mundmc wrote:Hi,
Am I correct that I can use ALL of the inexpensive zibee goodness out there if I get this up and working?
Not all zigbee devices play nice, stay clear of Aqara (they are only 'Aqara Zigbee' so that they force you to use their hub and cloud), you can get them to work but the motion and contact sensors I have fall off the network very fast.
Not all Zigbee devices have drivers but an active community gets them included reasonably fast.
mundmc wrote:I have been happy with MQTT/Shims, but, at least in my case, adding a new device is not the quickest endeavour. This seems like there is a down payment on effort and pretty easy integration of new Zigbee devices into Indigo afterwards.
Am I in the ballpark? My finger is itching to click Buy Now on the Elevation hub.
I also had problems getting my head around Shims and when Jon first mentioned Hubitat Hub plugin I jumped in, yes a learning curve but well worth the effort. If you need pointers to devices that do work well and don't cost the earth just ask.
I now have 36 zigbee devices working in Indigo and just received another 2 devices (both Aqara, long story but they will work with Indigo in the next month or two.)