deergon@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee)www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1251arrow-down1external-linkIKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee)www.theverge.comdeergon@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square113linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, Thread serves similar functionality to Zigbee, to the extent that some people describe it as Zigbee 2.0. However it’s a new protocol for a new standard, that has backing from all the big names in home automation, including Apple, Amazon, Google. Zigbee is a great protocol. Thread will bring better connectivity for the future (we hope)
Yes, Thread serves similar functionality to Zigbee, to the extent that some people describe it as Zigbee 2.0.
However it’s a new protocol for a new standard, that has backing from all the big names in home automation, including Apple, Amazon, Google.
Zigbee is a great protocol. Thread will bring better connectivity for the future (we hope)