AftermathTell Me A Story: Pokopia Edition
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/tell-me-a-story-pokopia-edition/
Ajit AnanthadevanWhen it comes to #IoT protocols there are two main options: #BLE vs #openthread.
While openthread is mainly focused in industrial applications, BLE has massive commercial appeal. Because of this BLE is a rapidly progressing tech comparatively, and superior in terms of speed and reliability.
While BLE goes to 2 Mbit/s, openthread delivers 250kbps. Considering IoT applications are #lowpower nodes, this high throughput helps quick transmissions and save power.
On the other hand, openthread boasts native #ipv6 access, only requiring a "border router".
And as it needs a openthread border router device anyway - IMO we might as well write and put a relay app in it, taking away openthread's advantage...
Tell Me A Story: Esoteric Ebb Edition
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/tell-me-a-story-esoteric-ebb-edition/
Thread GroupQualcomm, is integrating Thread into their latest mobile connectivity solution. Bringing Thread directly into next-generation mobile platforms means more seamless, secure, and low-power mesh connectivity across smart home and IoT devices
"FastConnect 8800 is also the only mobile connectivity system to offer Wi-Fi 8, Bluetooth 7.0, Ultra Wideband 802.15.4ab, and Thread in a single chip solution."
Read more here: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/03/qualcomm-debuts-ai-native-wifi-8-portfolio-unifying-client-and-n
Qualcomm Debuts AI-Native Wi‑Fi 8 Portfolio Unifying Client and Network Connectivity for AI Era Performance | Qualcomm
Qualcomm Technologies unveils its Wi‑Fi 8 portfolio, delivering a new connectivity foundation for AI‑era performance across mobile devices, access points, and gateways. Qualcomm FastConnect 8800 is the first mobile connectivity system with a 4x4 radio configuration, enabling 10+ Gbps peak speeds and extended gigabit range. Five new Qualcomm Dragonwing Networking Infrastructure platforms expand the most comprehensive Wi‑Fi 8 portfolio, featuring on‑device AI, high‑performance processing, and integrated 5G and fiber broadband, with leading partners committed to commercial deployments.
As we just closed out #FreeAndOpenSourceSoftwareMonth in February, we’re proud to highlight Thread’s commitment to open innovation.
Thread promotes free, publicly available code through OpenThread, an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol, developed and released by Google and maintained on GitHub.
Learn more about OpenThread and explore Thread FAQs below: https://www.threadgroup.org/support#faq
#OpenThread #ThreadGroup #IoT #SmartHome #SmartBuilding #FOSS
megalodonosaurusI love open source. 7.5 inch, red, black, and white e-ink display with an esp32-c6 running #esphome pulling down my #selfhosted #nextcloud calendars, centralised in #homeassistant over an #openThread network. Case from printables and edited to fit my specific ESP32. Template adapted from a github repo I liked the look of. No cloud. Love it.
Jeroen Postma 🇪🇺Fucking hell, trying to set up a #Matter device with #HomeAssistant is a nightmare.
> The OpenThread Border Router add-on can only be installed with Home Assistant OS. If you would like to use the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 as a Thread border router, please manually set up OpenThread Border Router to communicate with it.
🤨 I just want to connect my fucking lamp...
The Thread Group is hosting a Thread Programming project at the IETF 125 Hackathon in Shenzhen!
As part of the hackathon, the event will focus on hands-on Thread development, including work with #OpenThread and IPv6-based mesh networking. Participants will collaborate on advancing Thread implementations, tools, and more.
The project is championed by Stuart Cheshire, a key contributor to Thread.
Learn more about the Thread Programming project at #IETF125:
Israa 🌿🇵🇸I am Israa from Gaza, a mother of three. The war takes something from us every day. In these unbearable living conditions, your donation has become the difference between life and death for us. Anything, no matter how small, helps! Share or promote this post as well!
Thank you so much! 🩷
https://chuffed.org/project/154249-israas-hope-a-familys-fight-to-rebuild-after-war
#MutualAidThread #communitycare #sharethread #openthread #helpinghands #gaza #palestine #genocide
Israa's Hope: A Family's Fight to Rebuild After War
In the stillness after a night of bombardment, Israa, a devoted mother of three, and her husband lost not just a home, but the sense of safety that every family deserves. Once living in a large, loving home, their world changed in an instant when violence forced them into tents for months, and their house burned to ashes. Today, they face each day with courage, trying to secure the most basic needs: food, clean water, and education for Azam, Mira, and Abdullah, who needs nutritional supplements and speech therapy sessions that cost more than they can bear. 🫶
Sebastian MüllerErfolg des Tages, nach Kauf eines #IKEA #DIRIGERA Hub “für smarte Produkte”, habe ich es geschafft den IKEA #ALPSTUGA #CO2 Sensor in mein #homeassistant einzubinden.
Versuche mit #SONOFF Dongle-LMG21 oder Dresden Elektronik #ConBee3 und #OpenThread Border Router haben nicht funktioniert.
