Our Works with Residence Assistant
These would be the first licensed Z-Wave units added to this system in a while, and are simply a part of the thrilling future the Residence Assistant neighborhood and Zooz see for this sensible house protocol.
Zooz zooms in
Zooz began out not as a producer, however as a retailer of sensible units. They centered a lot on buyer help that they quickly realized they may do a greater job than producers already out there, and so turned as an alternative to creating their very own merchandise. They concentrate on Z-Wave for its interoperability and safety, they usually embrace easy-to-understand set up guides with these units. In addition they have a large information base on their web site and a really responsive help staff.
As Z-Wave specialists, they’re members of the Z-Wave Alliance (the place Paulus can also be a member because the voice of the open supply neighborhood). Whereas Zooz is predicated within the USA, a lot of their merchandise can be found worldwide.
It takes Zooz
Zooz has actually embraced the Residence Assistant neighborhood. Agnes, their VP of Model and Partnership Assist, lately spoke to the staff over on the Residence Assistant podcast about their startup journey. She additionally got here alongside to our Group Day in Brooklyn, hosted by our very personal Product Lead, Madelena
“Zooz has been contributing high quality {hardware} to the sensible house neighborhood for over 10 years now and our largest takeaway is that considerate integration is vital for our clients. We acknowledge that our units are a part of an ecosystem and that is why we’re so excited to companion with Residence Assistant, a platform we extremely respect for its dedication to creating merchandise work collectively seamlessly. I particularly recognize how shortly Residence Assistant embraced Z-Wave Lengthy Vary and the way straightforward it’s to arrange Z-Wave on a model new system because of {hardware} like Residence Assistant Inexperienced. We sit up for connecting with the Residence Assistant neighborhood, studying collectively, and creating new units pushed by your suggestions.”
– Agnes Lorenz, VP, Model and Partnership Assist, Zooz.
Units
In case you didn’t know, Works with Residence Assistant differs from different certification applications as merchandise are rigorously examined in-house to make sure they work seamlessly out of the field. Any firm becoming a member of additionally commits to offering long-term help and firmware updates whereas being a optimistic power within the Residence Assistant neighborhood. Works with Residence Assistant is operated by the Open Residence Basis
Zooz has had a big group of units licensed, one of many largest variety of units we’ve ever licensed for a launch into this system. Kudos to the inspiration staff, and Zooz for making such an amazing number of new units accessible to our neighborhood.
Leak Safety
ZAC36 Titan Water Valve Actuator
Plugs
Relays
Lighting Switches
Sensors
ZSE44 Temperature Humidity XS Sensor
ZSE70 Out of doors Movement Sensor
Frequencies and firmware
In case you’re based mostly in North America, all new units will include Z-Wave Lengthy Vary (ZWLR) as commonplace. In case you are based mostly elsewhere, like in Europe, Lengthy Vary gained’t be enabled fairly but. The reason being that despite the fact that the Z-Wave Lengthy Vary protocol has been accessible for a while in North America, it was solely launched in Europe in April 2025, as certification took a bit longer. The great factor about Zooz’s North American 700 sequence and European 800 sequence Z-Wave, is that ZWLR may be enabled by way of an over-the-air (OTA) firmware replace, so hopefully everybody will probably be participating within the Z-Wave Lengthy Vary revolution quickly. Watch this house for a not-so-secret Residence Assistant Z-Wave {hardware} announcement coming your means…
Z-Wave Lengthy Vary opens up an entire new world of choices and makes for an much more versatile sensible house. Perhaps you have got a big yard, or an awkwardly formed lengthy, however slim house that’s onerous to get different protocols to cowl adequately. Or maybe you have got units which might be simply too far-off for different protocols. A standard instance is wanting a technique to get notified when the mailbox on the entrance of your driveway is opened or closed.
Lots of the licensed units can operate open air or be bought with equipment to make them waterproof. Talking on a private word, we had a leak in our storage a yr or so in the past after some unhealthy climate. Different protocols couldn’t attain that far, and we had no technique to be notified. I can’t look ahead to a straightforward technique to be notified throughout that greater distance, and keep away from all of the disagreeable clean-up.
It’s nice to learn tales on social media or our boards the place sensible house units have kicked in and saved the day, like getting that all-important notification or slicing off the water provide with one thing like Zooz’s valve actuator.
Z-Wave, like different open requirements we help, works regionally, and all the units listed above will work regionally, with out the necessity for any further cloud connection or apps. Bear in mind, in case you’re additionally in search of distant entry to be sure to don’t miss any crucial notifications when you’re away from house, a straightforward technique to get this arrange is to subscribe to Residence Assistant Cloud. Not solely will this enable you monitor your sensible house remotely, however you’ll even be supporting the event of Residence Assistant.
FAQs
Q: If I’ve a tool that’s not listed below “Works with Residence Assistant” does this imply it’s not supported?
A: No! It simply implies that it hasn’t gone via a testing schedule with our staff or doesn’t match the necessities of this system. It’d operate completely properly, however be added to the testing schedule later down the street, or it would work below a distinct connectivity kind that we don’t presently check below this system.
Q: OK, so what’s the purpose of the Works with program?
A: It highlights the units we all know work properly with Residence Assistant and the manufacturers that make a long-term dedication to holding help for these units going. The certification settlement specifies that the units will need to have the anticipated performance inside Residence Assistant, function regionally with out the necessity for cloud, and can proceed to take action long-term.
Q: How had been these units examined?
A: All units on this listing had been examined utilizing a normal HA Inexperienced Hub with our Z-Wave Integration. When you have one other hub integration that’s not an issue, however we check towards these as they’re the best means for our staff to certify inside our ecosystem.
Q: Will you be including extra Zooz units to this system?
A: Completely! We’re thrilled to foster a detailed relationship with the staff at Zooz to work collectively on any upcoming releases or add in additional merchandise that aren’t but listed right here.
