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	* https://matter-smarthome.de/en/overview-products-compatible-with-matter/		* https://matter-smarthome.de/en/overview-products-compatible-with-matter/
	* https://github.com/WebThingsIO/wiki/wiki/Supported-Hardware		* https://github.com/WebThingsIO/wiki/wiki/Supported-Hardware
	* https://webthings.io/docs/gateway-getting-started-guide.html		* https://webthings.io/docs/gateway/installation/ (http://web.archive.org/web/20220624001541/https://webthings.io/docs/gateway-getting-started-guide.html)

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	=== Conclusion ===		=== Conclusion ===
	Unfortunately because ot the circumstances we were not able to get the wanted results. However considering that we are a team of IT students with some knowledge and that both protocols should unify existing smart homes within a single protocol, it is fair to say that there is at this point in time no best solution because both of them have great issues. Webthings appeals more to open source enthusiasts that want to tinker with their smart home devices whereas Matter is a more plug and play approach to the smart home ecosystem. It however lacks the customizability of its opponent.		Unfortunately because ot the circumstances we were not able to get the wanted results. Our goal was to find smart things that could be included in both protocols. This is not feasible until today & in the end it turned out that our TP-Link light bulb does not support Thread or Matter. We researched and came to the conclusion that Smart Things only support either Thread/Matter or the common protocols like Zigbee/Wi-Fi/Z-Wave and not both.

			In the end, it turned out that we could only add Smart Things that supported Wi-Fi to the WebThings gateway. A Zigbee dongle for support & a suitable add-on didn't help. Matter didn't have a device that was also compatible with WebThings, so we couldn't make the comparison we wanted.

			However considering that we are a team of IT students with some knowledge and that both protocols should unify existing smart homes within a single protocol, it is fair to say that there is at this point in time no best solution because both of them have great issues. Webthings appeals more to open source enthusiasts that want to tinker with their smart home devices whereas Matter is a more plug and play approach to the smart home ecosystem. It however lacks the customizability of its opponent.



	== Description ==		== Description ==

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	~~== Summary ==~~

	~~This documentation compares the two latest IoT-Unify protocols for smart homes: Matter & WebThings. The response time, the data rates & the features of the two protocols will be compared.~~

	== Requirements ==		== Requirements ==

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	* Operating system: WebThingsOS		* Operating system: WebThingsOS
	* Packages: Webthings TP Link Kasa Add On		* Packages: Webthings TP Link Kasa Add On
	* Hardware: [https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card)] , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb		* Hardware: [https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card)] ,[https://store.google.com/de/product/nest_hub_2nd_gen?hl=de&pli=1 Google Nest Hub (2.Gen)],[https://www.tp-link.com/de/home-networking/smart-bulb/lb110/ TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb]

	== Project Process ==		== Project Process ==

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	* Operating system: WebThingsOS		* Operating system: WebThingsOS
	* Packages: Webthings TP Link Kasa Add On		* Packages: Webthings TP Link Kasa Add On
	* Hardware: ~~Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card)~~[https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT] , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb		* Hardware: [https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card)] , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb

	== Project Process ==		== Project Process ==

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	* Operating system: WebThingsOS		* Operating system: WebThingsOS
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	* Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card) [https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT] , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb		* Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card)[https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT] , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb

	== Project Process ==		== Project Process ==

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	* Operating system: WebThingsOS		* Operating system: WebThingsOS
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	* Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card) https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb		* Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card) [https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT] , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb

	== Project Process ==		== Project Process ==

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	* Operating system: WebThingsOS		* Operating system: WebThingsOS
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	* Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card), Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb		* Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card) https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_3,_Model_B%2B,_WLAN,_BT , Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb

	== Project Process ==		== Project Process ==

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	===Third Phase===		===Third Phase===
	We then found devices that supposedly should work with Matter as well as Webthings. All our cards were on the EVE devices. The Smart Plug, Motion Sensor and Window Intrusion Sensor. But that also didn't work out. The problem was that altough all of those devices support both protocols, from the factory they are only usable via the Apple HomePod. In ~~Order~~ to get them to work with other devices you first need to update the Firmware using an Apple HomePod. So that was also not an option.		We then found devices that supposedly should work with Matter as well as Webthings. All our cards were on the EVE devices. The Smart Plug, Motion Sensor and Window Intrusion Sensor. But that also didn't work out. The problem was that altough all of those devices support both protocols, from the factory they are only usable via the Apple HomePod. In order to get them to work with other devices you first need to update the Firmware using an Apple HomePod. So that was also not an option in the little remaining time.

	===Fourth Phase===		===Fourth Phase===
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	[[File:Screen4.png\|800px\|thumb\|center\|Communication from WebThings Cloud back to the Control Panel Device]]		[[File:Screen4.png\|800px\|thumb\|center\|Communication from WebThings Cloud back to the Control Panel Device]]






	~~== Matter ==~~

	~~Make sure to read~~

	* War and Peace
	* Lord of the Rings
	* The Baroque Cycle

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	=== Conclusion ===		=== Conclusion ===
	Unfortunately because ot the circumstances we were not able to get the wanted results. However considering that we are a team of IT students with some knowledge and that both protocols should unify existing smart homes within a single protocol, it is fair to say that there is at this point in time no ~~one~~ best ~~solutions~~ because both of them have great issues. Webthings appeals more to open source enthusiasts that want to tinker with their smart home devices whereas Matter is a more plug and play approach to the smart home ecosystem. It however lacks the customizability of its opponent.		Unfortunately because ot the circumstances we were not able to get the wanted results. However considering that we are a team of IT students with some knowledge and that both protocols should unify existing smart homes within a single protocol, it is fair to say that there is at this point in time no best solution because both of them have great issues. Webthings appeals more to open source enthusiasts that want to tinker with their smart home devices whereas Matter is a more plug and play approach to the smart home ecosystem. It however lacks the customizability of its opponent.

	== Description ==		== Description ==