Z-Wave
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What is Z-Wave?
Z-Wave is a wireless communications protocol primarily designed for home automation. It uses low-energy radio waves to enable communication between devices, allowing users to control and monitor things like lighting, security systems, thermostats, and appliances remotely. It's commonly used to create smart homes.
What other technologies are related to Z-Wave?
Z-Wave Competitor Technologies
Zigbee
Zigbee is a competing wireless communication protocol for home automation and IoT devices, operating in similar frequency bands and addressing similar use cases.
Thread Mesh
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Thread is a competing mesh networking protocol, similar to Z-Wave, designed for low-power IoT devices in the home.
Thread
Thread is a competing mesh networking protocol, similar to Z-Wave, designed for low-power IoT devices in the home.
Matter
Matter is a unifying connectivity standard that aims to provide interoperability across different smart home ecosystems. It could be considered a competitor as it may be seen as a replacement of Z-Wave in some cases, though some have seen a path for Z-Wave integration.
BLE Mesh
BLE Mesh is a competing mesh networking protocol built on Bluetooth Low Energy, targeting similar IoT and smart home applications as Z-Wave.
BLE
BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) can compete with Z-Wave in some low-power IoT applications, although it typically has shorter range unless used with a mesh network.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth can compete with Z-Wave in some short-range IoT applications.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi competes with Z-Wave in home automation and IoT applications where higher bandwidth and IP-based communication are required. It generally consumes more power than Z-Wave.
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Which job functions commonly mention Z-Wave?
Firmware Engineer
0.4% of all Firmware Engineer jobs mention Z-Wave
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Embedded Engineer
0.3% of all Embedded Engineer jobs mention Z-Wave
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Hardware Engineer
41 Hardware Engineer jobs mention Z-Wave
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Engineer
854 Engineer jobs mention Z-Wave
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Software Engineer
275 Software Engineer jobs mention Z-Wave
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Which organizations are mentioning Z-Wave?
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