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Securifi Products => Almond+ => Topic started by: BrownChiLD on January 20, 2017, 01:48:44 am

Title: Has there been any hardare improvements since Kickstarter release?
Post by: BrownChiLD on January 20, 2017, 01:48:44 am

Has there been any hardware improvements since Kickstarter release? Im looking to purchase another Almond+ (used) to play with, on ebay. seller claims it's part of KS release, back in 2015. 
what are the significant differences in features/hardware in hardware if i purchased from 2015 batch compared to buying new now?

Title: Re: Has there been any hardare improvements since Kickstarter release?
Post by: fillibar on January 20, 2017, 02:30:47 pm

Almond+ is unchanged hardware.

A new model, the Almond 3, is available. It has a number of hardware differences.
IMO:
Plusses: WiFi mesh capabilities, smaller, allow for Z-Wave dongles which can be Z-Wave Plus.
Minuses: Smaller, less ports, Z-Wave not integrated.

Title: Re: Has there been any hardare improvements since Kickstarter release?
Post by: BrownChiLD on January 24, 2017, 05:29:25 am

1) isnt almond+ z-wave plus already? I'd imagine it is
2) will Almond 3 have the same web socket APIs and such?

Title: Re: Has there been any hardare improvements since Kickstarter release?
Post by: fillibar on January 24, 2017, 09:46:56 am

To my knowledge Almond+ was/is Z-Wave only (not Plus). That came out after Almond+ was available. Of course Z-Wave Plus is backwards compatible.

As for APIs and such... While not something I am as knowledgeable of as I probably could be, the Almond 3 has them, so there is no present difference there.