How to do OTA Wave devices in Home Assistant - Z-Wave JS UI

Modified on Wed, 3 Jul at 10:16 AM

Starting in April 2024, all firmware updates will be automatically reported by Home Assistant. If you need to perform a manual firmware update, please refer to the guide below.


This article presents a guide detailing the process for executing an Over-The-Air update of Shelly Wave devices through Home Assistant, utilising the Z-Wave JS UI add-on.


  • Open the HA Menu by selecting the Menu icon located in the top left corner.


  • Within the HA Menu, choose the option "Open Z-Wave JS".


  • Once the user interface (UI) has loaded, proceed to select the icon corresponding to the desired Device for the OTA.


  • Click on the Advanced button


  • Within the Advanced window, locate the Firmware update option and then proceed by pressing BEGIN.


  • Choose the line corresponding to the Firmware file, and navigate to the location of the downloaded file on your device. Ensure the Target to update is set to 0 and press OK.


  • After completing the previous step, you can navigate back to the Z-Wave JS UI, where you will be able to monitor the update's progress.


  • After the update is completed, you will receive a notification.


  • Following which HA will conduct the device interview again.


  • Upon completion of the interview, the new firmware version will become visible in the widget of the updated device.