JohnC

I had an issue of not being able to access the Eisy after the 5.9.1 upgrade. Accessing the terminal mode with HDMI connect and using ifconfig command showed that Eisy was not producing IPv4 address after the upgrade. A good-enough fix of this problem was to always reboot the router AFTER rebooting the Eisy. I might put my Eisy in a UPS power supply so the power never goes out and never has to rebboot.

Per UD support: "I don't have the exact specifications regarding power consumption. This said, it should by fully functional using the USB 2.0 port."

That's a great idea, and a less expensive option than what I was thinking. Good reviews for the product on Amazon with one of the few critical comments saying: "Great product but can get directly from Zooz for 10 dollars cheaper." Thank you Still it would be good to post somewhere the power consumption of this Zmatter dongle. I would like to leave this post open until there is an answer to that question.

I want to place my Zmatter dongle outside my house in line-of-sight with the Zwave modules to maximize the range. ' There is an open field between where I plan to put the Zmatter dongle and one of the controlled Zwave modules, so I can't bridge the distance with a mesh network of Zwave modules. I plan to use a USB-to-ethernet extender to place it 40' feet away from the Eisy. The Eisy normally powers the Zmatter dongle directly with a USB 3.0 port . USB standards say that a USB port supplies 5V at up to 0.9A (4.5W). I see on a Reddit post that some people have done something similar using a USB 2.0 USB-to-ethernet extender powering the Zmatter dongle. USB 2.0 ports are specified to put out only 0.5A (2.5W) . They said it worked, but the question is, how well ? How well will the Zmatter dongle work if it is limited to 2.5W ? Would it be expected to have better range if it were powered by a USB 3.0 port supplying up to 4.5W ? What is the power consumption of this Zmatter dongle, it is not on the specs I can see ?