Z-Wave vs. Zigbee vs. Wi-Fi! Smart Home Basics: How To Pick The Right Protocol

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Today on the hookup I’m going to tell you more than you ever wanted to know about the three most common home automation communication protocols: Zigbee, Zwave and WiFi.

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Best technology tutorial I’ve seen. Clear language no technical jargon and great metaphors to explain complex protocols to non-techies. I’ve a teaching background in technology and haven’t seen a better presentation. Thank you

davidtmills
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This video answered questions I didn't even know I had. Thank you so much!

stellariley
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This is the reason of being for the internet.
One knows knowledge when one hears it.

Just won a sub. Well done man

Untilitpases
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Gosh darn... i love this channel. Seriously, when i see it when I'm searching for something I know straight away I'm going to watch an informative video, which respects my time and is very well communicated. Thanks!

timeobserver
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Came here after searching many sites and watching many videos to decide on which protocol to use and I found my answer. Thank you for the clear explanation!

trevorfacer
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Thank you for info and your time. "IT IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LOVE IN"

patwalsh
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Wonderfully thought out video. I had been down all 3 rabbit holes when trying to decide which one to pick. It was nice to see a completely independent video reach the same conclusions I did, but explained in such an easy to understand format.

carleeto
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Bought a CC2530 stick from aliexpress and flashed it. Zigbee2mqtt for use as a hub. Integrated into Home assistant. Works perfect, finally I can use Hue motion sensors for some other lights than Hues. And total cost under 10 usd. And they have very wide support for devices and you can even make new devices supported yourself. Only minus is that you need additional powered CC2530 sticks to get over 15 zigbee devices. Recommended!

mikoske
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A good overview. However you missed the Z-Wave is extensible language. What this means is manufacturers have to use the existing commands if one already exists but can create new ones if they do not exist in the spec. So for example if someone wanted to make a Z-Wave instant pot they would have to use the Z-Wave standards for on and off but they would get to use their own commands for setting the temperature. Z-Wave is actually administered by the Z-Wave Alliance which while mostly controlled by sigma designs does have several dozen companies involved who wind up voting on which new commands to add to the protocol.

jamesmcpherson
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Awesome content, great delivery, down to earth language, know his audience but also adapts the message to newcomers... Thank you so much for making these videos.

reloadfast
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All Zwave must work with all other Zwave by its manufacture specs. Zigbee is "open source" but does NOT have to work with other Zigbee devices. This means that Zigbee can work one day then not work because of a software change. Just be aware of this when you design your systems. Best advice is to get a hub that has all of the "radios" you will need.

moorepower
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This is a topic I have been waiting on for a while. Thank you!


As an IT engineer I cant help but think that wifi smart home devices will congest my wifi network. This may not manifest in real word degradation but I cant get past the theory so I go with z-wave, about 60 devices total.

BDWFilms
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Thank you for the awesome video! One thing to mention, if you want smart dimmer switch and you don't have neutral wire, Z Wave is your only choice (as of today IIUC).

yuegan
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The combination of detail and brevity here is great! Thank you!

bryansiepert
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Thanks for your video it was super informative. I appreciate it's now 3 years old. Have you considered doing a video about ‘Matter’ Smart Home Standard?

Cohech
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In the long run, after using WiFi, zwave and zigbee devices for several years, my favorite is wifi.
Zigbee and zwave tends to disconnect from time to time and require re-pairing, which is sometimes not easy, and very frustrating.
Wifi on the other end didn't pose issues (but need to be hardwired)

tiloalo
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Nice presentation Rob. I'm a bigger fan of zigbee myself, not really for concrete reasons except it was more appealing as far as price and availability of products (most likely due to the zwave being so locked down as you mentioned) Ultimately I'm glad I have less devices to worry about with my wifi AP. Ultimately a great video for newcomers. Good work.

MrBlade
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thanks for all the explanations, I wonder if something from your conclusions would be different today :)

NilsonAguiar
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Great overview!
Just got interested in the smart home concept and what's there on the market these days, got the answers I needed, thank you)

pie_toner
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Woah. That drive thru analogy blew my mind! Haha

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