Automatically fixing packet loss on my connection

Re:Automatically fixing packet loss on my connection by whoisburbansky on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @03:52PM (#25650847)

This is incredibly cool! I’ve never worked with Z-Wave plugs before, the only home automation stuff I have set up involves WiFi connected smart plugs running Tasmota. How do you get the Z-Wave ones to talk to your Home Assistant setup?

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Re:Automatically fixing packet loss on my connection by tamu_nerd on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:03PM (#25651009)

Typically this is done with something like an Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5.

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Re:Automatically fixing packet loss on my connection by robotmay on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:09PM (#25651081)

This is what I’m using. The plugs are also Aeotec and work well, although there is some minor high audio frequency when very close to them. Mine are a few years old though.

The Z-Wave integration for Home Assistant is basically plug and play with this stick. I run HA in docker and just pass the device through, works nicely.

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Re:Automatically fixing packet loss on my connection by tamu_nerd on Thursday January 07, 2021 @03:18PM (#25676786)

One word of caution, the world of Z-Wave with Home Assistant is about to be flipped on its head due to some developer personal constraints. https://github.com/home-assistant/architecture/issues/483

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Re:Automatically fixing packet loss on my connection by whoisburbansky on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:21PM (#25651999)

Ah, cool, that's good to know. Another piece of kit for the raspberry Pi, glad to hear it's relatively straightforward.

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