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Integrating the Strips Guard with Home Assistant

This is an extract of the excellent article by Fredrick Biering about setting up and integrating the Strips Guard by Sensative with Home Assistant.

Read the full article here.

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The Strips Guard is overall easy to setup and integrate into Home Assistant. The sensor is plain without any flashing exterior, which makes it blend in nicely with most environments.

The Strips Guard is a general door/window-sensor which communicates over the Z-wave protocol. It has a thin design, and can easily be mounted between a door/window and it’s corresponding frame. It also claims a ten year battery-life. My particular use-case was to monitor and include a door in some automations, to which the Strips Guard seemed to be a nice fit.

Setting up the sensor

Initially I wanted to mount the sensor between the frame and the door. Sadly, the gap between the two was too narrow, and in the end I had to mount the sensor directly on the inside of the door.
Initially I thought the gap between the two magnets would be too wide, but this turned out not to be an issue.

Z-wave

Adding the sensor to Home Assistant was just a matter of adding a new node to my existing Z-wave network. I use the standard Z-wave component and Aeotec Z-stick for my setup.

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Strips for LoRaWAN

Strips for Z-Wave 700/800

Strips for Z-Wave 500

Getting started

Strips gateway compatibility list

How is the battery lifetime affected by the usage of routing devices to extend the range?

What should I keep in mind when setting up my Strips?

How to manually wake-up Strips

Integrating the Strips Guard with Home Assistant

Mounting

Where do I mount Strips Guard?

Strips mounting instructions

Some Strips are weatherproof. What does this mean?

Can I paint Strips with different colors?

Is it possible to move Strips?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

How to remove Strips

Strips Guard Magnet Position Guide

Strips Guard Mounting Guideline

Resetting

Removing Strips from your Z-Wave network

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Troubleshooting

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips does not work with my Gateway. What should I do?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Strips Blink test

If a device doesn’t pair

How to remove Strips

Troubleshooting guide

How to manually wake-up Strips

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Tech

Strips gateway compatibility list

Where do I mount Strips Guard?

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

How is Strips powered?

What is the expected battery life?

I have lost the magnet. Can I use another magnet instead?

Can I replace the battery on Strips when it is done?

Is the battery rechargeable?

Strips Z-Wave 500 series Limited Warranty

How can I maximize Strips battery life?

What range should Strips be from my gateway?

Strips battery tested and verified by Qoitech

Integrating the Strips Guard with Home Assistant

Strips General

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Strips Guard 500

Where to buy

Getting started

Strips gateway compatibility list

How is the battery lifetime affected by the usage of routing devices to extend the range?

What should I keep in mind when setting up my Strips?

How to manually wake-up Strips

Mounting

Some Strips are weatherproof. What does this mean?

Can I paint Strips with different colors?

Is it possible to move Strips?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

How to remove Strips

Resetting

Removing Strips from your Z-Wave network

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Troubleshooting

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips does not work with my Gateway. What should I do?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Strips Blink test

If a device doesn’t pair

How to remove Strips

Troubleshooting guide

How to manually wake-up Strips

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Tech

Device Handler for Strips Comfort/Drip

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

How is Strips powered?

What is the expected battery life?

I have lost the magnet. Can I use another magnet instead?

Can I replace the battery on Strips when it is done?

Is the battery rechargeable?

Strips Z-Wave 500 series Limited Warranty

How can I maximize Strips battery life?

What range should Strips be from my gateway?

Strips battery tested and verified by Qoitech

Strips Drip: how to turn off temperature & light reporting to extend battery life

Strips Comfort and Drip Temperature Report Statistics

Strips General

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Strips Drip 500

Where to buy

Getting started

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to use LUX report levels to create scenes

How is the battery lifetime affected by the usage of routing devices to extend the range?

What should I keep in mind when setting up my Strips?

How to manually wake-up Strips

Mounting

Can I paint Strips with different colors?

Is it possible to move Strips?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Where do you mount Strips Comfort?

How to remove Strips

Resetting

Removing Strips from your Z-Wave network

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Troubleshooting

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips does not work with my Gateway. What should I do?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Strips Blink test

If a device doesn’t pair

How to remove Strips

Troubleshooting guide

How to manually wake-up Strips

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Tech

Device Handler for Strips Comfort/Drip

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips Comfort Report Settings

How often is Strips Comfort reporting ambient light?

How is Strips powered?

What is the expected battery life?

How is Strips Comfort reporting ambient light & temperature?

I have lost the magnet. Can I use another magnet instead?

Can I replace the battery on Strips when it is done?

Is the battery rechargeable?

Strips Z-Wave 500 series Limited Warranty

How can I maximize Strips battery life?

What range should Strips be from my gateway?

Strips battery tested and verified by Qoitech

The anatomy of Strips Comfort

Strips Comfort and Drip Temperature Report Statistics

Strips Comfort Ambient Light Report Settings

Strips Comfort Temperature Alarm Settings

Strips General

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Strips Comfort 500

Where to buy

How to use LUX report levels to create scenes

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