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RPi/Z-wave project on hold (Update 1)

packetgeek

I received the Razberry daughterboard this week.  Installation is only slightly buggy in that I couldn't use the wget statement in the docs to pipe the download to a shell.  Instead, I had to download the "install" script and run it via:

 

  python install

 

Not sure why it wouldn't run directly.  Probably because the docs have it piped to bash instead of Python.

 

In any case, I spent a few hours attempting to get the Razberry to "talk" to one of the IRIS Smart Plugs.  Unfortunately, I think that the Alertme or IRIS people have monkeyed with the devices just enough that they don't "talk" to anything other than an IRIS hub.  Is there anyone in the Z-Wave community we can complain to?  Technically, it's no longer Z-Wave if you can't pair it with another controller.

 

On the flip side, I can get the Razberry to pair with the IRIS hub.  I'm not sure if anything is gained by being able to do this.  It shows up in the IRIS hub interface as an "Unknown Device" with no controls associated with it.

 

Next up is to find/buy a non-IRIS Z-Wave device.

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  • The fact that the Z-Wave devices will work with each other to extend the range of the network is one of their strongest features. ZigBee (Xbee) works exactly the same way. I had a few X-10 devices years ago and they were not very reliable. I understand that hasn't changed much. The light switch I have in my kitchen is a Wemo device and I actually like it. Looking at Z-Wave for the range of other devices available. The page I'm running now is on Apache. Would the webpage for the Razberry interfere with it? I would think not as it's on an entirely different port... As for gauges on the wall, I get it now but that could get expensive. I have an LED message board (sign) that I display things on. I'll be upgrading it shortly to the ZigBee network so I can send whatever I want to it. Right now it's tied to a very basic set of sensors...

     

    Mike

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  • The fact that the Z-Wave devices will work with each other to extend the range of the network is one of their strongest features. ZigBee (Xbee) works exactly the same way. I had a few X-10 devices years ago and they were not very reliable. I understand that hasn't changed much. The light switch I have in my kitchen is a Wemo device and I actually like it. Looking at Z-Wave for the range of other devices available. The page I'm running now is on Apache. Would the webpage for the Razberry interfere with it? I would think not as it's on an entirely different port... As for gauges on the wall, I get it now but that could get expensive. I have an LED message board (sign) that I display things on. I'll be upgrading it shortly to the ZigBee network so I can send whatever I want to it. Right now it's tied to a very basic set of sensors...

     

    Mike

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