This video just popped up in my feed and I realized that your channel is brand new. Just want to say, very well explained, well edited and beginner friendly. Good job. You got a new sub. I run Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 with a SkyConnect and a Broadlink, which gives me access to WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IR, RF, Thread, Matter and Homekit. All for a measly €150 or so. But steer clear if you're a newbie or don't have a lot of time to spare, the Home Assistant rabbit hole goes deep, so deep. 😅
This was a good overview. My own home automation is 100% WiFi devices. You are right about needing a good router. I outgrew my WiFi router and recently paid $230 for a new one. Now everything is very stable and fast. No issues with over 75 devices.
Thanks so much! Interesting approach going all WiFi. May I ask, do you prioritize local WiFi devices or you don't mind having that cloud dependency across your network?@@neilbrookins8428
@@SmartHomeTheory almost all my WiFi devices are locally controlled without any cloud required. And I go even one more step and say that without WiFi I can still control the physical device with its own buttons. An example would be using the Shelly 1 for a light. I can control the light from the wall switch when WiFi is down. Reliability is important to me and I like that the wall switch still works the same with Shelly as a dumb switch. So you don’t need to learn how to operate a smart switch because it’s the same as before it was automated.
I think that the coolest thing about thread is that any Zigbee device, at the manufacturers discretion, can be updated to support thread. To my knowledge, this has only happened with one device, the Amazon echo fourth generation, which was updated from a Zigbee hub to become a thread border router. The coolest thing about this is that your device, if it is a hub, can actually still support Zigbee at the same time.
Very good video but I have diffrent opinion on z-wave. I think that you can find any device in z-wave. In many cases some of the z-wave products are supperior in functionality to other similar zigbee products. It is true that if you looking for something zigbee may have 50 diffrent brands making temp sensor where z-wave may only have 5. As you said all 5 from z-wave will work with your hub where zigbee only 10 may work and you can't tell unless you or someone has tested already with same hub. In sumary good video for someone starting out but more research should be done before making decision. Personally I use both z-wave, zigbee and even wifi with my controller. Thanks for your work.
🤝🤝Excellent. Hello sir... I have some douths.... How can we control the applications using zigbee with Bluetooth . How it is possible only Bluetooth... And also post another video for zigbee and explain iys working sir... Thank you😊
ZigBee and Bluetooth are two completely different standards that are in no way compatible with each other. They both work similarly in that they both support mesh networks and have a similar wireless range, but they can not work together without a hub that supports both.
@@SmartHomeTheory I will watch them all as long it's good content that is well organized, well scripted and up to date. HA automations are top of the list with the recent updates.
This video just popped up in my feed and I realized that your channel is brand new. Just want to say, very well explained, well edited and beginner friendly. Good job. You got a new sub.
I run Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 with a SkyConnect and a Broadlink, which gives me access to WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IR, RF, Thread, Matter and Homekit. All for a measly €150 or so. But steer clear if you're a newbie or don't have a lot of time to spare, the Home Assistant rabbit hole goes deep, so deep. 😅
Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words. I agree 100% on the HA rabbit hole and I'm actually working on a video now about this.
This was a good overview. My own home automation is 100% WiFi devices. You are right about needing a good router. I outgrew my WiFi router and recently paid $230 for a new one. Now everything is very stable and fast. No issues with over 75 devices.
Thanks so much! Interesting approach going all WiFi. May I ask, do you prioritize local WiFi devices or you don't mind having that cloud dependency across your network?@@neilbrookins8428
@@SmartHomeTheory almost all my WiFi devices are locally controlled without any cloud required. And I go even one more step and say that without WiFi I can still control the physical device with its own buttons. An example would be using the Shelly 1 for a light. I can control the light from the wall switch when WiFi is down. Reliability is important to me and I like that the wall switch still works the same with Shelly as a dumb switch. So you don’t need to learn how to operate a smart switch because it’s the same as before it was automated.
Yep, makes a lot of sense that way. I can definitely see the appeal of an all WiFi setup based on what you said. Thanks for clarifying.
I think that the coolest thing about thread is that any Zigbee device, at the manufacturers discretion, can be updated to support thread. To my knowledge, this has only happened with one device, the Amazon echo fourth generation, which was updated from a Zigbee hub to become a thread border router. The coolest thing about this is that your device, if it is a hub, can actually still support Zigbee at the same time.
Nice video. What universal smart hubs do you recommend to install nowadays, something that supports Zigbee and thread?
Very good video but I have diffrent opinion on z-wave. I think that you can find any device in z-wave. In many cases some of the z-wave products are supperior in functionality to other similar zigbee products. It is true that if you looking for something zigbee may have 50 diffrent brands making temp sensor where z-wave may only have 5. As you said all 5 from z-wave will work with your hub where zigbee only 10 may work and you can't tell unless you or someone has tested already with same hub.
In sumary good video for someone starting out but more research should be done before making decision. Personally I use both z-wave, zigbee and even wifi with my controller. Thanks for your work.
🤝🤝Excellent.
Hello sir... I have some douths....
How can we control the applications using zigbee with Bluetooth .
How it is possible only Bluetooth...
And also post another video for zigbee and explain iys working sir...
Thank you😊
ZigBee and Bluetooth are two completely different standards that are in no way compatible with each other. They both work similarly in that they both support mesh networks and have a similar wireless range, but they can not work together without a hub that supports both.
can you use home assistant as a zigbee hub with an added zigbee dongle ?
Of course. Mine is a glorified zigbee hub with the odd WiFi and Bluetooth device connected as well.
Nice video! Well done, liked and subscribed. Will your videos be more smart home or more HA centric?
Thank you! I’d like to keep doing both but I do have a few HA specific videos planned for the moment. Is there one of those you’re more interested in?
@@SmartHomeTheory I will watch them all as long it's good content that is well organized, well scripted and up to date. HA automations are top of the list with the recent updates.
Ethernet for the win.
Can’t go wrong with that one!