Aeotec Heavy Duty Smart Switch Gen5 is a Z-Wave switch controller that can also report the wattage energy usage and KWH usage of the device wired in to it. As part of its switching functionality, Heavy Duty Smart Switch Gen5 can be controlled by other Z-Wave devices to turn loads on or off. It can bear up to 40 amps current of resister loads.
It also act as a repeater, forwarding Z-Wave command messages to destination nodes if the originating controller is out of range from the
destination node.
By taking advantage of the Z-Wave mesh network, commands can be routed to their destination via intermediary Z-Wave products. Products that are Z-Wave certified can be used and communicate with other Z-Wave certified device.
The Switch is also a security Z-wave device and supports Over The Air (OTA) feature for the products firmware upgrade.