![]() ![]() So I go online and find the pairing manual, which says to push the button on the device and it should pair, but then I see another document that says push it three times. Scoreboard for Aeon Labs (and while we are giving them a point, give them another because they know how to ship an item). A quick glance at the “Razberry” Daughter card and I noticed no easy button. With the Aeon Labs Z-Stick, all I had to do was take out the usb stick, walk to the item I wanted to pair, push the button on the stick and then push the button on the item I wanted to pair. Time to associate the new dimmable switch. Start with the mandatory reboot (even though we are on linux) and what do you know, I now have a http server instance at port 8083 just as promised. Ok this problem is fine, I like troubleshooting. The promised server was not running on port 8083. It was exciting asked me to confirm a TOS that I could not readily read and asked me to join their newsletter. I followed the instructions on the sheet and ran their install program. 5″ box wrapped in paper instead of the usual static guard pouch.Īt this point I tried to clear my head – this new toy was going to make life wonderful – I mean come on, who doesn’t like web services? Time to install. ![]() The “Razberry” card was in a tiny 1″ x 1.5″ x. Maybe I was lucky and I would get a free T-shirt… nope just a few packing peanuts. I wanted to love this thing, it would make it easier to be lazy, but if a company cannot figure out how to ship an item it is a bad sign and “you are going to have a bad time”.Īs I opened the already half opened box (little bit of cost cutting on the tape), I kept hoping for some reason that I paid for a box labeled 1lb to be delivered to me. I understand the hurdles they have a limited market and it looks like they paid some licensing fees (and the actual manufacturing of these “custom units” in small quantities doesn’t help) but I was seriously pissed off from the moment it arrived in its 12” x 12” x 6” poorly put together box. I am going to complain about price again. My understanding was that you plug it in and immediately have a web service to start making calls to. The final decision was made after reading their API documentation – even though it had a few grammar mistakes and odd wording for a technical document I was really excited about what the Daughter Card had to offer. I have been extremely pleased with the Aeon Labs Z-Stick so it was hard for me to fork out the almost $80 for this miniature card. I finally decided it was time to try the “ Z-Wave Razberry-Pi GPIO Daughter Card”. My Attempt at a Setup Tutorial, Review and Rant All-in-One ![]()
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