBZB-1 stick
- Sigma Designs UZB stick
- Vision USB stick - Gen5
- ZWave.me UZB1 stick
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Rasberry Pi Modules
- Aeotec Z-Pi 7 (700 series)
- ZWave.me Razberry Board (500 series)
If you are just starting out, we recommend that you purchase a 500 series controller. At the very least, you should purchase a Z-Wave Plus controller.
Stick Alternatives
The alternative to a stick is a hub that supports Z-Wave. Home Assistant supports the following hubs with Z-Wave support:
Controller Notes
Aeotec Z-Stick
There are known compatibility issues with older hardware versions of the Aeotec stick not working on the Raspberry Pi 4. Aeotec has released a 2020 hardware revision ZW090-A/B/C Gen5+ with Pi 4 compatibility. Both hardware revisions are still being sold, make informed purchasing decisions if using paired with a Pi 4.
It's totally normal for your Z-Wave stick to cycle through its LEDs (Yellow, Blue and Red) while plugged into your system.
Razberry Board
You need to disable the on-board Bluetooth since the board requires the use of the hardware UART (and there's only one on the Pi3). You do this by adding the following to the end of /boot/config.txt:
For both processes below you will need to insert your SD card into your PC and open the /boot/config.txt file with your favorite text editor.
Raspberry Pi 4 procedure
Add the following parameters to the bottom of the /boot/config.txt file.
dtoverlay=disable-bt
enable_uart=1
Reboot your Pi 4 without the Razberry Z-Wave hat first. Then shutdown, add the hat back, and boot again.
Raspberry Pi 3 procedure
Add the following parameters to the bottom of the /boot/config.txt file.
dtoverlay=disable-bt
Reboot your Pi 3.
For Home Assistant OS this should be everything you need to do. You should now be able to use Razberry Z-Wave from /dev/ttyAMA0.
For other operating systems such as Raspberry Pi OS you will also have to run the following command:
sudo systemctl disable hciuart
You should also check the README for details on the overlays. You might find it in /boot/overlays/README on your SD-card. If it is not there you can find the official version here.
It is possible to keep a limited Bluetooth functionality while using Razberry Z-Wave. Check boot/overlays/README on miniuart-bt.
disable-bt was previously known as pi3-disable-bt. If your OS is old, you might need to use this instead.
If you've installed the Z-Way software, you'll need to ensure you disable it before you install Home Assistant or you won't be able to access the board. Do this with sudo /etc/init.d/z-way-server stop; sudo update-rc.d z-way-server disable.