Hello everyone,
just bought the Wink hub at 50$ on Amazon. Was hoping to get my GE Dimmer Switch 45612 and my appliance module to work with Wink. But I haven't found the way to do it.
Googoling for help I end up to this topic on Wink. So first thing I did was to read all the 15 + pages. Very interesting and lots of comments.
Then I had hard time to register on the forum. It wouldn't accept my registrations pretending they have tight security about spammer!!! I use "daudet" has user name in about 50 others forums without glitches. I tried 3 different emails and still not accepted. I email the forum owner and no answer.
Finally I tried again by usin changing mmy user name to. daudet419 and voila i am in now.
Back to Wink, I found out in this topic, that Wink rely only on external server to work. I thought that the Hub was handling all the stuff localy with the help of the external server only for a'ces from outsite my home network. I am really disappointed.
My ZWave and 1-wire network is working fine and I currently use OSA software on my own small server. Wink Hub was attractive with his multi platform radio's but cannot interface with OSA.
If I can get my GE modules to work with Wink I will keep it to experiment until they (Wink) get better. If not I will sell it back and concentrate with OSA as my platform.
Did anyone had success to pair GE modules? if so can anyone provide details.
I found a document on Jasco site about GE product and Wink Hub but it does not work.
I have read that Wink hub is using ZWave Plus protocols. I also found that ZWave + is backward compatible with ZWave. So don't know why it is not working.
I will keep watching this tread as I have subscribed to it and see if Wink Hub will improve.
A bit about me and my interest.
I am in the telecom business for the past 35 years. As Radio tech. then telecom tech.
Now I am specialized in VoIP and callcenters on the Avaya Aura portofolio.
Amateur Radio operator for the past 30 years, I am running a personnel weather station since 2005.
Started in HA a couple years ago with OSA has the platform with some GE modules and remotes, and half dozen 1-wire thermometer.
I have a couple WEMO switch for specific application like the front door light to go on/off at sunset and sunrise. And another plugin module to turn On the Rain gauge heater when temp goes below 4 degrees C and Off above 4 C.
My next projects, for this winter add more devices to my HA, build a lightning detector module for the Blitzortung network and proximity reading tags with an Arduino to integrate with HA.
That's it for now.
Daniel
VA2DG
http://meteohautrichelieu.com