aaronpk
aaronpk
So far out of all the home automation devices I've connected to this Raspberry Pi, the most reliable ones have been 433mhz transmitters and ESP32s on wifi. I've been getting spotty performance of Bluetooth and Z-wave devices. Could be that the Pi isn't powerful enough, or could be becau... aaronparecki.com
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thegreenshed
thegreenshed

@aaronpk what board/dongle are you using for ZWave?

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aaronpk
aaronpk

@jeff_mcfadden The GoControl HUSBZB-1. I think I saw it mentioned on the Home Assistant forums.

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thegreenshed
thegreenshed

@aaronpk does your Z-Wave software allow you to reorganize the network? I found that to be essential to fixing some connectivity issues I had. I’m using the Razberry / ZWay software. Post organization the mesh-ness was much more reliable for me.

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aaronpk
aaronpk

@jeff_mcfadden There's a "heal network" button or something, but tbh I don't have enough z-wave devices to try it. Also my apartment is like 600 sq ft so pretty much everything is in direct line of sight to the receiver 😂

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thegreenshed
thegreenshed

@aaronpk gotcha! In my case I’ve been impressed with the performance of the ZWave devices but you’ve definitely tried more things than I have!

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aaronpk
aaronpk

@jeff_mcfadden I'm also hesitant to go all z-wave because the devices tend to be a lot more expensive! If any of my other stuff starts failing in weird ways I'll give it a shot tho, maybe the cost is actually worth something.

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thegreenshed
thegreenshed

@aaronpk makes sense. I’ve got a larger residence, and I wanted in-wall switches so my wife & kids could keep using their muscle memory, which left us with zwave and weird stuff like Leviton as the options.

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aaronpk
aaronpk

@jeff_mcfadden I'm glad that's working! I'm also testing this stuff out so that when I end up in a bigger place I know what to get, and I definitely want every light switch to be connected to the system!

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