node-zwave-js VS esphome

There's also the Z-Wave JS command-line flash utility (same code used by ZUI). Still requires node.js, but easier than installing ZUI, if the latter is not in your plans. https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/tree/master/packages/flash

First, it's not in the ZWaveJS database yet, so I can't reconfigure anything for it (via Home Assistant). The dimmer/on/off all work, but I'm unable to change the device settings (like dim time, scene triggers, etc). I've opened a request about it, but have no idea what that time frame looks like. I've pinged the company about this and they're going to look into it.

I found the solution, the problem was with z-wave-js and the device, here is the resolved issue in GitHub for future reference https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/issues/5599

Responding to a merch message related to Z-Wave problems. If they are using a 700 series stick then that is your network problem. You'll need to update the firmware to fix it https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/issues/3906

Be careful using RGBGenie z-wave stuff. I have one of their touch panels, and it doesn't work in Home Assistant with zwave-js. Likely never will unless RGB Genie releases a firmware update for it. It works fine in Hubitat though, where a custom driver was written.

The Z-Wave JS author is on Reddit sometimes, so maybe he'll see this, but you'd get a better answer on GitHub. https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/discussions

I checked the zwavejs device database, and it looks like the device doesn't have anything configured.

I just checked this thread - not sure if Aeotec has a different firmware then the 700 series zooz, but looks like the new firmware is markedly better but still has some issues as of 10 days ago: https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/issues/3906

I second this - I've been doing it for the last 4 years in a library with over 10k active users. Node.js might not be as fast as C for some tasks, but when the hardware you're talking to is the limiting factor, it just doesn't matter that the driver could be 4x as fast.

You might want to take a look at https://esphome.io/ for an easy integration of an ESP32/8266 into home Assistant.

You can do this with a $30 Sonoff S31 running ESPHome [0]. Since the Sonoff wall switch can run a ping sensor against your server you could create a watchdog automation right on the S31 to shut off the mains power to the S31 switch and turn back on after X seconds.

There are other ways you could have the S31 do operational checks but ultimately ESPHome is probably an interesting consideration and supported by tons of off the shelf hardware.

[0] https://esphome.io/

They're pretty great and compatible with most things. ESPHome [1] is a great resource for getting ESP32's working nicely with HA and you can find lots of projects using it to learn from.

You'll likely need to do soldering if you want to connect sensors, batteries and the like.

Personally I really like what SEEED Studio [2] does with their ESP32 boards and they have nice docs.

1. https://esphome.io/

Maybe you could set up ESPHome on the ESP32. It might make connecting those components easier, plus a decent web server built in. Then your app can be set up to access data provided by the ESPHome web server.

# # Setting pins for sda and scl will be required until https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/2970 is released

Probably an unpopular opinion, but for the simple stuff you may just want to use something like EspHome where you just need to create a yaml file. Once you’re comfortable with that maybe get into something a bit more advanced, but esphome make it a breeze. It integrates with home assistant if you already have that in place as well.

ESPHome

Lithium Titanate batteries. Nothing else is lightweight, safe, currently available, and lasts 20000 cycles.

ESPHome. It's a framework for declaratively building firmware for microcontrollers, based on rules like "This pin is an input with debouncing, when it changes, toggle this".

Contributing to them has probably been the most fun I've had programming in years.

We just need power management, and a C++ implementation of the Native API client. It's so close to being able to replace most of what I'd normally code by hand in Arduino.

https://esphome.io/

RealThunder's fork of FreeCAD: https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD

They fix so many issues. Linear patterns can duplicate other linear patterns!

Vorta: It's the best backup technology I've seen. Just an easy guided GUI for Borg, which gives you deduplication. I just wish they let you deduplicate across multiple repositories somehow.

Hi, I saw this PR for C6 & C2 but I didn't find any board config I can use with C2.