Hi Wim,
I have been trying your plugin and certainly will buy it in case all works well.
I have a Philips Hue Bridge and a couple lamps and one motion sensor - works great with my HS3 running on a Hometroller Zee. I have a few devices already with Zwave, but they are expensive, so I now seek using Zigbee devices which are cheaper - not so much Philips, but I know I can use ones from IKEA, Xiaomi Aquara, etc.
Actually I bought two Aquara temperature sensors, but I know, I cannot connect them to Philips Hue Brigde. I know I must connect them via some Zigbee gateway, and then, your plugin will recognize it and then I can use those Zigbee devices at HS3.
My question to you is, and don't be afraid to recommend brands, what hardware setup should I invest on now? I have a Hometroller Zee (raspberry device with a UZB zwave stick attached to it) and a QNAP NAS, with multiple available USB ports.
I read a lot about Conbee II USB "gateway", also about HUSBZB-1, deCONZ, Phoscon, CC2531 sniffers, a bunch of hardware/software, brokers, well... you know better than me, but although I am not the most tech savvy man, I am not afraid to fiddle with these kind of things.
I would appreciate a recommendation like, knowing that I want to use my Hometroller Zee as my home automation base, which already have zwave connectivity, I would like to add Zigbee "universal" connectivity, hence your plugin enters (I know I will have to buy - ok).
Do I go with Conbee II USB and connect it to my QNAP? Shall I connect it to my Hometroller Zee (I have read I shouldn't)? Shall I go with a Raspbee (also from dresden-elektronic, the same guys from Conbee II)? I am really confused and undecided, so your help would be much appreciated!
Best regards,
Jorge
I have been trying your plugin and certainly will buy it in case all works well.
I have a Philips Hue Bridge and a couple lamps and one motion sensor - works great with my HS3 running on a Hometroller Zee. I have a few devices already with Zwave, but they are expensive, so I now seek using Zigbee devices which are cheaper - not so much Philips, but I know I can use ones from IKEA, Xiaomi Aquara, etc.
Actually I bought two Aquara temperature sensors, but I know, I cannot connect them to Philips Hue Brigde. I know I must connect them via some Zigbee gateway, and then, your plugin will recognize it and then I can use those Zigbee devices at HS3.
My question to you is, and don't be afraid to recommend brands, what hardware setup should I invest on now? I have a Hometroller Zee (raspberry device with a UZB zwave stick attached to it) and a QNAP NAS, with multiple available USB ports.
I read a lot about Conbee II USB "gateway", also about HUSBZB-1, deCONZ, Phoscon, CC2531 sniffers, a bunch of hardware/software, brokers, well... you know better than me, but although I am not the most tech savvy man, I am not afraid to fiddle with these kind of things.
I would appreciate a recommendation like, knowing that I want to use my Hometroller Zee as my home automation base, which already have zwave connectivity, I would like to add Zigbee "universal" connectivity, hence your plugin enters (I know I will have to buy - ok).
Do I go with Conbee II USB and connect it to my QNAP? Shall I connect it to my Hometroller Zee (I have read I shouldn't)? Shall I go with a Raspbee (also from dresden-elektronic, the same guys from Conbee II)? I am really confused and undecided, so your help would be much appreciated!
Best regards,
Jorge
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