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Securifi Products => Almond+ => Topic started by: dahuman on January 30, 2017, 10:03:15 pm

Title: Mesh Network
Post by: dahuman on January 30, 2017, 10:03:15 pm

When is Mesh Network coming for the Almond+? :-)

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: javier2204 on January 31, 2017, 01:35:24 pm

Great question. "I will accept it is not" as an official yet disappointing answer that will put me out of my misery. 😉 however any response will do.

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: dahuman on January 31, 2017, 07:54:51 pm

Quote from: javier2204 on January 31, 2017, 01:35:24 pm

Great question. "I will accept it is not" as an official yet disappointing answer that will put me out of my misery. 😉 however any response will do.

The thing is, during an interview from last year, they did mention that the functionality can be added via a firmware update and even work with the old Almond. I have 2 Almond+ devices and while the range extender feature is very nice, they have different SSIDs which can be annoying and since Almond+ was the flagship device, my question is not "whether" but "when?" -_^b

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: mparadis on February 01, 2017, 10:11:43 am

I suspect it will be making its way to the Almond+ and probably Almond 2015. I expect that it would be several firmware releases after the Almond 3's so they can be sure it is stable there before getting it onto another platform. Mesh between just Almond 3's or just Almond+'s or just Almond 2015's is probably easier than mesh between Almond+'s and Almond 3's and Almond 2015's on a mixed environment and is probably what will take the longest.

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: steveo94 on February 09, 2017, 11:54:00 pm

From what I can see from the features, the main thing that separates an Almond+ from an Almond 3 is the mesh network. If they made the Almond+ capable of mesh networking, it would be a better router because it would have a Z-Wave radio built in. With the Almond 3, you need a USB dongle to enable Z-Wave.

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: fillibar on February 11, 2017, 11:03:53 am

You need a dongle, but that dongle can be Z-Wave Plus, so that is nice. That is how I am using mine, plus the Almond+ as a backup network.

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: mparadis on February 12, 2017, 06:46:01 am

Z Wave Plus is a plus  ;D ;D :P but the Almond 3 is also smaller and has the built-in siren. I'd like to see my Almond+ become the mesh master for the Almond 3's I have but I wouldn't want to use Almond+'s as the mesh slaves throughout the house unless I already owned them.

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: fillibar on February 16, 2017, 10:31:47 am

The siren and LED are nice adds for the Almond 3 but will really be relevant when the primary can control those on meshed devices as well.

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: fuadar on February 16, 2017, 10:48:34 am

So before i actually put money down for a google wi-fi . would love to know if mesh networking is coming to almond+ , if it is i can wait before i spend more money

Title: Re: Mesh Network
Post by: dahuman on May 15, 2017, 12:21:31 pm

Can a Dev possibly answer this question?  ;)