When a new device will be added to my home automation system, it has to be Z-Wave. Finally I want to get rid of the KAKU and Visonic sensors which are controlled by RFXCOM.
The Visonic door and windows sensors are very reliable (with heartbear signal and battery low), but the KAKU devices (with 1-way communication and no further battery low warnings) aren’t.
To have a cleaner look, compared to for example the Visonic, the Sensative Z-Wave door/window sensor is quit a nice device. Features of this device are:
- Almost invisible mounting, just 3mm thick.
- Up to 10 year battery life – no more changing batteries (!)
- Weatherproof (finally a door sensor that can be used on the gate)
- Z-Wave Plus certified
Adding it in Homeseer was quite fast:
jan-14 19:29:29 Z-Wave Device: Node 9 Z-Wave Access Control Notification Set to NOTIFICATION for type Access Control Notification, Event: Window or Door Open
jan-14 19:29:27 Z-Wave Device: Node 9 Z-Wave Access Control Notification Set to NOTIFICATION for type Access Control Notification, Event: Window or Door Closed
jan-14 19:27:40 Z-Wave 4 out of 5 Child devices of node 9 were created successfully.
jan-14 19:27:39 Z-Wave Product image for Node 9 Z-Wave Notification Sensor Node 9 (**********) successfully downloaded and set to 019A_0003_0003.jpg
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Node 9 supports the Wake-Up Command Class Version 2 – Capabilities were retrieved successfully.
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Z-Wave Plus Association Root Group Information for Group 1 retrieved successfully from Node 9 Group Name=Lifeline, Profile is General:Reserved and the group hosts 5 event commands.
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Getting Z-Wave Plus Association Group Information (1 groups) from Node 9…
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave All associations for node 9 have been retrieved successfully, it supports associations on these groups: 1.
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Node 9 Association Group 1 can have 1 associations, and currently has 1
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Getting association information for node 9
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Node 9 is a Z-Wave Plus node. Retrieving ZWPlus Info…
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Node 9 is Z-Wave version: Lib: 4,05 App: 1
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Node: 9 Supports Class(es): ZWAVEPLUS_INFO_V2, VERSION_V2, MANUFACTURER_SPECIFIC, SENSOR_BINARY_V2, CONFIGURATION, ALARM_V2, DEVICE_RESET_LOCALLY, ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION_GRP_INFO, BATTERY, WAKE_UP, POWERLEVEL
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Z-Wave manufacturer information for node 9,
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Z-Wave manufacturer information for node 9,
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Syncing Z-Wave nodes with device list…
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Found 9 Z-Wave nodes
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Getting Z-Wave node list for network **********…
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_POWERLEVEL
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_WAKE_UP
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_BATTERY
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_ASSOCIATION_GRP_INFO
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_ASSOCIATION
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_DEVICE_RESET_LOCALLY
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_ALARM_V2
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_CONFIGURATION
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_SENSOR_BINARY_V2
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_MANUFACTURER_SPECIFIC
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_VERSION_V2
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 supports class: COMMAND_CLASS_ZWAVEPLUS_INFO_V2
jan-14 19:27:32 Z-Wave Aeon Labs Z-Stick Gen5: Node 9 is reporting 11 command classes in the node information.
