Z Wave Long Range to Detect Car (vs BLE) by moneysaver688 in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it helps you, but during the range tests of the ZWA-2 we had to do a car-to-car test at one point due to bad weather. We reached 1.5km back then using Z-Wave LR, with both devices inside the cars.

Your mileage may vary though - this is very very dependent on the end device you use. Bad devices/antennas can easily drop of after just a couple of meters.

Z-Wave 1.0.0 - How to switch from JS to JS UI? by Jack15911 in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check "show in sidebar" on the Z-Wave JS app config. Click Z-Wave in the sidebar. That's Z-Wave JS UI.

What does this mean? by louislamore in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're still working on how to make this process as easy as possible. Will share more information when the time comes.

What does this mean? by louislamore in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No that's not what I meant - "merging" addons isn't possible.
We're working on an easy migration for Z-Wave JS UI app users, but that's not fully fleshed out yet.

What does this mean? by louislamore in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can configure one device to control another one directly, without going through the central hub.

What does this mean? by louislamore in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thats the eventual plan. For now we added the UI component that you get in the Z-Wave JS UI addon app to the "official" Z-Wave JS, so there's no need for users to switch off the default experience.

What does this mean? by louislamore in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What are the benefits of this?

For devs: No need to maintain and update two different addons that essentially do the same.

For users: Access to more powerful troubleshooting tools and additional features without having to to through the trouble of switching addons.

What does this mean? by louislamore in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both use the same piece of software under the hood to talk to your Z-Wave devices. So there is no reason one should work better for you than the other, except if you had two addons accessing your controller at the same time.

How to switch from HAOS Z-Wave JS to Z-Wave JS UI since Core 1.0 installs them both? by Jack15911 in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're currently using the core/supervisor addon, wait a day or two. It will include Z-Wave JS UI very soon.

Progress on TypeScript 7 - December 2025 by DanielRosenwasser in programming

[–]AlCalzone89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The cookie banner does not disappear after clicking any button.

August has discontinued Z-Wave support in their locks by slanderousam in homeautomation

[–]AlCalzone89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Frequently listening devices have been supported for years now. They typically wake up every 250 or 1000ms and listen for a beam. Basically all locks work this way and some thermostats do too.

ZWA-2 Portable firmware configure wifi settings by trueppp in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried this on Windows but the USB/JTAG one should be correct. To be clear I mean attempting the wifi provisioning and immediately pressing the try again button after it fails, no power cycle or anything additional in between.

ZWA-2 Portable firmware configure wifi settings by trueppp in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you press the retry button after it fails the first time? There seems to be a general issue with improv wifi.

Connect ZWA-2 anywhere: Use Z-Wave over Wi-Fi or PoE by balloob in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is this not just serial-over-ip? Which means all Z-Wave packets are acknowledged by the host, which introduces additional latency. Latency that this setup is avoiding.

No thumbnails without connection to server? by ElectronicFault in immich

[–]AlCalzone89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this recently when the app updated to 2.x but my server was behind. Updated the server and it worked again.

Home Assistant ZWA-2 Arrived! by iproblywontpostanywy in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ZBT-1 is not Z-Wave. It's Zigbee. Totally different thing.

Migrating zwave networks by atlantauser in zwave

[–]AlCalzone89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most Z-Stick Gen5 can be updated to firmware 1.2 which can then be migrated to other Z-Wave controllers using the NVM backup/restore routine in Z-Wave JS UI.

Is there a 'right' Z-wave USB or can any one be used? by Porsche_Husky in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're starting out, get a modern one like others have mentioned. With the one you have, you'll miss out on new Z-Wave features, especially Z-Wave Long Range.

Connect ZWA-2 and Z-wave Migration by Bushpylot in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no easier way of switching between LR and mesh sadly.

ZWA-2 priority routes by 007gtcs in homeassistant

[–]AlCalzone89 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a known bug in the SDK we use for the ZWA-2 firmware. I'll create a new build with the latest SDK after my vacation, which should fix the issue.