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It still only does Z-Wave though.
Sounddude: I am waiting for the new smart things hub which is due Q3.But will it be NZ/AU compatible?
Bluetooth
ZigBee
Z-Wave
Locally run rules rather than cloud based and battery backup.
SumnerBoy: You are right - sorry - thought it had a few radios built in. They are working with AeoTec as their main supplier so most of their devices are AeoTec Z-Wave.OK, so OpenHAB sounds like it might be a decent option. I already have a Windows 7 server turned on almost 24/7. Would I then use a USB receiver for each radio type I want to integrate? I'm sure I saw a Z-Wave USB stick somewhere, I assume ZigBee options are also around?
The other option is something like openHAB (www.openhab.org) which lets you bring together just about any protocol you can think of, but it is not the slick 'black-box' solution you might be looking for.
As is usually the case with this stuff, there is always a trade off between 'slick' and 'flexible'...
For example, I have openHAB running in my home controlling all my lights via Z-Wave, some temperature/humidity sensors via RFXCOM, my XBMC instances over IP (via their RPC interface) and weather data from an Arduino powered weather station reporting values over MQTT.
All of these devices can 'talk' to one another via openHAB - meaning if it is dark outside, and someone starts playing a movie on XBMC, I can automatically dim the living room lights.
But will it be NZ/AU compatible?
Sounddude:Is that a realistically viable option? (I know nothing about the regulations or risks involved). I also note that the current SmartThings Hub isn't even compatible with our power requirements 110v vs 240V so that's something to consider, also in a hub.
But will it be NZ/AU compatible?
Probably not, but most of the good Zigbee/ZWave devices rn't anyway. So I am happy to run USA Freq devices.
Disrespective:
Is that a realistically viable option? (I know nothing about the regulations or risks involved). I also note that the current SmartThings Hub isn't even compatible with our power requirements 110v vs 240V so that's something to consider, also in a hub.
Sounddude:Interesting. Fair points.Disrespective:
Is that a realistically viable option? (I know nothing about the regulations or risks involved). I also note that the current SmartThings Hub isn't even compatible with our power requirements 110v vs 240V so that's something to consider, also in a hub.
I think its realistic. Its such low power that its never going to cause an issue.
Re Power, Its just a 12v Wall wart. so easy to swap out.
A quick google about the frequency stuff is outlined below. I don’t wear tin hats, but don’t want to be screwing with any frequencies which might give anyone grief or give me interference…
SumnerBoy:are you just *future proofing*?Yeah, I guess. I like the idea of being able to make my own sensors etc if I can't find something off the shelf locally, but also want to be able to use nicely designed and manufactured Z-Wave stuff, too. I'll have a look at the USB stick you have and see what I find. Cheers.
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