You don’t need their controller, smartthings will act as the controller.
They should’ve been discovered out of the box, but just as a basic switch. If they weren’t, you may need to do a general exclusion on them to clear out any old information.
You will also need the custom code such as @Automated_House mentioned. If you haven’t used custom code before, it’s pretty straightforward. Basically you you are going to copy the author’s code and paste it into your own account.
In this case, the easiest way to do this is:
One) install the custom code as described above
Two) perform a “general exclusion“ on the switches to make sure they are ready to pair to smartthings
Three) Then go through the ad anything process, and they should be picked up OK with the custom code. If not, they should add as a basic Z wave switch and then you can shift them to your new custom code as described in the custom code FAQ.
The switches are popular in the community because of the double tap and triple tap feature and your find a lot of people using them. But it’s up to you if you want to go to something simpler. Once you get them installed, though, I think you’ll find them very easy to use.
@darwin has a popular device handler for them in the following thread:
He should also know what the exclusion step is that you have to do on the switch itself, but I think you just have to tap the paddle once after you issue the exclusion from smartthings.
