#Hi all

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gentle moon
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Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread/Matter all fit the bill, except for power

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Wired power for sensors is, other than for door/window sensors (where the data is also wired), not a thing

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However, battery life on typical Zigbee sensors is years - 2 to 4 years

upper marsh
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Jesus ok my experience with battery devices is dated, to say the least. Last time I messed with that stuff, it was weeks. If the timeframe is that long, then that would be bottom of the list

gentle moon
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With wifi devices battery life is that bad

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Hell, I'd some sensor strips that had a 10 year battery life

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Personally:

  1. #zwave-archived only makes sense in North America, or if you've a large budget and life in high density housing
  2. #thread-archived and #matter-archived are still emerging tech, use them only if you're happy to deal with growing pains
  3. #zigbee-archived has some problem brands, but as long as you avoid them and don't live somewhere drowned by WiFi signals it's rock solid
upper marsh
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Ok that's epic

Appreciate the guidance

I'm in apartment land, so, to say there's a lot of wi-fi noise would be accurate. That said, I have a pretty decent access point if that makes a difference.

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Zigbee, z-wave needs a dedicated hub, yeah?

gentle moon
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Not a hub, but a coordinator

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They also don't use WiFi in any way

upper marsh
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Confirming my understanding:

I need (1) zigbee coordinator.
From there, there are either end-devices, or end-devices that can also act as a repeater/router?

So then theoretically, I'd just need to pick up a zigstar uzg. And if I needed any repeaters, those are generally hardwired with things like smart plugs. And everything else would just be figuring out which channels to use?

gentle moon
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Largely yes

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No end device is a router though

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Check the second pin in #zigbee-archived for standard terms and other useful bits