Bluetooth #
BLE Bluetooth Low Energy #
- This is a simple integration that tracks BLE devices and beacons without even requiring pairing (privacy notice might be required)
Bluetooth Mesh #
- One investigation path for integrating Bluetooth mesh in Home Assistant is bridging it through an ip layer using the
Bearer Layer
of the BLE Architecture
BLE Mesh => IP => MQTT-SN => MQTT => Home Assistant
MQTT #
- MQTT : Message Queuing Telemetry Transport, is a first class citizen in Home Assistant
Zigbee #
- Zigbee : Low power mesh network, allows to extend the network with repeater devices e.g. zigbee light bulbs. This Home Assistant inetgration is based on Zigpy
Thread #
CHIP - Connected Home Over IP #
- I’m still analyzing the options how CHIP can or will be integrated in Home Assistant
MQTT-SN over Thread #
- MQTT-SN integration should be trensparent to Home Assistant and treated as any other MQTT connection
- MQTT-SN is a light weight protocol that plays the role of a bridge between an MQTT broker and constrained devices that need to minimise payload and packets traffic. Therefore it’s appropriate for Low power wirelss mesh netwroks such as Thread