Summary.
Developed in 2001 specifically for smart home devices to connect directly with an app, hub or voice assistant.
- Products that support Z-Wave work with each other seamlessly, regardless of manufacturer
- Z-Wave devices use very little power (so very good for battery powered devices)
- Z-Wave uses a mesh network for communication, meaning that one device passes along information to the next device, and so on down the line
Range (mesh for powered devices)