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Frank-Oliver Grün
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Blogger, Digitalzimmer
Germany, Stuttgart
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Biography
Frank-Oliver Grün is a freelance journalist and consultant based in Stuttgart, Germany. For more than 30 years, he has been helping end consumers in better understanding technical products and interrelationships. He pursues this mission in various ways: as an author for well-known publishers, as well as on his own platforms. With digitalzimmer.de, he has been running a smart home blog since 2014, and in May 2021 he added the site matter-smarthome.de, which deals with the manufacturer-independent smart home standard Matter. Before starting his own business, he worked in various positions for German publishing houses – including editor-in-chief, video producer, development manager, head of copy and test editor.
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By Frank-Oliver Grün| matter-smarthome@ Some say that the launch of the Matter standard in November 2022 came too early for Thread. The radio protocol was not ready for widespread, cross-manufacturer use. And the critics have a point: apart from Apple, whose HomePod mini was already available at the time, no manufacturer had the necessary Thread Border Routers on the market. There was hardly any experience with products from different brands in the network. Or what happens when they come into contact with each other.
By Frank-Oliver Grün| matter-smarthome@ The Matter smart home standard is finding its way into the professional market. Alongside KNX and proprietary systems, products with a Matter logo are popping up more and more in catalogs. Not that the electrical engineering industry is in any particular hurry, but a trend is noticeable. And while many installers are critical of the standard, others are hoping for new impetus. Ultimately, even a breakthrough on the way to more and more easily networked buildings.
By Frank-Oliver Grün| matter-smarthome@ More device types and extended bridge functionality – this is how the latest Matter update from Aqara (link) can be summarized. The Chinese company is adding new functions with the firmware updates for its hubs. The first new feature is introduced with software version 4.3.4. It is called Advanced Matter Bridging and was previously reserved for the Hub M3.
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Digitalzimmer