Comment on Security considerations of WiFi vs Zigbee for self-hosted IoT
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 7 months ago
ZigBee devices use less power, which means if they’re battery powered, it can last longer than wifi devices. It has faster handshake too. it can wakes up from sleep and transmit data in less than a second, while a WiFi devices may need several seconds to connect to your AP if it has been sleeping for some time. But if you build your own device using esphome, I guess there is no option but to use wifi.
k_rol@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Esp32-h2 now has ZigBee. I just ordered some so I can replace my current ones to get rid of wifi.
MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Are you planning to write your own code for them? I have been looking at ZigBee, especially support to write custom code and push out OTA updates to devices. Whilst I’m not very clear on the matter, I think with certain devices it is definitely possible, and support seems to be getting better recently.
Please let me know about your ideas for your setup and what you’re buying/using/creating!
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 7 months ago
Damn you’re right! Too bad they’re not available in my country yet. I might be able to import one but with shipping and import tax it might ended up 10x more expensive than ordinary esp32 sold here.