Do you guys have any thoughts on tubez vs smlight? Trying to figure out which is the best zigbee coordinator for me, considering I am running HA as a docker on a hypervisor I am leaning towards a POE model instead of usb since it will be much easier to pass the IP vs passing a usb device to the app.
#tubez vs smlight
amber pagoda
pulsar scroll
I make and sell the TubesZB stuff so happy to answer any questions.. smlight’s firmware can do a bit more than mine which is based on ESPHome. I’m US based too
amber pagoda
lmao, I knew you were in here, you are actually the one who turned me onto tubez if I remember
so for my needs which one of your products would you recommend?
also if I remember correctly yours does not support having multiple ethernet units used to give signal to multiple buildings.
also feel free to @me, in so many channels I miss a lot of notifications lol
pulsar scroll
@amber pagoda this isn’t a limitation of my devices, it’s a limitation of the zigbee network design. If you need zigbee in multiple buildings which can not be reached by a single network you are better off creating multiple networks with a network connected coordinator in each location, you could centrally run multiple zigbee2mqtt instances.
Thread and the principal of border routers is essentially what you describe, though even there I’m not sure it was developed with 1 network to multiple buildings in mind.
amber pagoda
<@245042995827703809> this isn’t a limitation of my devices, it’s a limitation o...
So like it would be 2 networks if I had one for the house and 1 for the garage, but they would still be in the same HA?
pulsar scroll
correct - you could do one with ZHA and one with Zigbee2MQTT, or run 2 instances of zigbee2mqtt (a bit more complicated).
amber pagoda
correct - you could do one with ZHA and one with Zigbee2MQTT, or run 2 instances...
Ok, last question, when will you be restocking and which model do you recommend for a first time ha user?
pulsar scroll
MGM24 - it's the best radio right now and is well supported with zha and z2m. re stocking by the end of the week if not sooner
amber pagoda
Awesome thanks. I am moving in a bit over a month so on top of doing a lab overhaul (massive downsize with some upgrades ones I can sell enough extra hardware to afford it) I am planning to finally start playing with HA.