| ▲ | michaelmior 12 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> No hub required - TOMMY runs as a Home Assistant add-on or on a Linux host (Docker) and uses supporting devices to create a sensing network. I don't see how either the HA instance or the Linux host can't be viewed as a hub. No hub required feels untrue to me. I assume this question is intended to clarify that some additional device is not necessary, but I think this could be reworded. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | mike2872 12 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You're absolutely right. Thanks for the feedback! "No hub required" is misleading. What I meant was "no additional proprietary hub". Meaning, if you're already running Home Assistant or have a Linux machine, you don't need to own a separate device like Zigbee/Z-Wave hub. But yes, the HA instance or Linux host is effectively acting as the hub. I'll update that wording on the site. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | kentt 12 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair criticism. I think the generous interpretation of "no hub" means you don't have to buy a specialized hub eg a Smartthings hub. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | teekert 12 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTOH, when you buy any Bosch, IKEA, Hue, Aqara device, it says on the box: Hub required (and they do mean get our hub and place next to all other hubs. Even though Home Assistant will usually work fine-ok). So I see where he’s coming from, and I interpreted it as intended. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | victorbjorklund 12 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You are of course correct but in the HA community "no hub required" often should be read as "no addiditonal hub required because HA can communicate directly with it" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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