RaZberry Z-Wave

Introduction:

The RaZberry turns every Raspberry Pi into a Z-Wave Home Automation Gateway. The bundle of hardware and precompiled Z-Wave wireless network management software waits to be completed by your own user interface running in a web browser or a mobile phone.

The Z-Wave software offers an easy to understand and easy to use interface applying the well-known JavaScript interface technology JSON on a built in web server. Writing your own home automation app was never easier and never more affordable.

Access the Gateway locally and remotely!

Whenever you access find.zwave.me again and a local RaZberry is found, clicking on the IP address will lead you right to your Smart Home User Interface.

Various User Interfaces of RaZberry

When going to http://YOURIP:8083 you will see a selection menu to choose the web based UI you like to work with.

The Z-Wave Expert UI

The Z-Wave Expert User Interface is designed for installers, technically savvy people and other users that know how to build and maintain a Z-Wave based wireless network.

Z-Way Home Automation UI

Z-Way Home Automation UI is for all the virtual devices, aside from Z-Wave devices, it also supports other third party devices.

iOS/Android/Blackberry Native Apps

Just visit the Google App store or the iOS app store for native apps with the name “Z-Way”

  “Z-Way” in Apple Store.

    “Z-Way” in Google App Store.

Features:

• Compatible with old Raspberry Pi Model B as well as with new Model B+
• Can work with around 500 devices on the market, including switches, sensors, meters, door locks, thermostats, IP cameras, ect.
• Support Apple HomeKit
• Pass Z-Wave Plus Certification
• Support remote upgrade, backup and restore the system
• Base on Google JS Engine V8 (used in Google Chrome Browser)
• Very solid programming environment, all scripts are open source
• Home automation modules implement the intelligence of the system
• HTTP REST API: allow other devices of different protocol to access Z-Way, vice versa
• Highly secured communication
• Easy to use interfaces
• Supported by the famous Pebble Smart Watch. Just check out the link to the Pebble Store
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 2（not tested against the new Raspberry Pi 2 but we don't expect problems）

Specification:

Dimension

•         0.79″ x 1.57″, 20mm x 40mm

Hardware

•        Sigma Designs ZM5202 Z-Wave Transceiver Module (5th generation Z-Wave module),
•        An external 32 K SPI flash for network data
•        PCBA Antenna for 868 MHz (EU frequency)
•        Connects directly to Raspberry PI GPIO connector
   

Chip-Firmware

•        Based on Reference design from Sigma Designs
•        Enhanced functions such as

o Backup and recovery function including network topology
o Extended Node Information Frame (up to 35 Command Classes)
o Optimized transmitting queue handling to speed up transmitting process
o Firmware update from the Raspberry PI OS level in the field
o Extended Wakeup Notification
o Handling to extend battery life time of battery operated devices in the network
o Watch Dog function

Software

•        Certified Z-Wave Middleware written in C (Z-Wave Alliance Certification Number ZC10-14110009)
•        Full Z-Wave based Smart Home Gateway

o Network management (Include, Exclude, Reorganize)
o Device interview and configuration
o Management of direct associations between devices
o Sensor access and polling
o Operating actors and access actors status
o Automation engine with rules, scripts and timers with scripts in JavaScript
o Job queue management

•        Tested against Raspbian "wheezy" OS (both hard float and soft float) and OpenElecOS
•        Implements Z-Wave Network controller based on SDK 6.51 or 4.54

•         Offers a native C level API plus web based JSON API
•         Local scripting based on Google Java Script Engine V8
•         Optimized data subscription model to minimize data traffic over the net
•         Localization based on XML language files
•         Utilizes the Pepper One Z-Wave device data base or user friendly configuration and association handling 

Documents

• RaZberry Introduction and Getting Started
• Z-Way Users Documentation
• Z-Way Developers Documentation
• Z-Way End User License Agreement

Come to the official site and the official forum of RaZberry if you have any further questions.

Sample Code

https://github.com/Z-Wave-Me

 Note: *Raspberry Pi and its corresponding SD Card and Power source are not included in the package.