Z-Wave Long Range and its mile-long capabilities will arrive next year
arstechnica.com
Few homes will need it, but the (literal) edge cases are quite intriguing.
  • Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Mostly its really fucking expensive. Usual applications are central control of heating and window blinds in large office buildings.

    Part of what drives the price is that ideally it’s all hard wired.

    • bangsnooter@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      3 days ago

      I’m still confused as to what the product is, that just sounds like commercial Home Assistant. What is hardwired? Some knx device similar to a Shelly?

      • peregus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        It’s an buildings automation standard. The products that implement it are usually expensive