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Z-Wave integration for Home Assistant allows you to observe and control connected Z-Wave devices. Z-Wave support requires a supported Z-Wave USB stick to be plugged into the host.

There is currently support for switches, lights and sensors. All will be picked up automatically after configuring this platform.

{% linkable_title Installation %}

To allow Home Assistant to talk to your Z-Wave USB stick you will have to compile Python Open Z-Wave. This can be done using this script. (The Home Assistant docker image has support for Z-Wave built-in)

Make sure you have the correct dependencies installed before running the script:

$ apt-get install cython3 libudev-dev python-sphinx python3-setuptools
$ pip3 install "cython<0.23"

{% linkable_title Configuration %}

# Example configuration.yaml entry
zwave:
  usb_path: /dev/ttyUSB0
  config_path: /usr/local/share/python-openzwave/config
  polling_interval: 10000
  customize:
    sensor.greenwave_powernode_6_port_energy_10:
        polling_intensity: 1

Configuration variables:

  • usb_path (Required): The port where your device is connected to your Home Assistant host.
  • config_path (Optional): The path to the Python Open Z-Wave configuration files.
  • polling_interval (Optional): The time period in milliseconds between polls of a nodes value.
  • customize (Optional): This attribute contains node-specific override values:
    • polling_intensity (Optional): Enables polling of a value and sets the frequency of polling (0=none, 1=every time through the list, 2-every other time, etc)

To find the path of your Z-Wave stick, run:

$ ls /dev/ttyUSB*

{% linkable_title Events %}

Some devices can also trigger scene activation events, which can be used in automation scripts (for example the press of a button on a wall switch):

# Example configuration.yaml automation entry
automation:
  - alias: Turn on Desk light
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: zwave.scene_activated
      event_data: 
        entity_id: zwaveme_zme_wallcs_secure_wall_controller_8
        scene_id: 11

The entity_id and scene_id of all triggered events can be seen in the console output.