Aeotec WallMote Quad, Z-Wave Plus Wireless Wall Switch, 4 Button, 16 Scene Remote Control

I installed ziggbie controlled blinds in our master bedroom and connected them to the Hubitat and wanted a switch on the wall I could use to control them. This works a treat with the Hubitat, was super easy to mount and is easy to program. It offers single and double tap events as well as long press, so I have set it to open and close the two sets of blinds on each window and double tap to open or close 25% more or less. Works great and is very attractive and I loved that I could mount it anywhere. I have yet to need to recharge it.

I read here many reviews about whether Aeotec WallMote Quad works with SmartThings because I was seeing conflicting information. In the end I decided to buy it and give it a try. I can confirm that as of August 2020 WallMote does work with SmartThings. I used the newer SmartThings app and easily added the device to my network. Without doing anything else I have support for each button pushed and each button held. Those actions can control other devices or scenes. Also, a single button action (e.g., button pushed) and control both turning a device on AND turning a device off. No need to use two different buttons/actions. What does not work out of the box is swipe action. I'll try to get that one working next.

I purchased 2 of these Wallmote quads to control sections of landscape lighting on pathways leading to or from different doors, mounting one at each door. Connection to the smart things hub was pretty straight forward but it is intially seen as a generic device. In order to make it work you need to create a device handler via copied code from Aeotec via github. This requires a fair bit of knowledge in smartthings control website and github, although not uncommon to get many devices to work correctly with Smartthings. Hopefully this step goes away when Samsung and the device manufacturers get the device recognition worked out better. Once connected and the device handler figured out you need to install the button controller smartapp from smartthings to control switches, scenes, locks, modes, etc. You can control multiple switches with one press or one hold of each button. The button controller acts as a toggle, each press cycles the switch from its current state. There is a slight delay from the time the switch can be pressed for a second action, though in my experience the switch action happens pretty quickly. One thing that tripped me up here was the need for a separate button controller smartapp for each Wallmote.Once I got through the setup and understood the switch action, I really like how the Wallmote works. It saved me a lot of money vs hardwiring new switches from the interior of the house to exterior power sources for the low voltage lighting. I have now programmed other purposes for the switch, such as controlling a scene that ensures all smart light switches are off as we exit the door. I have not had these long enough to comment on battery life, they show as 100% after several days of use. The magnetic mounts work very well and will allow simple recharging capability. Overall I would give it 5 stars for a clever and useful way to control 8 different smart home actions, but subtracting one star for the non trivial setup required.

I am successfully using this with my openHAB 2.4.0 system.1. The openHAB system does have this device in its database. But I needed to do several "wakeups" with the backside action button to get it fully paired. (This is an issue common to battery-powered Z-wave devices, not just this.)2. I don't see how this is 16-scene. I only see 8. The events I get are: button press, button hold, button release after hold. The documentation led me to believe there were also some gesture events (swiping between quadrants) but I don't see that working. I see a Z-wave configuration property (#3) for button slide, and I have it enabled, but I don't see that it does anything.3. The adhesive strip for mounting the unit is already on the backplate, and it looks like a pretty strong permanent adhesive. I plan to mount mine on a wooden nighttable, and I want something that can be removed without damaging the wood. Fortunately, Aeotec technical support was EXTREMELY responsive, and suggested soaking the back plate in isopropyl alcohol and scraping or gently rubbing off the adhesive. That worked like a champ. I'm pleased with this solution and even happier by the fast and helpful response from techs support.4. This unit has a beep, haptic (vibration) feedback, and an multi-color RGB for feedback. I configured mine to disable the beep. (Don't want to wake up the person next to you just because you are turning the fan up a notch.) The haptic feedback can be configured too. The LED can't. LED feedback is always enabled and it is always going to be blue.This first unit is going on my partner's nightstand. I like it so much I just ordered another one for mine.UPDATE: Here is the product I used to attach the Wallmote to a wood nightstand:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00099E8DM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My walmote quad was working great with Smarthings for 6 months. Today, it stopped working. Removed it from smartthings, cannot readopt (after several factory resets). Probably too late to return this paperweight. Waiting for customer support from Aeotec, to determine if I need to throw this way.