More THREAD Devices! 5-key Switch, and Contact Sensor, from Onvis.
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- Onvis, known for its very decent motion sensor, contact sensor with built-in alarm, and game-changing Chameleon LED strip has now started the move to Thread, with the introduction of two new Thread-enabled devices - an updated contact sensor (CT3), and a brand new 5-Key Switch (HS2). With these, and more to come from Onvis, we'll start seeing really decently priced HomeKit devices using Thread. Check out the video to see if they're any good...
You can also read the written review here - homekitnews.com/2022/12/14/on...
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Timestamps
0:00 intro
0:13 Product Overview
0:34 The 5-Key Switch (HS2)
0:53 A closer look (HS2)
1:08 What else is in the box?
1:52 Overview - Smart Contact Sensor (CT3)
2:17 5-Key Switch (HS2) - initial setup
3:07 HS2 use case: Airversa Purelle
3:42 Wireless buttons compared
4:28 LED Behaviour (HS2)
4:50 A closer look (CT3)
5:42 CT3 in the Home app
5:59 CT3 use case scenarios
6:37 Pros & Cons
7:39 Wrap up/outro
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The contact sensor is very solid, but slightly wider than I would like for the main part of the unit, but not a deal-breaker. I actually don't mind the substance of the HS2 but because of it, I'm hesitant to mount it on a wall. It may end up on a horizontal surface in an open area where it can control a variety of devices in multiple rooms. Great review as always Simon!
Thank you
ohhh!! this could be my 1st wireless switch for HK, the Aqara only have single button
Nice video 😊 Can we recover HomeKit shortcuts and not only scenes ?
@@edndomotique9556 hi, you can’t trigger Siri Shortcuts with any smart switches or buttons unfortunately. Maybe in ios18 you can do it, but not at this time.
@@homekitnews Thanks
IDK about onvis. I have an onvis motion sensor and you practically have to jump up and down waving your arms from two feet away to set it off.
Sorry to hear that. That hasn’t been my experience with the motion sensor, and I’ve had it since early 2019. I’m waiting for the Thread version to come out to replace it, but the original Bluetooth model has been great.
My first Eve Motion doesn't report movement at all (I didn't try jumping yet though 😉)
It will go back.
Is there any way I can expose Alexa device to homekit ? Is there any hardware Hub (or software) product available?
Which Alexa device are you referring to? Some devices that work with Alexa also work with HomeKit, it just depends on the manufacturer and the product in question.
You probably need to be checking out Homebridge, which allows many non-Homekit devices to get exposed to Homekit
Hi i have a question regarding Thread and Matter: is it possible for Matter and Homekit devices to share the same Thread mesh network? Or are there two seperate Thread networks once you start implementing Matter devices?
Hi, as I understand it, at present a Matter over Thread device will use the same Thread network that you use for your particular smart home ecosystem. So if you have a Matter over Thread device connected to Apple Home, it will use the Thread network created with your Thread Border Routers (e.g. HomePod Mini). However, Thread is supposed to eventually allow it so that a border router from any manufacturer can be accessed by any Matter platform. So as I understand it, if you have a thread border router in Apple Home and add a Matter over Thread device to it, but then want to add it to Alexa, for example, it should be able to share the Border Router function from Apple Home too. That doesn’t appear to be the case yet, but I believe that’s the aim, so you don’t have to have a border router for each platform - assuming you use more than one.
Thank you for the time you put into that response! 🙏 It was really helpful!
@@Viewer765 no, it’s HomeKit over Thread only, not Matter over Thread.
Since I got my onvis button, it has been non-responsive in Apple Home. I tried removing/installing the battery and deleting and re-adding from Onvis app and Apple Home. Anything else I should try?
The first question I need to ask is do you have an active Thread Border Router in your home. I’m sure the answer is yes, but it’s best to check. Additionally, have you updated the firmware since having it? If you’ve had it and it was working prior to this, you may need to factory reset it before re-adding it. This seems to work usually.
@@homekitnews thank you for the quick response! I had to remove the battery again, re-add it and do the firmware update
@@jayabbondanza2042 is it working again?
@@homekitnews it is! thank you
Does it work with anything but homekit?
It’s only HomeKit compatible unless there’s an update for Matter in the future, which would then make it compatible with all four major platforms.
It should support Matter now. I unboxed it, but I can't find a Matter QR code.
@@gzoechi it’s only HomeKit over Thread so it can’t be used with Matter.
@@homekitnews I came to that conclusion as well. Seems I mixed up Thread with Matter. I don't use HomeKit at all
@@gzoechi Thread is the Wireless protocol (like Bluetooth, WiFi, Zigbee etc), whereas Matter is sort of the framework, essentially. You can get Thread devices that are Matter compatible, but this isn’t one of them unfortunately, hence HomeKit over Thread as opposed to Matter over Thread.