I think it’s only a matter of time until Z/IP will also be supported. In an ideal world you will have just one Z-Wave component in HomeAssistant and it will take of handling the correct “route” for your situation. Our current route with detaching the hass component from the actual controller is preparation for that…
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I am actually glad you guys are working on this and cannot wait to see it released in HA stable. Well done and thank you!
Is there any chance whatsoever that this will finally support the Enewrwave zwn-sc7 seven button scene controller? It has been supported by Vera for years and it is the only holdout I have for keeping the old Vera Plus running. I would love to finally get everything all under one roof…
That seems to be up to the openzwave developers. Ask them.
EDIT: which I see you have already done.
Forgive me if it’s been answered, but I didn’t see as I scrolled through.
Will this new and improved Z-Wave system (working with OpenZWave Daemon), allow us to have the Z-Wave controller on a physically different computer?
I have a Razberry GPIO module set up on a Raspberry Pi 3 in one part of my home, but am running HomeAssistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 in a different area. The Pi 4 has a case on it for cooling and mounting, but while it has a GPIO extender built in to get around the fan and heatsink positioning, I’d rather not have the card poking out into the open, especially with 2 curious cats around 
Yes.
It communicates over MQTT. The Z-Wave controller can be anywhere on the planet (or off of it, if you have access to a handy space ship) that you have connectivity to.
So looking forward to this 
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Yeah since long time Z-wave user, this is what i look most forward to in Home assistant
Just got the new z-wave system up and going to test it out, and noticed that it is starting to get merged into the core repo! Thanks for all your work everyone!
Wanted to encourage @mickeprag to continue your work! A future where the one HA integration can work with either the OZW or Z/IP backend would be awesome! You might consider putting a MQTT frontend on your pyzwave work to leverage the work being done on the new HA zwave stuff. I wish I had the bandwidth to help out. Adding ZIP Gateway -> pyzwave -> MQTT broker -> HA would be awesome.
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Do we have to do anything to see the new ZWAVE method?
Just update HA when the time comes.
Any estimate on time frame?
Other than when it’s ready? I’d expect we’ll see the first sign of it in 0.110 or 0.111, though the existing integration will remain in place too.
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There is a beta out there and working perfect for me. I am using Cover, Motion-sensor, Dimmer and Door Window sensor.
Does this also work on a synology nas?
A minor question – I’ve tried current built in ZWave integration in HA, the zwave2mqtt add-on, and now this new pre-release yet to become the default integration. While most of my zwave requirements are only for door locks, and I realize this integration doesn’t yet have door locks programmed, I do see my door locks battery level with this new integration through mqtt.
My big question of the day is, 1) how do you add new zwave nodes with this new integration?
As far as I can tell, there is no way to add nodes or secure nodes through any sort of front end. I assume I have to use a CLI directly accessing the docker container. Can someone point me how to add new zwave devices with this integration?
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the new integration is still under heavy development. A lot functionality is still missing, but on the roadmap. You can expect some “Adminstration” GUI eventually (either integrated directly into HA, or via ozw-admin)
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@Fishwaldo thanks for the feedback, and all of your hard work on OpenZWave, since it appears you’re now the main person driving that project. I look forward to the new integration when it’s complete.
Could anyone please shed some light on which components are needed in the current 101 version to make zwave work? In the HA community addon-store there is Z-Wave to MQTT, in the official addon-store there is an Openzwave, and there is the Mosquitto broker. Among the integrations, there appeared the zwave integration, does it have to do anything with the addons at all? I might not be so knowledgeable, but I find it quite confusing. A single guide would be handy how to set it up properly.
Regards,
Gabor
The regular “Z-Wave” integration is the current integration. All it requires is a Z-Wave usb stick connected to your HA system, but it uses an older version of OpenZWave, so some device support is lacking.
The new integration is “OpenZWave (beta)” in the integrations list, and requires ozwdaemon (OpenZWave in the supervisor addon store) and MQTT to be running. The new component currently has limited platform support. Currently limited to binary_sensor, sensor, switch, and basic dimming lights. Climate just got merged in and should be available in .111. Cover, RGB light, lock, and fan support is still in progress as well.
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