IoT
Internet of Things done securely.
IoT devices can use a range of technologies for communication, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread ...
Companies like Tuya provide smart chip integration for existing devices of other manufacturer's, so the quality of varioius <Company>-enabled devices can vary.
IoT devices tend to have a lot of issues:
- Run closed source firmware which is not secure from the get go
- The manufacturer gives up on supporting it near immediately
- The manufacturer requires a subscription to keep it running
- The device is impossible to integrate with open source solution like Home Assistant
Important resources:
- LibreTiny chip list
- Elektroda.com - Forum with teardowns, home of OpenBeken
- OpenBeken device list
- Tasmota device support
- Zigbee device support
- ESPHome device list
- Custom firmware for Zigbee 3.0 IoT devices
Zigbee:
- Zigbee2MQTT
- ZHA
Wi-Fi has much higher power consumption than other solutions like Zigbee, therefore do not rely on Wi-Fi for devices that are battery powered, you'll end up replacing the battery way more often.
LEDs:
- LED lights have various configurations like RGB, RGBW, RGBCW, RGBCCT, ... read more about that here - some sellers will state combined wattage of the light when selling lights, for example, so 3(R)+3(G)+3(B)+5.5(CW)+5.5(WW) would be 20W, and then you may be surprised that a 9W light is brighter in CW/WW mode.