Developing…. This is a multi-parts article to cover my smart home project. I made my apartment smarter with the use of Amazon Echo and Samsung SmartThings in Canada. YES! this can be done in Canada. I can now control my lights, self alarm monitoring, and door locks remotely. In Canada, we are very limited in […]
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Part 2: Smart Home Standards – Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wifi or HomeKit ?

Developing…. Continuing from part 1 of the series, there are currently a few wireless standards that are being used: Zigbee – Zigbee is a wireless standard established between 2003 to 2006. It is a low powered 2.4GHz radio that can form a mesh network to transmit data between devices. The word “zigbee” refers to the […]