WebThings vs. Matter: A Comparative Protocol Analysis

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

• Operating system: WebThingsOS
• Packages: -
• Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card), Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), Smart Home Devices, USB dongles (for ZigBee or Z-Wave)

Description

WebThings

• Install the latest gateway Image latest gateway Image from WebThings. Flash the downloaded Image on the microSD card using Etcher for example.
• Boot your Raspberry Pi. After booting up the gateway, it will create an Wi-Fi hotspot with the name "WebThings Gateway XXXX". Use an personal computer to connect to the network.

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• After establishing a connection to the gateway, a page will appear which shows nearby WiFi networks. Connect to your home network.

• Now you should be able to access the gateways UI via http://192.168.2.1 or http://gateway.local .
• After navigating to the local gateway page, you will be given the option to register a free subdomain

• You will be led to an Page to create an user account

• After all the steps you will be redirected to an empty "Things" screen of the gateway where you can start to add devices.

Matter

Make sure to read

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

Used Hardware

Device to be used with this documentation Maybe another device to be used with this documentation

Courses

• A course where this documentation was used (2017, 2018)
• Another one (2018)

References

• https://wikipedia.org
• https://google.com