They do look really nice though!
Edit - not that I have them!
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Pardon my ignorance, but that would have to be soldered onto the fan-side wiring and go into the fan canopy somehow, or is this elsewhere?
Man, you may have opened Pandora's Box here. I'm looking at that device and wondering about our in-wall electric fireplaces (they don't make those as smart devices yet) and the pool pump!
Yeah, we have almost all Minka Aire fans and I love them (though I think most are AC) but those controls are awful.
Anyway, back to smart controlling this DC fan (and this is bordering on thread-jacking - sorry!). Interestingly, on Home Depot's someone asked (in the Q&A section) about using this GE Enbrighten Z-Wave controller with a DC fan and they responded that it's appropriate.
Don't know why this one is any different than a Lutron or Inovelli (back on topic sort of!). I am following up with them via email to be sure they still stand by that statement. I need to be sure of what I'm doing because if not using the Minka Aire remote, I think I'm going to have to remove the remote control module that comes with the fan before it gets hoisted (which will be in high location very difficult to get to once done). Won't be able to control the light though...not a huge deal as I've got plenty other lighting.
New to the topic but saw and wanted to share.
I have both but love the caseta. Mostly because my home is smaller so I went smart bulb over switch. So I can by the Pico remote and have it act as a switch and still add lots of customizations per room.
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The Zooz box responds to Z-wave commands and closes relays. So, if you connected wires from the relays to the buttons in the fan remote, you could effectively push the buttons on the remote with Z-wave commands. No need to get up to the fan itself.
I think the Minka Air remote is RF, not IR, so you could hide the Zooz box and modified remote somewhere near the fan.
Wouldn't Picos work for that? You can get a wall mount kit for them which includes wire nuts (to cap together/hardwire-on underlying switch wiring) and a mounting bracket (for installation over that in a standard wall box or freestanding installation anywhere). On Hubitat, you can assign whatever actions to whatever buttons. I have almost entirely RGBW lighting myself (Hue bulbs and strips) and use a combination of Inovelli switches and dimmers and Picos to control it. Both can coexist, even for the same room or circuit (Lutron's own three-way solution for CasƩta is exactly this: capping off the rest of the locations and using a Pico remote on top instead). By the time you get Hubitat involved, it's all just buttons.
"Native" muli-tap like Inovelli is nice, but as long as I don't mash the buttons too fast, I still have good luck emulating similar behavior on Hubitat with arbitrary devices like Picos (I wrote Dimmer Button Controller to do this for me, emulate a Hue Dimmer with a Pico; they aren't exactly like Z-Wave Central Scene devices, but the idea behind how most people use it for lighting is similar). The Picos are pretty cheap and incredibly reliable, as much as I also like the Inovelli scene switches. There is the entry cost into the Lutron world (Bridge or Main Repeater, depending on your system), but that balances out if you get enough...which I've definitely done by this point. 
Either should work, though!
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Ahh, okay. That's definitely some Frankenstein stuff, agreed. But, yes, definitely RF, and it also allows for control of the light. I do think there's somewhere I could put it, about even level with the fan due to the unique nature of some of our construction, so thanks for the idea. I'll see how GE/Jasco responds regarding their Z-Wave controller and go from there.
Yep, and I might go that way. I am still thinking about if I want to have yet another protocol around... and if I go Lutron, ya know it is always tempting to move from Caseta to Select or RA2... it is just a lot to think about.
Anyone using Hubitat who is considering the full RadioRA 2 system should probably skip the RA2 Select product. RA2 select loses access to keypads, device configuration (dimmers always come on to 100% when controlled by the paddle (like CasƩta)), and the motion sensors don't pass activity to the Telnet stream (like CasƩta).
The marginal cost difference is fairly small if you are going to install the system throughout an entire house. The full system requires a few hours of free online training.
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@pbennett45 ... which model of Inovelli light switch are you using with multiple taps?
You can use the multi-tap feature on any of our Red Series switches (On/Off, Dimmer, Fan/Light). Here's a link for setup instructions 
Hope this helps!
Your documentation needs updating.
Hubitat button 6 pushed - Inovelli up released
Hubitat button 6 held - Inovelli down released
Hubitat button 8 pushed - Inovelli up held
Hubitat button 8 held - Inovelli down held
This is the sort of content I am here for!
My wife's aquarium lights turn on and off automatically, the garage lights come on when the door opens and a dark hallway lights up. Now I can play in peace. 
Bond bridge
