RF controlled ceiling fans

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I recently purchased new ceiling fans that are only controlled by RF remotes (light, 3 stage fan speed). Has anyone seen an RF interface/control unit that I could set up to control these fans from Vera? I haven’t seen anything like it in my reading.

(http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Ceiling-Fans-Accessories-Ceiling-Fans/h_d1/N-arykZ1z140nuZ1z11eryZ5yf59/R-100665878/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#BVRRWidgetID)

Cheers

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Big Mac: when you find one, let us know! Right now, Z-wave in the US has an extreme paucity of devices and controls.

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Leviton has a magnetic switch with variable speeds to control the Fan. I use my ipod along with my cooper hand held to control the fans.

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Yeah, but it’s only half a solution. It has no light control or reverse direction control - stuff you can find on any $30 fan switch or remote. Maybe someday a real solution will come along.

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CMRancho: “paucity” is my new word for the day!

As for a solution, I have no experience with anything like this… but, if something like a HomeLink remote can be programmed to simulate garage remotes, then there must be a way to hack something together. I’ll let you know when my creation is complete!

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It seems tome that the best hack would be to hack the fan to bypass the radio in the fan, finding a way to just tie through power, then control it via the Z-Wave switch mentioned. This gets rid of exisitng remotes, but that could be a bonus if you are trying to have a single unified remote for everything.

Or find a board that controls contact closures with relays via USB and write a Luup plug-in for it, then open a remote and map all of the buttons to contact closures on the board with solder and wire.

The first suggestion sounds easier.