I’m confused. I have a Phillips Hue bulb and hub. Now I’m considering getting a Kwikset 916 lock. However, I’ve read that the lock requires a smart hub, such as a Wink or SmartThings. So do I need that in addition to my Hue hub? Can I consolidate and only use one hub for everything?
Thanks for any help.
While the Phillips Hue bridge technically talks Zigbee. However, you cannot use it for anything other than Hue Light bulbs and accessories.
For your locks, you need to have a way to communicate via Z-Wave or Zigbee. I use prefer Z-Wave and used Aeotec Z-Wave Stick plugged into my Raspberry Pi that runs home assistant http://a.co/d/c0hUqDa
Wink and Smartthings hubs are designed to be centralize bridges to Z-Wave, Zigbee, Bluetooth(LE), etc. I don’t use any of them. I’d rather make my HA my bridge.
Hope that helps