LightwaveRF Gen 2

[Neil_McRae]

Hi all

With the recent release of lightwave RF gen 2 products has anyone managed to get their hands on it to test?

Specifically I’m keen to understand if anyone has tested the plug sockets? Also to take one step further and control via Smartthings? Maybe a custom handler

Thanks

[JDRoberts]

There’s an existing active discussion thread, but so far no field reports.

LightwaveRF to add HomeKit integration October 2017, may improve SmartThings integration as well

Not a lot of details yet, but Lightwave RF says they are releasing a new generation two, including a “Link Plus” gateway device, which will have HomeKit compatibility. Of course that doesn’t help with SmartThings, since SmartThings doesn’t work with HomeKit. However, the new generation two is also going to have the ability for the switches to report status back to the gateway. As long as they add that to their existing IFTTT channel/service, that would then allow lightwave RF switches and sockets to be used as the “if” in an applet, not just the “that.” And that would then give pretty good indirect integration without needing an additional server. The downside is that IFTTT can introduce some additional lag. This varies from house to house. At my house it’s a fairly consistent eight …

[philmaud]

Tweet @lightwaverf and @lightwaverf_ceo saying you want Smartthings integration. Share this message as if enough people ask they will hopefully sort it.