Due to continuing unreliability of my smarthome system based on a Vera Controller, I am considering a system upgrade based on HA , RPi4 and Aeotec Z-stick Gen 5+.
The current system based on a VeraPlus device comprises of several zwave connected sensors, switches and door locks. Plus a remote Z-UNO device that runs Arduino sketches to control several switching relays and incorporates a couple of digital inputs.
As the Z-UNO device plays an important part in the current system, I am seeking advice and confirmation that the planned upgrade will display the Z-UNO connected components through HA.
Could somebody advise please? Thank-you…
Ok thanks BebeMischa for your response. I assume the product you mention was ‘off the shelf’ and already programmed with fixed inputs and outputs?
The Z-Uno product I mentioned is programmed by the user with Arduino scripts to specify conditions of the chip connections, ie, input/outputs, digital/analogue, PWM etc…
I have done this to create 8x outputs to operate external switching relays, and 2x digital inputs for door sensors.
Just in case you have not found it yet, you may want to take a look at ESPHome. While not Z-Wave, ESPHome can very easily be configured to run on any ESP8266 or ESP32 microcontroller to achieve similar results to the Z-Uno. It is all built into Home Assistant and is fully supported by the Nabu Casa team. It is really a great piece of the HA architecture.
