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September 8, 2016, 1:41am
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The plugged in devices will relay signals within their appropriate band. There is a limit to the number of objects per system though. (1000’s for ZigBee or Z-Link) The hub is another matter, but I have seen that 300 is not a problem.
Hi all,
I have been testing a small Smartthings environment (5 zigbee devices and 7 zwave devices) for the past few months in anticipation of using a bigger system in a home I am building. So far everything has been working fabulously.
I have found that I prefer to use the Ecolink sensors as opposed to the smartthings motion sensor / door sensors primarily because they are quite a bit cheaper, and second because I am finding the Ecolink motion sensor has much better battery life and works better outdoors than the smartthings motion sensor (both v1 and v2). For example, I have had a smartthings motion sensor (v2) and ecolink pir sitting outside for about 2 months. The smartsense battery is now at 66% with the cold snap we are having. It is also extremely sensitive which doesn’t bode w…