Excellent. Mine is arriving today.
Thanks.
matt (support) wrote:Correct, currently that is the only way to control Z-Wave Locks. Note that you can use MiCasaVerde + Plugin just for the locks, and then use Indigo + Z-Stick for your other Z-Wave modules.
jay (support) wrote:kennybroh wrote:And I assume as an interim measure I could simply set up a parallel z-wave network to control the locks and at some point integrate that into my Indigo system when that's possible. If I did that, what do you recommend as the easiest solution?
Sorry, realized I didn't really directly address this question.
The only way to support Z-Wave locks in Indigo at the moment is to get a MiCasaVerde Vera controller and configure the lock in their UI (it would indeed be a separate Z-Wave network from one you would create with the Z-Stick that Indigo could control directly). Then use the free Vera plugin to talk to it. Note that the plugin isn't supported by anyone at the moment (the original author, who was selling it originally, found that he didn't have time to support it and made it available for free in our File Library). However, I believe some users have had some success using it to control locks (as well as other Z-Wave devices).
I'm not recommending this approach mainly because it's pretty expensive - the Vera Lite is ~$180 (you might be able to find them cheaper) so added to the cost of the lock it's pretty pricey. And you have to use the Vera UI at the very least to add the lock to it (it's pretty awful IMO) so you can't do all of the management in Indigo (which we think is pretty important).
So you mean even with the plugin and with the MiCasaVerda (Z-wave controller) I still have to use the Vera UI, you mean the device does not show up in Indigo even in this configuration?? I don't mind if I can not manage it, I just need to be able to trigger it to lock and unlock from Indigo. That is possible right??
neilgreene wrote:jay (support) wrote:kennybroh wrote:And I assume as an interim measure I could simply set up a parallel z-wave network to control the locks and at some point integrate that into my Indigo system when that's possible. If I did that, what do you recommend as the easiest solution?
Sorry, realized I didn't really directly address this question.
The only way to support Z-Wave locks in Indigo at the moment is to get a MiCasaVerde Vera controller and configure the lock in their UI (it would indeed be a separate Z-Wave network from one you would create with the Z-Stick that Indigo could control directly). Then use the free Vera plugin to talk to it. Note that the plugin isn't supported by anyone at the moment (the original author, who was selling it originally, found that he didn't have time to support it and made it available for free in our File Library). However, I believe some users have had some success using it to control locks (as well as other Z-Wave devices).
I'm not recommending this approach mainly because it's pretty expensive - the Vera Lite is ~$180 (you might be able to find them cheaper) so added to the cost of the lock it's pretty pricey. And you have to use the Vera UI at the very least to add the lock to it (it's pretty awful IMO) so you can't do all of the management in Indigo (which we think is pretty important).
So you mean even with the plugin and with the MiCasaVerda (Z-wave controller) I still have to use the Vera UI, you mean the device does not show up in Indigo even in this configuration?? I don't mind if I can not manage it, I just need to be able to trigger it to lock and unlock from Indigo. That is possible right??
neilgreene wrote:neilgreene wrote:jay (support) wrote:kennybroh wrote:And I assume as an interim measure I could simply set up a parallel z-wave network to control the locks and at some point integrate that into my Indigo system when that's possible. If I did that, what do you recommend as the easiest solution?
Sorry, realized I didn't really directly address this question.
The only way to support Z-Wave locks in Indigo at the moment is to get a MiCasaVerde Vera controller and configure the lock in their UI (it would indeed be a separate Z-Wave network from one you would create with the Z-Stick that Indigo could control directly). Then use the free Vera plugin to talk to it. Note that the plugin isn't supported by anyone at the moment (the original author, who was selling it originally, found that he didn't have time to support it and made it available for free in our File Library). However, I believe some users have had some success using it to control locks (as well as other Z-Wave devices).
I'm not recommending this approach mainly because it's pretty expensive - the Vera Lite is ~$180 (you might be able to find them cheaper) so added to the cost of the lock it's pretty pricey. And you have to use the Vera UI at the very least to add the lock to it (it's pretty awful IMO) so you can't do all of the management in Indigo (which we think is pretty important).
So you mean even with the plugin and with the MiCasaVerda (Z-wave controller) I still have to use the Vera UI, you mean the device does not show up in Indigo even in this configuration?? I don't mind if I can not manage it, I just need to be able to trigger it to lock and unlock from Indigo. That is possible right??
I have the plugin configured, and my z-wave door locks, which are controlled by miCasa Verde appear in Indigo as Indigo devices. The issue is, the status of the device does not really indicate the security of the device as LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. The status just shows OFF. So, you do not know if it is unlocked or locked.
The plugin will let you execute a Verde Scene, and the Verde scene knows the proper state of the device. But, when I select the option in Indigo to run a Verde scene, my scenes do not appear in the drop down.
neilgreene wrote:neilgreene wrote:jay (support) wrote:kennybroh wrote:And I assume as an interim measure I could simply set up a parallel z-wave network to control the locks and at some point integrate that into my Indigo system when that's possible. If I did that, what do you recommend as the easiest solution?
Sorry, realized I didn't really directly address this question.
The only way to support Z-Wave locks in Indigo at the moment is to get a MiCasaVerde Vera controller and configure the lock in their UI (it would indeed be a separate Z-Wave network from one you would create with the Z-Stick that Indigo could control directly). Then use the free Vera plugin to talk to it. Note that the plugin isn't supported by anyone at the moment (the original author, who was selling it originally, found that he didn't have time to support it and made it available for free in our File Library). However, I believe some users have had some success using it to control locks (as well as other Z-Wave devices).
I'm not recommending this approach mainly because it's pretty expensive - the Vera Lite is ~$180 (you might be able to find them cheaper) so added to the cost of the lock it's pretty pricey. And you have to use the Vera UI at the very least to add the lock to it (it's pretty awful IMO) so you can't do all of the management in Indigo (which we think is pretty important).
So you mean even with the plugin and with the MiCasaVerda (Z-wave controller) I still have to use the Vera UI, you mean the device does not show up in Indigo even in this configuration?? I don't mind if I can not manage it, I just need to be able to trigger it to lock and unlock from Indigo. That is possible right??
I have the plugin configured, and my z-wave door locks, which are controlled by miCasa Verde appear in Indigo as Indigo devices. The issue is, the status of the device does not really indicate the security of the device as LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. The status just shows OFF. So, you do not know if it is unlocked or locked.
The plugin will let you execute a Verde Scene, and the Verde scene knows the proper state of the device. But, when I select the option in Indigo to run a Verde scene, my scenes do not appear in the drop down.
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