Is it? I thought that ZigBee was royalty free and Zwave was not (even because usually ZigBee products costs less than the Zwave ones); is it the other way around?
I just had a look at some Z-Wave motion detection sensor and I soon remembered why I chose ZigBee some years ago: they’re soooo expensive! ZigBee sensors costs half/a forth if the Z-Wave ones!
Why that? Maybe for the more expensive royalty? More expensive components?
Not the guy your asked, but I’d say everything proprietary is a mess, by definition.
ZigBee is an open standard
No it is not! It’s a standard, but is by no means an “open” one. Use of it requires paying royalties to the Zigbee Alliance.
Is it? I thought that ZigBee was royalty free and Zwave was not (even because usually ZigBee products costs less than the Zwave ones); is it the other way around?
I believe that Z-wave is more open then Zigbee (although it didn’t start out that way, and it’s unclear to me whether it’s completely so now or not).
Thread exists because it’s meant to be the royalty-free replacement for both of them (and the first royalty-free standard since X10).
I just had a look at some Z-Wave motion detection sensor and I soon remembered why I chose ZigBee some years ago: they’re soooo expensive! ZigBee sensors costs half/a forth if the Z-Wave ones!
Why that? Maybe for the more expensive royalty? More expensive components?