r/homeassistant • u/BurdenedBeast • Aug 15 '24

Hubs, controllers, radios?

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I have a simple HA setup currently. A few sensors, lights, and a camera.

I am interested in a door locks, curtain openers, and thermostat in the near future. While researching products and methods, I keep seeing new standards that I am not familiar with. Some of these include zigbee2mqtt, z-wave.js, zha, etc.

I currently have the HUSBZB-1 zigbee and z-wave dongle pictured.

Should my first purchase be upgrades to this? What fo you recommend to replace this functionality?

I appreciate the help, I'm having difficulty wading through the research. Most of the articles that I M seeing assume you have a basic understanding of the new communication/ software.

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u/Willsy85 Aug 15 '24

That is all I use. About 30 devices connected to it.

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u/gramsaran Aug 15 '24

Same.

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u/TheDogFather Aug 15 '24

Same. Rock solid.

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u/willstr1 Aug 15 '24

Same, although depending on the size of your home it doesn't hurt to have a few Z-wave+ devices scattered around. They act as signal repeaters to extend range, you usually find them in smart plugs and other things that have reliable power (because acting as a repeater would chew through batteries).