Does hubitat have a device limit? App limit? Do more devices slow things down?
Wondering if I should install multiple hubitats and connect via hubconnect?
Only limit is 32 directly connected Zigbee devices (you easily get around this with repeaters) or 232 Z-Wave devices (a limit of Z-Wave itself). No app limits. Slow downs could occur if there is a lot of packets to send to a lot of devices at once. There’s no slowdown from just having the devices paired to the hub.
However, you can have a bad pairing or faulty device that could slow things down, and if you have a lot on a single hub, finding that one or two faulty devices or pairings can be very difficult.
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Does this mean a simple Zigbee repeater will increase the device limit? Like a 120vac Zigbee smart plug would do this?
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Yes. Depends on the repeater by how much it can extend, but repeaters communicate with each other and you can keep expanding with more repeaters, There isn't a limit to the number of hops, unlike Z-Wave where there is a 4 hop limit.
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Great tip. I have several 120v repeating devices so I won't concern myself with Zigbee limits. Thanks so much.
If you did hit this limit is there a way to tell before you start realizing you have a problem? Without counting your devices does the hub let you know? Would the 33rd device just not work? Just curious.
