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: Webthings TP Link Kasa Add On
• Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 (with an microSD card), Google Nest Hub (2.Gen), TP-Link LB 110 smart bulb

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.

Connection of local device to the gateway

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

Connection of gateway to local 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

Register Subdomain

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

Create 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.

List of all available 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