Simple question: Is the minimote still required?

[JDRoberts]

@adammrob

Can you point me toward “Duncan’s (I think) device type that has an association preference”? This sounds like exactly what I need, since I have no need for the minimote aside from the association itself.

Sorry for resurrecting this, I just can’t seem to find another answer!

This used to work with the V1 hub, but it’s from a long time ago and I don’t know if it still works.

FAQ: Solution for Linear/GoControl 3-way switches? (WD500Z-1 and WT00Z-1) (Association options)

Finally… There is a way to do real zwave association ( using the setassociation command set) just with SmartThings without using a minimote, but it’s pretty complicated and I’m actually not 100% sure that it still works with the V2 hub. @duncan wrote an “auxiliary switch” custom DTH that would allow you to do this. I don’t expect support to have told you about this because of the complexity. And I’m not recommending this method because to be honest it’s just way easier to use a minimote. But I think it is still doable. @duncan can confirm. So I’m really just putting this post here to document this additional method. I’m not recommending it for your particular situation.

Let us know if it works!