ZOOZ 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range Gpio USB 2.0 Module Zac93 Lr For Desktop (Use With Home Assistant Yellow Or Raspberry Pi)

Super fonctionne parfaitement sur ma Box Yellow Home Assistant

It works, and it's cheaper than the USB stick. Slightly tricky to get it working but there's plenty of help online. One thing I found is that the electronic noise from the Pi makes it quite deaf. So it works fine for a door lock 5 m away, but for one 10 m away downstairs, it's very unreliable. I have no other always-on devices to make a mesh. I solved this by adding an external antenna, micro soldering not for the inexperienced. So if this is your only node, perhaps opt for a USB one that can be easily moved away from the Pi.

Installed to RPi5 for HA. Set up according manual, no complications.

I wanted to add Z-Wave capabilities to a new Home Assistant home automation solution I was setting up. I had read some horror stories with the USB-based Z-Wave adapters (pro tip if you're using one of those USB-based adapters: for best results, make sure to use at least a 1ft USB extension if you have USB3.0 ports as they have an EMF that can interfere w/the USB-based Z-Wave sticks sometimes) especially with running HA on a docker or VM which I was planning to do on my Synology DS920+ running DSM 7.2 w/Z-Wave JS UI. My perfect device would be PoE to take advantage of my Unifi PoE switch so I started searching. I was stoked to learn that such a device actually exists. There's a device by TubesZB that serves as the interface between a GPIO device just like this and your PoE network switch. Perfect! I ordered one of these, one of those, connected them together and then to my network via the switch, installed Z-Wave JS UI on my HA instance and bam! Magic! It works rock solid and and I've never had a single issue running around 100 Z-Wave devices. Exactly what I was looking for and I'm glad such a thing exists. I'd love to see a single consumer-focused product so you don't have to order from two separate sites and then install things yourself (maybe in the works?) but this really isn't a big deal at all. You quite literally order this Z-Wave GPIO radio and plug it into the TubesZB PoE adapter kit, snap on the cover and plug it in. Mine worked right out of the gate w/o any fuss. Wonderful device(s) and wonderful solution for those who'd like to add Z-Wave to their smart home automation solution of choice. Hopefully this review helped others looking for a similar solution as it took some Google-fu to find that the exact solution I was looking for was available.

Very easy installation with Home Assistant. Plug into a USB port, add the integration, and start adding devices. I've been using it for over 6 months and no issues.