Picking a smart lock: There are a fair number of smart lock options out there, and unfortunately not a lot of them are well reviewed. I was on the fence for a long time trying to decide which system to try out. I ultimately ended up with the August Pro smart lock for a few […]
The last post ended with me setting up a z-wave switch with the intention of using it to control the power of my 3D printer, so that’s what I’ll cover here. I’ll also set up another Pi with Octoprint so that I can send gcode to the printer remotely. Home Assistant – Z-wave Switch with […]
I bought this switch from Monoprice with the intention of using it with my 3D printer. Partly so that I can turn it off and on remotely, but also so that I can see how much energy it uses. It is easy enough to set up, follow the inclusion mode instructions here and plug the z-wave […]
Z-Wave Configuration The first step to transitioning to my new HA instance is to configure Z-Wave for my smart switches. My Z-Wave network consists of the following Aeotec Z-Stick (Gen 5) 3 Homeseer WS100+ Switches 1 Homeseer WA100PLUS Addon Switch (used with the above for a 3-way switch setup) The Z-Stick is already paired to the […]