Nanoleaf`s most recent lighting products become Thread Border Routers very soon.
What you need to know
Three product lines will soon gain Thread capabilities
These include Shapes, Elements, and Lines
The goodies will arrive through new firmware.
At this year`s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nanoleaf has announced plans to allow its key lighting products to act as Thread Border Routers via Apple`s HomeKit. Shapes, Elements, and Lines products will gain the new capabilities through a firmware update arriving sometime this quarter. Thread is a low-power, hub-free wireless mesh networking protocol built for the Internet of Things.
This isn`t the first time Nanoleaf has embraced Thread. Already, its Nanoleaf Essentials bulb and light strip support the protocol. By doing so, smart home accessories can better communicate with the internet, apps, and each other.
As noted previously, a Thread Border Router acts as a gatekeeper for your network by providing the proper credentials to ...
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