Gen5 deadbolt locks

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#1

Hi,

Does anyone know if there are any Gen5 deadbolt locks available yet?

Cheers,
Raladic

#2

Yale sales representative told me that they will have Gen5 locks in this June. I would wait until July and ask them again.

#3

Out of curiosity… what’s the benefit of a Gen5 lock?

#4

Z-Wave Plus, aka Gen5.

http://z-wave.sigmadesigns.com/z-wave_plus
http://z-wavealliance.org/z-wave_plus_certification/
http://www.vesternet.com/us/what-is-z-wave-plus

Some most obvious advantages:

  1. Battery life
  2. Signal range and bandwidth
  3. OTA firmware update
#5

Thanks for this… been seeing more mentions of gen5 and nice to have a bit more info… :slight_smile: