If I will be turning a ZigBee bulb on and off using a light switch, does it make sense to get bulbs that are end-points like Sengled, or it doesn’t matter, and get bulbs that are repeaters like IKEA tradfri?
If I will be turning a ZigBee bulb on and off using a light switch, does it make sense to get bulbs that are end-points like Sengled, or it doesn’t matter, and get bulbs that are repeaters like IKEA tradfri?
Repeaters no the be always on.
Getting repeaters that you frequently turn on and off will make your network topology a mess. Traffic will always have to be finding new routes through the network depending on the combination of repeaters that are on and off at any one time.
You could also create the situation where certain parts of your network are only reachable when certain lights are on.
Repeater switches that are always on make sense. That is what I did.
Repeaters bulbs that could be powered off do not.