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minus-squareperegus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoDo the ZWave devices act as repeater as the ZigBee do?
minus-squareBadabinski@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoZ-wave LR has no repeaters, it’s a star topology. Regular old z-wave is a mesh, z-wave LR is not.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoDepends on the device. If it is AC powered, it acts as a repeater. If it is battery powered, it is only a node, not a repeater.
Do the ZWave devices act as repeater as the ZigBee do?
Z-wave LR has no repeaters, it’s a star topology. Regular old z-wave is a mesh, z-wave LR is not.
Depends on the device.
If it is AC powered, it acts as a repeater. If it is battery powered, it is only a node, not a repeater.
So, like ZigBee, thanks.