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Why do you believe WiFi is easier for local control than Zigbee. WiFi is more complex to setup and consumes alot more power. WiFi you have all kinds of underl

Why do you believe WiFi is easier for local control than Zigbee. WiFi is more complex to setup and consumes alot more power. WiFi you have all kinds of underlying network issues to setup that do not happen or you do not have to account for like WiFi, things like IP Address, Routing, vLAN's, Firewalls, Ports, etc None of that is a problem for Zigbee. >>I'm designing a custom automation system for the ventilation in my house and I failed to discover any reason to use Zigbee Then you are not looking very hard or do not value Dependability and security. Matter will likely absorb both Zigbee and WiFi anyway as Google, Amazon, and Apple are all backing Matter

thrashh 4y ago
WiFi may be be complex and power hungry, and I’ve had the displeasure of trying to build low-power IoT devices with it, but you can easily put in the time and effort to build a rock-solid future-proofed IP network. My home Zigbee and Z-Wave networks have never come as close in reliability or versatility as my home IP network. I can always put in money incrementally to increase bandwidth or lower latency because the commercial off-the-shelf world for IP is so big — I can do point-to-point microwave links or send my IP network over 120V. And I know for sure, IP networks will never ever be deprecated. I have some stage lights (just for fun - home light shows) — they speak DMX and not IP, but I just encapsulate DMX over IP and bam, a data connection anywhere in the house without extra data lines. I can send video over IP or make up my own protocol and my IP network can handle it no problem (though maybe with some upgrades if I were to send a lot of video).
flemhans 4y ago
> Matter will likely absorb both Zigbee and WiFi anyway Zigbee will probably be absorbed/obsolete on the long run, but Matter is an application layer that runs on both Wi-Fi and Thread.

thrashh 4y ago

WiFi may be be complex and power hungry, and I’ve had the displeasure of trying to build low-power IoT devices with it, but you can easily put in the time and effort to build a rock-solid future-proofed IP network. My home Zigbee and Z-Wave networks have never come as close in reliability or versatility as my home IP network. I can always put in money incrementally to increase bandwidth or lower latency because the commercial off-the-shelf world for IP is so big — I can do point-to-point microwave links or send my IP network over 120V. And I know for sure, IP networks will never ever be deprecated. I have some stage lights (just for fun - home light shows) — they speak DMX and not IP, but I just encapsulate DMX over IP and bam, a data connection anywhere in the house without extra data lines. I can send video over IP or make up my own protocol and my IP network can handle it no problem (though maybe with some upgrades if I were to send a lot of video).

flemhans 4y ago

> Matter will likely absorb both Zigbee and WiFi anyway Zigbee will probably be absorbed/obsolete on the long run, but Matter is an application layer that runs on both Wi-Fi and Thread.