Hey great question – here’s an update:
We just received the beta samples yesterday, so we still need to test them. I have us finishing that around early/mid-March. The good news with Zigbee/Z-Wave is that we can submit everything for certifications earlier than we can with Matter, so we don’t have to wait until the final firmware to do so. The caveat is that we can’t add anything new once we submit it, so I like to go through a couple rounds of firmware testing first so we can add things as we’re testing.
I’ll release a new timeline shortly, but I’ve also had one up on our website that I’ve been trying my best to keep up-to-date. I have some automations that will change the website, update Discourse (this forum) and send out a mass-email any time there’s any sort of date change (except for the emails, those will only go out if there is a Phase change – e.g., Tooling to Beta Testing, Beta Testing to Certifications, etc). Today/tomorrow will be the first I’m I’m deploying this to Discourse and email, so I apologize in advance if things are messed up the first couple times.
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Here is a video of me testing out the Zigbee Bindings with the switch last night. I apologize for the kids in the background.
Here is my setup:
- Samsung SmartThings
- Switch is a remote only (e.g., not connected to a load – it used to be a switched outlet that I just put the line/neutral into and made the outlet always hot and the switch is just a remote)
- The three bulbs in the distance are Hue bulbs that are connected directly to SmartThings (not the Hue bridge)
- I have the three bulbs group bound to the Zigbee mmWave switch
It’s hard to tell from the video, but I’m about 2-3’ behind the switch when I walk out of the room and then maybe a foot in front of it (to the right) when I walk in. It looks like I’m halfway in the room, but I’m about an arms-length away from it.
When I leave, there’s about a 15-20 second delay, which can be adjusted. When I enter, there is a 1 second delay, which can be adjusted.
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More testing to come, but so far, so good. I haven’t played with the zones or anything yet as @EricM_Inovelli hasn’t received his switch yet, so he hasn’t been able to write the full Edge Driver.
Here are some pics:
Blue Series is on the left, Red Series is on the right.