Hello,
I don’t have any ‘smart’ items in my house (or home assistant currently) but I want to set this up but I have questions about compatibility with hardware before I purchase. They have a integration page does that mean all of those hardware devices work? Or do some work better than others? According to a person on Reddit they recommend https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/ I’m just curious if anything has changed in the past year. Or if anyone here has a list of recommendations. I plan to start with some lights and a thermostat.
Cheers and thanks.
The industry has not acquired a single standard by now. In this regard, there are many different devices on different protocols. Many manufacturers generally link their devices only to their own cloud.
Of the popular open standards, I would recommend zigbee. But in order for the device to be correctly identified, its sensors and parameters must be supported by the server. Zigbee2MQTT is a good choice. I use it myself. But the compatibility is not complete and you need to check the support on the developer’s website ( https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/ ) or buy one device for the test.
I recommend Tuya company. I have about 12 switches from this company and they work pretty well with zigbee2mqtt.
The complete scheme is as follows: zigbee device <-> radio channel <-> zigbee coordimator <-> zigbee2mqtt <-> mqtt <-> homeassistant. For connect devices to zigbee2mqtt you need coordinator. SONOFF ZBDongle-E for example. Add zigbee routers if you have big square. If you server not in good place you can use wifi2zigbee coordinator. HamGeek poe zigbee 3.0 for example.