"Matter" (formerly known as CIP) is the open-standard automation alliance between Google, Amazon, and Apple. There can be no doubt that Matter will become the leading automation technology in the home. This transition may happen very quickly, given the morass that is Home Automation of today.
Is the interface with Matter already under development, or if not then is this on the HomeSeer roadmap and is there a timeline?
One of the concerns is that Z-Wave is essentially the walking-dead as far as home protocols are concerned. The Matter consortium made very clear that Z-Wave is in no way, shape, or form compatible with, a part of, or in the future their standards. (Z-Wave is a closed standard, is very slow, and is a disorganized and highly fragmented protocol.) It does seem that it may be possible to build a Z-Wave gateway, but the usefulness is probably just to link Matter and Z-Wave for the remaining life of the installed base.
Mostly I am concerned that HomeSeer isn't going to ride the sinking Z-Wave ship down.
Or, am I missing something here?
Is the interface with Matter already under development, or if not then is this on the HomeSeer roadmap and is there a timeline?
One of the concerns is that Z-Wave is essentially the walking-dead as far as home protocols are concerned. The Matter consortium made very clear that Z-Wave is in no way, shape, or form compatible with, a part of, or in the future their standards. (Z-Wave is a closed standard, is very slow, and is a disorganized and highly fragmented protocol.) It does seem that it may be possible to build a Z-Wave gateway, but the usefulness is probably just to link Matter and Z-Wave for the remaining life of the installed base.
Mostly I am concerned that HomeSeer isn't going to ride the sinking Z-Wave ship down.
Or, am I missing something here?
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