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mr.niki

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Fibaro или Vera
« on: September 11, 2016, 01:11:19 PM »
Добрый день. Есть вопрос относительно контролеров .  У нас в магазине идет скидка на контролеры Fibaro и Vera .  И собственно сам вопрос :   Можете поделится опытом  использования  одного из этих контролеров , а также рассказать коротко  их плюсы  и минусы. Также прошу подсказать  по выбору   можно выбрать среди  этих контролеров :1 Fibaro Home Center Lite , 2 VeraPlus , 3Vera Edge  .  И еще вопрос  будут  подходить датчики к примеру от Fibaro  к  Vera   и  наоборот ? А также  можно ли подсоединить  к ним датчики других производителей или реле ( исполнительные механизмы ) ?

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Re: Fibaro или Vera
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2016, 05:01:53 PM »
Fibaro is extremely expensive. Some people say the user interface is better than other brands of controllers.

Vera is also expensive, but much cheaper than Fibaro. Most people do not like Vera's user interface. Some people really struggle to use it, while other people just think it is not very elegant.

People also complain that Vera releases firmware updates before the firmware is ready. I have seen similar complaints from Fibaro users. I don't use Fibaro so I don't know if the problem with firmware is as bad as Vera.

Vera has a large user community so it is usually possible to find answers to your questions. (I don't know about the Russian language user community for either Vera or Fibaro.)

Fibaro and Vera Edge both work with any products that use the Z-wave standard. Z-wave products are quite expensive.
http://z-wave.ru/o-z-wave/chto-takoe-z-wave/novyj-standart.html

Officially, Fibaro only works with Z-wave devices.

Vera uses the MiOS platform. MiOS is supposed to be able to communicate with a wider range of standards, not just Z-wave. They claim that their Vera-Plus controller can communicate with Zigbee, 6LoWPAN, Wi-Fi Direct, Insteon, X10, and others. But that does not mean that it's always easy to make these products work with the Vera controller, or that the level of control is the same for all the different types of products.

There have been many user complaints about the reliability of both Fibaro and Vera. Neither is perfect.

VoxCommando has a Vera plugin, which means it will be easier for you to set up VoxCommando with a Vera controller, and you will have better two-way communication between VoxCommando and Vera.

VoxCommando automatically scans information provided by the Vera controller. It can generate payloadXML files for all your home automation devices (light switches, motion sensors, etc.)

Sensors and switches connected to your Vera controller will automatically generate events in VoxCommando when their status changes. These events can be used to trigger commands in VoxCommando.

All of this will be harder to do with the Fibaro controller because we do not have a plugin for it.

To get information from Fibaro, you will have to write your own Scrape commands in VoxCommando.

Fibaro events will not appear automatically in VoxCommando either. You will have to manually write some code for your Fibaro controller to have it send information to VC.

« Last Edit: September 11, 2016, 05:12:19 PM by nime5ter »
TIPS: POST VC VERSION #. Explain what you want VC to do. Say what you've tried & what happened, or post a video demo. Attach VC log. Link to instructions followed.  Post your command (xml)

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Re: Fibaro или Vera
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2016, 01:38:57 PM »
большое спасибо за полный ответ!  Я так понимаю что все эти устройства ходят на грани. Я так понял что vera  будет для меня проще и  логичнее .  при интеграции с vc  легче .   А  датчики  Fibaro   подойдут к Vera  ?

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Re: Fibaro или Vera
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2016, 02:06:01 PM »
Fibaro sensors all use the Z-wave protocol. Yes, they should work with the Vera controllers.
TIPS: POST VC VERSION #. Explain what you want VC to do. Say what you've tried & what happened, or post a video demo. Attach VC log. Link to instructions followed.  Post your command (xml)

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Re: Fibaro или Vera
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2016, 12:56:39 AM »
Спасибо