So when is OpenZWave (OZW) version 1.6 coming to Home Assistant?

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It looks like it will be replaced with a newer MQTT based system that will be able to tracker closer to OpenZWave.

The Future of Z-Wave in HA - QT-OpenZWave

Hi all, In the state of the union 2019 presentation there was a brief update on the path to Open Z-Wave 1.6. Short mention of it can be found here. [Home Assistant - State of the Union 2019] This sounds like a great path forward. There will be a separation between Home Assistant and Z-Wave meaning that restarting HA will not result in a restart of the Z-Wave network. My initial guess is this will be in a separate docker container like a Hassio addon. It will then by connected t…