# Z-wave Controller: Trying to decide between Vera Plus & Aeotec Gen 5 USB **URL:** \ **Category:** Home Automation\ **Tags:** vera, z-wave\ **Created:** [July 31, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/z-wave-controller-trying-to-decide-between-vera-plus-aeotec-gen-5-usb/32518 "2017-07-31T17:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![5iver](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/5iver/32/21201_2.png) [@5iver](https://community.openhab.org/u/5iver)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:25am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/z-wave-controller-trying-to-decide-between-vera-plus-aeotec-gen-5-usb/32518/7 "2017-08-22T10:25:33Z")
The HUSBZB-1 has come up a few times in the Zigbee thread, > [@Zigbee binding](https://community.openhab.org/t/zigbee-binding/15763): > > Hello, I would like to try out the Zigbee binding that is under development! Where can I found the repository with the latest work? I have some different TI hardware that I would like to test with it (CC2530, CC2531, CC2538, CC2650). Is there any instruction on how to generate the firmware, as I understand it is based on the sample code from TI, so it might be possible to generate firmware for them? I have some hardware from other vendors also, but then the interface needs to be rewritten? … but here’s another specifically about this device… > [@Linear HUSBZB-1](https://community.openhab.org/t/linear-husbzb-1/33200/7): > > I’ve been using one of these for over a month now, and it cost me less than a spare zstick. The zwave chip is the same as a zstick, but the firmware versions are slightly different. However, they have the same libraries, as reported by Zensys Tools. The Aeon backup software can be used with it, and I have done backups and restores across the two. After some recent fixes Chris has done, the zigbee binding is now working very well, except for a possible bug in reporting states accurately (he proba… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.openhab.org/t/z-wave-controller-trying-to-decide-between-vera-plus-aeotec-gen-5-usb/32518)._