Product description
Build your own ZWave hub with the latest version of Z-Wave – Aeotec’s Gen7
Run your smart home locally, privately, and cloud-free.
Your key to building your own Z-Wave hub.
Build your own smart home automation hub with the Aeotec Z-Stick 7 using your own computer and commercial or free, open-source software. Your computer, your software means you host your hub and automations locally. Engineered in Germany, it uses advanced Z-Wave technology including Gen7 and 700 series, and pairs that version of Z-Wave Plus with S2 (security 2) and SmartStart native compatibility.
Take control of your smart home and your security by building your own Z-Wave gateway and hosting it locally.
Build your own smart hub
Run your smart home locally, privately, and cloud-free.
Take control of your smart home and your security by building your own Z-Wave gateway hub and hosting it locally (requires computing hardware and operating software of your choice)
Use free, open-source software
Z-Stick 7 has been designed to allow you to build your own automation gateway exactly as you want it to be. To do that, it is compatible with this range of free and open-source home automation software: Domoticz, Home Assistant, and Z-Wave JS. It is also compatible with commercial available Indigo 7 for MacOS. Z-Stick 7 does not ship with any software by default. If you would like to use other software, please purchase Z-Stick Gen5+ instead.
Local hosting of your smart home
Managing your smart home through the cloud is risky. If the cloud goes down, so does your smart home. Z-Stick 7 allows you to host locally, back up locally, and manage your home’s privacy by never sharing how and when you use your home with third-party cloud services.
A-Grade security
Build your own gateway hub using leading security. Z-Stick 7 features Z-Wave S2 (‘security 2’) natively. Along with the standard AES-128 bit encrypted security of standard ZWave, Z-Stick 7 also secures your home using ECDH key exchange to prevent man-in-the-middle hacking along with pro-security grade, UL 1023 compliance.
Compatible with any platform
Z-Stick 7 isn’t only compatible with open-source software, it’s also compatible with open-source hardware. You can use Z-Stick 7 to build your own smart home hub with existing or cheap computer hardware including MacOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi, and Linux based systems.
5 second device setup
Z-Stick 7 is SmartStart enabled. When used with SmartStart compatible automation software, that means you can connect new devices to your Z-Wave network in mere seconds – simply and quickly scan a new device’s QR code using your gateway software’s app for immediate connexion to Z-Stick 7.
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Customer Reviews
4.2 out of 5 stars 2,066
4.4 out of 5 stars 248
4.2 out of 5 stars 828
4.3 out of 5 stars 245
Price
$149.99$149.99 $50.73$50.73
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Z-Wave Plus
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Z-Wave Plus V2
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Gen7
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700 series
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Open source compatible
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Local hosting
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Works with Raspberry Pi, Windows, Mac, Linux to create a zwave hub for control of Z-Wave and Z-Wave Plus devices.
German engineered to use Aeotec exclusive Gen7 and 700 series technologies. Offers ZWave SmartStart and S2 security.
Faster, further. Z-Stick 7 wirelessly transmits up to 250% further in open-place space and with 18% faster CPU
Compatible with Z-Wave enabled, home automation software including Home Assistant and Indigo 7. No software included.
J. Powell –
Excellent for Home Assisstant
This has been running in my Home Assistant for probably three years now without any hiccups whatsoever. It runs a handful of smoke detectors, two garage door openers, four smart locks, and probably something else I’m forgetting. Been rock stable and performant since the first day.Also, I have this plugged into a 5m powered USB extension cable and then routed through my wiring closet wall to the attic, and it’s absolutely HOT in that space. So far, it hasn’t even so much as blinked, so it seems pretty well built too.
Nate –
Back up to 5 stars.
Edit: 8/14/2022 – After messing around with this a bit, I’ve discovered the range is not as good as the Gen 5, it DOES see all of my devices but you have to put it in a place that NOTHING is blocking it. I actually purchased a USB extension cable and put it in the ceiling. After doing that, it sees all of my devices and can control all of them (I had it directly attached to my server previously just like the Gen 5 that had no issues being directly connected).Seeing as this could have been an oversight on my part, I have raised it to 5 stars for being very quick to respond to requests.Initial Review (Sometime before 8/14/2022)Although this device is snappy (very quick to respond to requests), it is not compatible with all of my devices, at least not without trying to connect them repeatedly (and I still haven’t been able to connect them).I have the quickset Z-Wave deadbolt locks on my house and they all connected to the GEN5+ just fine. No connection errors, everything was quick to respond, and I received near real-time feedback about the lock status. I purchased a new server, new Z-wave bridge (this device) and attempted to connect all of my Z-Wave devices. Most of them connected just fine but the door locks WILL NOT CONNECT. I don’t know if this is because they don’t have the S2 encryption or if it is something else but they simply will not connect properly.I’ve removed and added multiple times (roughly 10 times for each lock). The system connects them but can’t do anything else with them after connecting. It’s quite annoying as I have everything in my house go to “lockdown” at 9pm (doors lock and they automatically lock again after 3 minutes of being unlocked).The Gen 5 plus device worked flawlessly, the only reason I upgraded to this one was because of the enhanced security feature of it. I’m hesitant to move back because when you remove a Z-Wave hub, you have to remove ALL of your devices and add them to the “new” hub… which means if I moved back to the Gen 5, I would essentially be adding a “new hub” back into the mix. I would then have to go to all of the Z-Wave devices, remove them from their current network and add them to the new hub. Rather annoying to do.
Yogi Suji –
Great purchase that works with my pi3 and zwave sensors.
I am very happy I bought this product. I have plugged in to my Pi3 with home automation.I had to upgrade the firmware, in that process I bricked it.I was then able to use nodejs and push a new firmware to it.Connectivity is great, it is a great value for your money. I was able to pair my zwave sensors easily and quickly.It has been reliable so far.
Ron S. –
Works with Home Assistant
Bought this to replace a very old Z-Stick with very old software. Decided to keep with the Aeotec since I had good luck with the older stick.I miss the ability to include/exclude devices by using a physical button on the Z-Stick and bringing it closer to devices. I know that’s supposedly not really necessary any more but I had issues excluding.Using this with Home Assistant and the Z-Wave JS integration. (Almost) Everything is working well and I’m able to operate my Z-Wave lights and fans without issues.Only problem I had was that I could not exclude a device with this controller. This could be an issue with the stick, the firmware on the stick or Home Assistant. Can’t say which, and I didn’t want to start messing with firmware. I managed to exclude it by using the old controller and software so did not investigate further.
EJP –
Great quality device
Installed easily, I migrated from an HUSB-ZB1, I only have 7 devices on my ZWave network but had lots of issues with devices not responding. After excluding and including the whole network I was up and running.Out of the box I still had some minor issues but they were significantly improved. After the firmware upgrade everything went away and works like a dream!If you’re using Home Assistant I recommend ZWave JS UI, to do the firmware upgrade. Just be warned that in the US you will have to change back from the EU frequency after the upgrade. I lost a lot of hours to that…
Chris –
Great
Since purchasing the device, I have had no issues. Perfect for a HomeAssistant setup. Depending on where the device is located, you may need a USB extension cable to alleviate potential signal issues.
B. McCann –
Solid controller for Home Assistant and ZWave using Z-Wave JS UI
Been using this with Home Assistant, via Z-Wave JS UI running on a Raspberry Pi, centrally located in my home. It works very well. Good range, low to no errors.
Just Review –
Aweful update process – can’t use until update, due to severe bug.
Bought for HomeAssistant – and it probably works – but the setup required to get the firmware updated is ridiculous. It’s not that it’s difficult, if you are computer savvy – but it’s a mundane and archaic process – lots of steps involved. This could be packaged up so nicely into a single process. In my 30 years of handling systems, I’ve never seen an update process that’s this many steps.Oh – and the update is pretty much required, as there is a nasty bug in the prior version of the firmware. Unless they start shipping these with the new firmware, be prepared for pain.Thanks Silicon Labs and Aeotec for making sure computer science is still a respected field!