A very nice non z-wave device is the axa remote 2.0. This device is able to open and lock windows. It comes with a infrared remote, but it is not possible to capture and copy this infrared signal. It is possible to hard wire a remote, but a nice way is to control the device via the rj12 port. This is a lin bus (data). A lot of information can be found on domoticaforum, including schematic.
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At the moment i am able to control the unit via an arduino via a simple arduino sketch and some open close and stop buttons.
I think there are some possibilities to make a mysensor.org sensor or an ethernet gateway in combination with a vera plugin. Help is welcome because i am not the best programmer.
attachments
axa schematic credits to domorob
axa.zip with arduino sketch
axa picture of the device