Z-Wave Home Automation, Introduction
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- An introduction to my Z-Wave home automation system.
Z-Wave is a low power mesh networking technology for home automation and security applications.
Z-Wave Wikipedia page:
en.wikipedia.o...
Vera Control User Forum:
forum.micasaver...
Nice video overview of how Z-Wave works:
• Home Automation with Z...
Fair use of a couple of short clips of the web pages below:
Vera Control/VeraLight:
getvera.com/con...
Copyright © 2008-2015 Vera Control, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Z-Wave Alliance:
z-wavealliance....
Copyright © 2015 Sigma Designs, Inc. All rights reserved.
Soundtrack:
Solar Flares by Silent Partner
Magic Marker by Silent Partner
www.youtube.co... 
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Since UPnP is a massive security issue (always has been, always will be), will these things work in a network with UPnP entirely disabled or does it need a segregated network to require UPnP be enabled on the WAP or router?
I believe the controller can be run w/o uPnP. The ZWave devices are not part of that anyway, they all operate independently of the Ethernet or WiFi network on a separate RF frequency. You can access/control uPnP devices if you wish and you might lose that capability with uPnP turned off. For example, you could have the controller monitor your home theater and automatically dim lights and close curtains if you were to turn on the media player and it sent out a uPnP notification of that. You could still dim the lights and close curtains via another ZWave based scene, just that it wouldn't happen automatically based on powering up the media player.
Hi nice video. how do you access the controller from outside your home? do you need to set up some sort of port forwarding or ddns on the router?
Yes, I believe you need to forward port 22 (SSH) through the firewall and then either have a DDNS type service running or you may be able to access the controller via the Vera login page:
home.getvera.com/users/login
Hi .please tell me is difference from z.wave and z. wave+ (plus ) ?
nice video. my biggest concern is the reliability. I'm looking for something that is stand alone. and Web capable. need to be able to schedule local and not worry about loss of Internet stopping my plugs or lamps from turning on and off or worse water to plants 3 times a day and missing a water and plants dying :( wife not happy then. ... any suggestions. ? thanks.
+ThailandVenture The Z-Wave controllers are stand-alone and don't require stable Internet connections for normal operations. You can set them up to allow external access. The controller is fairly reliable, mine runs 24/7 and only a few times a year does it need any manual intervention. Usually something related to a firmware update over the web (I have auto updates enabled).
I do have my sprinkler/watering control as a separate unit, but I have seen folks use Z-Wave to control sprinklers. Check out Pete B's channel:
ruclips.net/video/l4GPRTsuHkI/видео.html
Hi Mr Brown, really go introduction to Zwave and Vera. I am just wondering if you install; for example an Aeotec zwave wall switch behind the original switch of your light, are there any regulation to prove that Aeotec switch is in compliance with the electrical legislation, and hence it wont void my insurance cover if anything happened.
The Aeotec devices all have a UL listing as I recall. I don't see it on their web site, but the modules themselves have the UL logo on them.
Hi Mr Brown, I dont see any UL listing on my Aeonlabs devices anyway, installing it at my own risk. thanks.
I only had the one smart energy switch module out that I could look at and it had a UL logo. Maybe only some of their modules have that listing. Maybe contact the support folks at Aeonlabs and see what they have to say.
Will try that, thanks
What is your opinion on WiFi based switches compared to Z-wave? Would like to know the pros and cons. I am totally new to Z-wave technology and would like some more information.
I've not tried any of the WiFi based switches to date as my original ZWave controller doesn't support them. My new VeraPlus ZWave controller is supposed to interface with WiFi, so I may try a WiFi switch at some point. There is a fundamental difference in WiFi vs. ZWave networking. WiFi relies on a main access point that needs to be able to talk to all the other devices point to point. ZWave is mesh based so each device only needs to talk to it's nearest neighbor. In a small dwelling, WiFi is probably OK. But in a larger place, ZWave will expand much better, as you add devices, the robustness of the network increases as there are more nodes scattered about.
Great video!
+Mrtweet81 Thanks, glad you found it interesting. I know when I first looked into Z-Wave, I couldn't find much information myself.
Do i need internet connect for this z-wave? Thanks
Internet connection is not required for the basic Z-Wave operation.