Ug, well my remote came with the rest of the equipment, which is how I learned about Z-Wave to begin with. I have not opened it yet, is there a better choice?remoteshoppe said:Right now the Harmony 890 and 1000 have limited Z-Wave capabilities. They will control the on/off of your lights but there have been a ton of problems reported regarding bright/dim and scene control. Harmony and Monster (who they developed the ZWave with) have been promising upgrades for a few months now and a lot of owners are getting very frustrated. My advice would be to wait before getting one of these specifically for Vizia control.
I know nothing about UPB (well, very little) but I would be concerned about the range og my Z-Wave remote. You would need to be in range of the PC if there are no other Z-Wave devices in the house. I think the range is quite short, like 30 feet (from reading Liviton's stuff).DeLicious said:That way, HomeSeer could receive Zwave commands from the remote and turn them into UPB lighting commands... does this sound reasonable?
They are supposed to be adding functionality over time with firmware updates, but that is all I know. I have not seen any kind of timetable for new features.jarcher said:Ug, well my remote came with the rest of the equipment, which is how I learned about Z-Wave to begin with. I have not opened it yet, is there a better choice?
If there is an update, is it a matter of updating firmware or will I have to throw it out and buy a new one?
Can I run it through a PC, so the remote sends commands to a PC and the PC then controls the devices?
Thanks...
i've already emailed logitech support about this, but haven't heard anything. maybe it's time for a phone callRustytek said:Just a thought about your stolen 880. They have unique numbers in them for the software updates. If someone were to try and hook it up, logitech would know immediatley. Perhaps this could help catch the culprit.
I could be wrong. The Leviton users guids said that the devices should all be within 30 feet of another device, but maybe the remote has a longer range. Then again, Z-Wave is a two-way transmission, so the remote needs to be able to receive a response from the device it was commanding.DeLicious said:hmm... the documentation on both the 890 and 300 indicate its RF range is over 100 feet... does this not apply to Zwave as well?
I'm interested in this topic as well, even though I use UPB. My Harmony 880 remote got stolen as part of my house burglary, and I'm thinking about replacing it with an 890 or Monster 300 remote with Z-wave capability. I guess my real question here is are these remotes compatible with the Intermatic USB stick? That way, HomeSeer could receive Zwave commands from the remote and turn them into UPB lighting commands... does this sound reasonable?