Use Wi-Fi window sensor for Smart Life with Zigbee thermostat?

Hello, I have equipped my apartment with smart Zigbee thermostats from Maginon and use them via the Smart Life app. Is it possible to use the thermostats' window open function if I buy window sensors that run via Wi-Fi instead of Zigbee?

Thank you.

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Klangmeister
3 months ago

Without a hub (a Smarthome headquarters), which supports both the Zigbee thermostats and WiFi devices, this becomes difficult. Because somehow the sensors must be able to send their command to the heating controllers. WiFi also does not seem to be the optimal technology for such sensors, as it requires more energy than zigbee (frequent battery change). Are there no Zigbee sensors that work with your Zigbee hub? Otherwise, it might be a way to realize the whole thing about Matter. The SmartLife app seems to be a Matter controller. More info here: https://matter-smarthome.de

mchawk777
3 months ago

Is it possible to use the windows open function of the thermostats when I buy window sensors which do not run via Zigbee but WiFi?

If your Zigbee hub supports this, then yes.

Important: Zigbee <> WiFi <> WLAN
“Zigbee” has its own radio network and “WLAN” is “WiFi IEEE-802.11”

If you want as much interoperability as possible, you should switch to “Matter” and use matter devices with WiFi.

Matter supports “WiFi IEEE-802.11 on 2.4 GHz in an IPv6 network” or the radio standard “Thread”.
For both radio networks, you need your own “Accesspoints” so that they can log into a Matter network.

So: Matter runs on an IPv6 protocol – so Matter Wi-Fi devices can easily be integrated into the home network.
For the “Thread” radio standard, you need a separate base station that makes these devices accessible in local IPv6 network.

Of course, Matter is also running with wired IoT devices that support the protocol.

In principle, Matter is what Zigbee should be.
It seems that not all Zigbee base stations support all devices on the market.

Confused? Wait until we address the subject of language assistants. 😂