C-8 Pro

[danabw]

@mazdaspeed

The C-8 goes back today.

Feel sorry for the C8...the C8-Pro is the new hub in town that is beating up all the C8's that thought they were kings of the beach.

[sburke781]

Feels like the C-8 is Woody from Toy Story?

[dcoffing]

@net.sheriff

@daniel.winks

Those are 12 year old design. Clocking them at 1.5GHz or 2GHz doesn't matter all that much, they're still slow.

Now, if it's 2GB of RAM and an upgraded core, such as an A76 core, then it would be well worth an upgrade.

With 2GHz CPU and only 2GB RAM I doubt it is an A76. I mean I have an old H96 Pro+ S912 (Cortex-A53-based SoC ) running Armbian and even that has 3GB of RAM.

I picked up 3 C-7's @ $40 each that are new but open box that had been going to be used for a PuriFi Labs Air project. I figured that was a good deal.

When I know for sure Hubitat have gone past the A53 and at least 3GB of RAM then I will consider an upgrade.

Amazon https://a.co/d/1xcsP9S shows it as A55

[daniel.winks]

Yep, I went ahead and got one, mostly because I've been wanting a cold-spare for my C8 as is, and I can use my old C8 as a cold-spare for a C8-Pro, as Hub Protect backups from a C8-Pro can be restored onto a C8 in a pinch. That way I'm not down for a couple days waiting on a Hub Protect replacement.

That said, it's definitely noticeably faster.

[danabw]

HE staff recently provided detailed info on the HW changes over generations...summary below, w/changes highlighted:

[halfrican.ak]

@daniel.winks

That said, it's definitely noticeably faster.

Can confirm, the difference in the C-8 Pro's performance is NOT subtle, especially in the UI navigation and boot times.

[SmartHomePrimer]

Have not seen any posts from you in a long time Mark. Maybe I just missed them. Anyway, it’s nice to see you’re still around. Curious which hub you were upgrading from?

[net.sheriff]

@dcoffing

Amazon https://a.co/d/1xcsP9S shows it as A55

If it is as danabw quotes and is an Amlogic A113X2 SOC
According to here it is an A53? So I am still confused as to what it is.

A113X2 | PSA Certified

[danabw]

The info I shared came from HE staff directly, you can trust it. Original post:

What is C8 Pro SOC

C-5, C-7 and C-8 all are based on Amlogic A113X SOC. C-8 Pro has A113X2. Notes about hardware revs: C-5 has 500 series Z-Wave module, single frequency for US, and Zigbee 1.2 chip. Other Z-Wave regions need an external dongle. C-7 has 700 series Z-Wave module covering all regions through settings, and Zigbee 1.2 chip. C-8 and C-8 Pro have 800 series Z-Wave module covering all regions, and Zigbee 3.0 chip, with external antennas. C-5, C-7 and C-8 all have 1GB RAM and 1.416 GHz CPU clock for…

I don't know why there is different info on Amazon.

[net.sheriff]

@danabw

The info I shared came from HE staff directly, you can trust it. Original post:

@What is C8 Pro SOC

A113X2

Not disputing that part,

Was just saying the A113X2 according to the link and image I posted above shows the A113X2 as A53 not A55 as on the Amazon page.

[rocketwiz]

According to Amlogic's site it's an A55? https://www.amlogic.com/#Products/426/index.html

[ogiewon]

@rocketwiz

According to Amlogic's site it's an A55? Amlogic

Exactly!

Plus, the performance improvements definitely suggest more than a simple clock speed bump. The A55 memory bus is greatly improved (32bit vs 16bit) over the A53.

[bravenel]

@net.sheriff

Was just saying the A113X2 according to the link and image I posted above shows the A113X2 as A53 not A55 as on the Amazon page.

Say what? That's not what it shows at all.

[JasonJoel]

I think he was saying that at this link (the one he posted originally) it says A53 on the photo - not your website or Amazon.

A113X2 | PSA Certified

That website/picture appears to be wrong.

[bravenel]

Ah, that's what happens when I don't follow links in posts (which I almost never do).

[net.sheriff]

@JasonJoel

That website/picture appears to be wrong.

Likely as there is so many typos and miss info out there.

[ThunderboltsRock]

I have around 15 of these Poe splitters in my ceiling powering aeotec smart sensors 6 and recently powering a c8 which is now located in the top floor roof (coming into winter here now and yet to see if it holds up to summer roof heat:-/) connecting all 20 zwave device in the top floor. C8 pro handles ground floor zwave devices and automation logic for all devices using hub mesh.

The c8 in the top floor ceiling uses these antenna

https://a.co/d/6dqtjdB

I nearly forgot to mention that I have a 48 port GS748TPS Netgear POE Switch, the first 4 x ports are Poe+ capable (for pan tilt cameras) rest of ports are Poe only