FIBARO... the right Z-Wave devices for your Smart Home?

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FIBARO's Z-Wave smart home devices, are these the right fit for your home? What makes Z-Wave technology different? Are these FIBARO devices any good? Let's explore the more plug & play devices from FIBARO; featuring the Door Window Sensor 2, Wall Plug 2, MultiSensor, Button, Keyfob, and Heat Controller.
With Homey, these devices are easy to connect, and you can quickly create Flows for different scenarios and automations you are looking to create for your smart home. Remember, Flows are designed by a Homey user, so if the use cases highlighted in the video are not exactly what your looking for, you can always adapt these to your situation.
Homey understands that every smart home is different, we just give you the tools to Make it Your Home.
Learn more about Homey: homey.app
Learn more about the FIBARO App on Homey: homey.link/FIBARO
Want to buy any of the devices shown in this video? Use the links below:
FIBARO Door Window Sensor 2 - homey.link/FIBARO-DW2
FIBARO Wall Plug 2 - homey.link/FIBARO-WP2
FIBARO MultiSensor - homey.link/FIBARO-MS
FIBARO Button (red) - homey.link/FIBARO-B
FIBARO Keyfob - homey.link/FIBARO-KF
FIBARO Heat Controller - homey.link/FIBARO-RTHC
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - What is Z-Wave?
02:51 - Connect to Homey
05:25 - Device Features
08:03 - Creating Flows
14:16 - Summary & My Favorites

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@JeroenB68 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex. Thank you for this and other videos. When I change an advanced setting in the Fibaro device, Homey mentions settings will be saved during the next automatic wakeup. How can i see if the queued settings have arrived at the device?

@bartakkermans2532 Жыл бұрын

Like all you videos, homey and fibaro are a great combo. Will upgrade to walli outlet. So hope there will be a video for homey and walli what is possible and programming buttons.

@alfoveryland7445 Жыл бұрын

Hey Homey. I’m using my homey bridge in my boat. Works perfect! But my homey app thinks my boat is my home, and the naming of the rooms are all wrong. Is this something you can look into? 😊 I guess this is also a problem for cabins.

@Larsbor 7 ай бұрын

Now I understand why the Fibaro girl has such a strange accent. And why the products seems smart and has alot of possibilities.. that just itsn complete in the end when you stand with the product and want to use it. My favorite is absolutely Eve.. which is crazy nice and expensive..

@huseyn.rzayev 5 ай бұрын

I bought Fibaro motion sensor z-wave plus , it doesn’t work with homey bridge

@bckpcz 3 жыл бұрын

Fibaro works quite good, but Roller Shutters support is very limited :(

@accountnmr7 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, thanks! Was missing the Fibaro dimmer 2 though. Is that recommended as well?

@homey 3 жыл бұрын

Currently, a separate video on Fibaro's built-in / invisible modules is in the planning. We'll likely be looking at the Dimmer 2, along with the Smart Implant, Walli, and some other Fibaro choices. So stay tuned for that! :)

@accountnmr7 3 жыл бұрын

@@homey great!!

@fredrikfriisnielsen6243 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to see you guy's recommendations for actually setting up a Homey system with reliable components. For me, one of the most important features of a switch or thermostat is that it is compatible with a standard 55 wall box and frame. For example light switches, the heatit zpush lineup is great and has a nice button press, however it has a very loose fit in a standard 55 frame, which renders it useless when used in a frame with other components

@homey 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Fredrik, thanks for the suggestion! We do have videos like this in the planning, as you can imagine, wall boxes, wiring, installation, are difficult topics to cover. Hopefully we will have some videos covering these more detailed topics soon.

@dannym817 3 жыл бұрын

Only using Fibaro roller shutter. Be warned they are small, but i could not fit it behind the original controller and had to add an extra box next to my normal roller shutter to hide it.

@bckpcz 3 жыл бұрын

But in Homey they miss TILT for Venetian blind mode, ticket is open for 2 years :)

@alexanderpasnl 2 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't like a red shiny button? :p I can imagine it be ideal for emergency type situations, like in the kitchen. If something goes wrong and the smoke alarm hasn't been activated yet. You press on the red button, the (fire) alarm goes off, all lights turn to the brightest white, the curtains and or blinds go open and perhaps even the windows open to ventilate. That does need to be a very reliable button then though, which it might not be according to this video. Came here while looking for a good smoke detector to incorporate in my Homey system. The Fibaro looks promising. Going to check whether Homey has a video about smoke detectors now. If not, please do ;-)

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Alexander, thanks for the tip on a video for smoke detectors! These are relatively simple, so even without a video you should be able to figure out a few great Flows for Smoke detectors. 👍

@alexanderpasnl 2 жыл бұрын

@@homey True true. Just in the last minute of ordering a few, I found out however that that specific model does not allow to use for instance the siren in case of a burglary. My idea of Homey is that you can link all kinds of stuff together, but of course the products need to allow such things. Now I really don't know which are the best to buy. Anywho, another exploration ahead and this time with realising that not every function can be used in every product.

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderpasnl Make sure to check out our App Store (homey.app/apps/), the App pages are made interactive, so you can select a device listed on the App page, and then you will be able to see the unique available Flow cards for that specific device. This is the best way to preview the capabilities of a certain device with Homey Flows before you purchase it. Quick tip - you can use Sonos speakers to play Alarm sounds if you have those. (might be a nice excuse to get a pair) 😉

@lucasmauro31 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, in the video you mentioned that its possible to expect higher prices on Z wave productos compared to zigbee. Why is this exactly? i have been checking prices and they are really more expensive!

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Lucas, the main difference is that Zigbee is more of an open platform solution, and Z-Wave is more closed / licensed, meaning higher prices for the Z-Wave chips etc. However, as I mention in the video, Z-Wave has its advantages, and it's considered the more stable smart home network of the 2 types.

@AlessandroAlfei 2 жыл бұрын

Can the internal parameters of these sensors be set? like the sensitivity etc ..?

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Alessadro, Fibaro sensors do have a series of options that can be set in the Homey App. Sensitivity, time-out, light modes, etc. Depending on the device, there are a number of settings. Be advised that after changing these settings, you need to put your sensor into 'learn' mode so that these are saved on the sensor itself. There are instructions in the App on how to do this.

@AlessandroAlfei 2 жыл бұрын

@@homey Thanks a lot

@suppermanzzzz291 2 жыл бұрын

this UI looks good

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

It is good! 👍 ;)

@n25992 2 жыл бұрын

Will all those z wave or zigbee devices appear on homekit ?

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

It is possible to make them appear on Homekit if you wish, there is a community app available that does just that.

@n25992 2 жыл бұрын

@@homey thanks . So does this mean that I can for exemple use a blind controller from fibaro that doesn’t support homekit and thought homey be able to control it on homekit ?

@igor4371 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, could you in simple words explain if this button can be set to trigger send SMS or make Facetime call via iPad, if so, how to do that? Please don't refer to Fibaro help centre, they are not responding. Thank you

@homey 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Igor, Good question. I'd suggest taking a look at using the button together with a 'Siri Shortcut' (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9GWmpiml5PcdJ8.html). If you have the button connected to Homey, you can install the homekit community app - homey.app/a/com.swttt.homekit/. This makes the devices you have connected to Homey, also available to Homekit. Then you can use the button as a trigger for a Siri shortcut which could send an SMS or initiate a FaceTime call if you desire, along with other iOS specific actions. Hope this helps! :) Let me know if that worked for you.