Is there a way to set custom user codes using openzwave and/or home-assistant, or must i get a vera or smarthings hub?
I searched - and for some reason found all kinds of great info on getting Kwiksets to work with openzwave and home assistant, but not an answer to this question. Maybe because the answer is “no.”
I was able to program the user codes on a 914 kwikset by using the OZW control panel. Go to “Current Values” for the node. Under code 1 I used 0x31 0x31 0x32 0x32 to use 1122 as the code.
As of 0.38 (i think), the lock service exposes get_usercode and set_usercode. Thus, you don’t need OZW anymore. I have this working on my Kwikset 914.
Is this surfaced up in the end user UI somewhere? Or do I need to do some manual stuff? I’m designing my automation system and have Z-Wave locks and am trying to decide if I keep my SmartThings around to manage the Z-Wave stuff or if I can do it all in HASS. Setting lock codes is important functionality.
This is available in the Frontend.
I have a Schlage z-wave lock and it works very well for me in HASS. I have used the frontend interface to program new user codes in the lock, and its pretty easy. As mentioned elsewhere, there is a service call that you can use to do this programmatically.
One of the things on my endless to-do list to create an automation/script/something for one-time use or time limited user codes for the lock. So something like delete the code after a certain date, or immediately after its used the first time to unlock the door lock.
Just be aware that you can’t read back the user codes that are already in the locks. This seems like a prudent security measure.
So, if I go to this page I see a reference to “lock/zwave.py” which is supposed to be a “Z-Wave platform that handles simple door locks.”
Is there a way to setup this “platform” so it can act to control the Kwikset lock and setup user codes or am I not understanding what a platform is?
Thanks!