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Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Wednesday 09 November 2016 21:59
by jenssen
Hello,
When you have a master Pi with a Zwave USB controller attached to it, and you expand it with a slave Pi, is it also possible to add an extra Zwave controller on the slave unit? I only want to use the extra Zwave controller on the slave Pi to extend the Zwave signal.
Kind regards,
Hugo
Re: Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Wednesday 09 November 2016 22:14
by Egregius
Is your home that large that the mesh network isn't enough?
Re: Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Wednesday 09 November 2016 22:30
by jenssen
Egregius wrote:Is your home that large that the mesh network isn't enough?
well I just want to add the Z-wave controller to the Pi so that it is part of the mesh network, just as the other controller. Is that possible?
Re: Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Wednesday 09 November 2016 22:51
by Egregius
2 controllers in 1 network?
Re: Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Thursday 10 November 2016 18:35
by jenssen
Egregius wrote:2 controllers in 1 network?
yes, but not as an active controller, but only as "supporting" the mesh network?
Re: Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Thursday 10 November 2016 19:43
by Egregius
I don't know what you want to achieve with that. Any powered node is a repeater.
Re: Slave with extra Z-wave controller expand signal?
Posted: Thursday 10 November 2016 20:05
by jenssen
Egregius wrote:I don't know what you want to achieve with that. Any powered node is a repeater.
only to have a better zwave mesh network, as I do not have so much active zwave components (a lot of them are on battery), that is the only reason. Is that possible?