Hive or Nest?

[cjcharles]

To add my thoughts into the mix, for a simple and good value system I went with Heatmiser Neostats after weighing up all the options. Mainly because they support underfloor heating, while Nest/Hive/Tado don’t. I have since integrated it into SmartThings and whilst the Heatmiser intelligence could be improved, I now have full control over everything through ST (and Alexa) so thats almost preferable for me.

[OBSOLETE] Heatmiser Neostat Integration

I have integrated the Neostat range of devices into SmartThings and I am now pleased that it is working reliably with most needed functions (on the Neo Stat / Air / HW / Plug products). This integration also works with re-branded Heatmiser thermostats, such as the Myson Touch Hub (Touch 2 Hub). It is based on using a NodeMCU (ESP8266 chip) as a bridge for the NeoHub - hence ST talks to the NodeMCU, and that talks to NeoHub, and that talks to the individual Neostats (long winded I know but nicely the NeoHub can be offline if needed and potentially in the future ST can also be offline since it uses LAN commands). There are two device handlers: For the NodeMCU Bridge (parent) in order to handle communications with the Neohub and Neostats. This device handler can also create children therm…

Sorry to add further options and confusion to the mix.