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Note: that this process is essentially a factory reset and will cause you to lose some custom information you might have programmed into z-command. If you lose the admin password to the web interface but still have SSH access to z-command, establish an SSH connection (default credentials are username: pi ; password: raspberry). Issue the […]

New feature: Support for Aeotec Multisensor 6  Support for Aeotec door/window sensor ZW120 Support for First Alert CO and smoke sensor

For those who want a truly powerful home automation system, nothing beats having a REST API access. This is what Z-Command has always provided. But things are even more interesting with release 1.1.7024 of Z-Command. The end user can now run any command on their raspberry pi in response to a z-wave event. If you […]

New feature: Execute any linux command based on z-wave events Bug fix: /api/updatedevicemetadata/{nodeId} did not work as expected.

Establish an SSH connection to Z-Command. You need to edit two files and update the host name. 1. Edit the hostname file sudo nano /etc/hostname You will see current hostname. Change this to whatever you want – one word without special characters or spaces. CTRL+X press Y then hit Enter 2. Next you need to change […]

Log into your GMail account and click My Account in the upper right hand corner of the screen Click Signing in to Google Click App passwords Select Other for App name and enter Z-Command and click GENERATE This will generate a unique password that you will enter into Z-Command, together with your full GMail email address […]

Earlier this week, I discovered an android app called Automate. It lets you create simple scripts that can tie events like voice commands to REST API calls. It only took 1 second for me to have a light bulb moment – combining this app with Z-Command’s API will let anyone control any z-wave appliance with […]

Now possible to create automation events based on the day of week automation event. New automation rules are now enabled by default. Minor bug fixes.

Our Z-Command Home Automation System Giveaway has wrapped up and we have selected a winner at random. Our first selected winner is: Michelle Fosnaugh; m****h@c**x.net We must hear from this winner by email by  5/26/2015 4:00 pm PDT otherwise we will select another winner and give him/her 24 hours to respond until we get a valid winner. Congratulations […]

Support for 2 new 5th generation z-wave USB dongles: Z-Wave.me and Sigma Designs. More consistent behavior while linking and unlinking z-wave devices from the web interface.