Just wondering what people are currently using to read temperatures around their house. I’ve got an old RFXCOM coupled to several Oregon Scientific sensors here and there. Is there something newer and possibly more reliable, etc? Mostly interested in wireless setups. Thx!
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FWIW my OS temp sensors and RFXCOM receiver have been very reliable for many years. Can you be more specific about the reliability you want and your concern about the OS / RFXCOM combination?Mike____________________________________________________________ __________________
HS3 Pro Edition 3.0.0.548, NUC i3
HW: Stargate | NX8e | CAV6.6 | Squeezebox | PCS | WGL 800RF | RFXCOM | Vantage Pro | Green-Eye | Edgeport/8 | Way2Call | Ecobee3 | EtherRain | Ubiquiti
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Originally posted by Uncle Michael View PostFWIW my OS temp sensors and RFXCOM receiver have been very reliable for many years. Can you be more specific about the reliability you want and your concern about the OS / RFXCOM combination?
Also I’ve had a few OS sensors that seemed to have quit. The local read outs still work, but they will not communicate at all with the RFXCOM when readding them.
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Originally posted by kwolter View PostAs far as reliability, I often get communication failures on receiving them after they’ve been working fine for months. And then before I can investigate, they seem to magically be back online. Maybe it’s my antenna?
Mike____________________________________________________________ __________________
HS3 Pro Edition 3.0.0.548, NUC i3
HW: Stargate | NX8e | CAV6.6 | Squeezebox | PCS | WGL 800RF | RFXCOM | Vantage Pro | Green-Eye | Edgeport/8 | Way2Call | Ecobee3 | EtherRain | Ubiquiti
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I have the Zigbee WSDCGQ11LM that I have interfaced via Hubitat and Zigbee2MQTT. I suspect it can also be interfaced via the HST Zigbee too.
For a WiFi solution (i.e. does not need some form of hub) I find the Shelly H&T very attractive. Looks like an egg with the top and bottom flatten so it fits the decor nicely. https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...emperature-h-t Battery life is about a year with status reported hourly.
Zigbee is nice for battery operated devices. Shelly has done a good job with a WiFi solution that has good battery life.
I still have my 1-wire install where I have temperature sensors inserted in RJ11 plugs that fit the original build telco wiring to each room. They become "invisible" and just work.
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Originally posted by jbfoster View Post
BTW, what do use for the ZigBee hardware communication from HS to these devices?
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Originally posted by TC1 View Post
Wow... these are perfect in terms of easy availability and low-cost. I've been looking for a similar Zwave device and could never find ones at this price-point. Thanks for pointing these out!
BTW, what do use for the ZigBee hardware communication from HS to these devices?
Jim
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Originally posted by jbfoster View Post
I use the ConBee II USB dongle. Currently it’s $38.94 on Amazon.
Jim
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Originally posted by TC1 View Post
So newbie to Zigbee question, if I was to eventually invest in Philips Hue lights, could I use the Hue gateway instead, or has Philips make it a proprietary version of ZigBee?
Jim
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