Fog machine - hubitat remote

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Hello everyone.

I have a small problem im hoping hubitat can solve.

My teens wanted to have a halloween party. So i thought hell lights do some lightsband fog. So off to spirit halloween where i purchased this unit

https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Halloween-400-Watt-Machine/dp/B08VDYNC9W

Turns out there is no timer function. Meaning it only activates when i push the remote on the button. Totally my fault. I should have checked more before i bought. But oh well.

It comes with a box in the back that looks like this for the remote.

And this is available for timing for an additional 20 dollars.
https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Halloween-Fog-Machine-Timer/dp/B08VDY4TXV/ref=asc_df_B08VDY4TXV/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=673691347669&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10262039741809849220&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031677&hvtargid=pla-2201736013620&psc=1

Am i correct in thinking i could wire a zwave relay into some kind of pigtail to trigger this thing from hubitat?

If the answer is yes i welcome any suggestions.

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A Fingerbot would be ideal for this.

https://a.co/d/hsa6G26

I have two that work great with the driver from @kkossev

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yes. if you have a multimeter, you can check the pins on the button to see which pins get connected when pressing the button, and wire a relay to this. this will function like "remote fingers" for you to remotely control the remote. i did something similar with a blinds remote before i got a bond bridge, so it definitely is possible. just be sure to not trigger both relays at the same time in case it might cause some weird things on the remote

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