@Smart-Projects-ABC
I'm sorry but I respectfully have to disagree with you on every point.

1. The OP is talking about Home Automation and already has a capable server (HA), so any need to directly control/talk to actuators/sensors is a failure.
2. I would consider IFTTT a last resort and only use it if I want to use something that ONLY supports IFTTT.
3. I agree with using the one that suits you best, but I would call WiFi a last resort. However anything beats going through the cloud.
4. I would advise against messing with the FW unless you need to. That's how you break compatibility (and sometimes hardware).
   I would recommend any sensor/gateway/echosystem that allow local control and that you are in charge of upgrading.
   If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I'm sorry if I sound harsh but since the OP already has a HA setup I feel your suggestions are completely wrong.

@jo34l5 Design you HA setup with internet independency in mind and you'll probably end up with a very stable solution that does what you want, when you want it.
You said you haven't spent to much time on the rules yet, this is where I would recommend you spend the most time.

@Sasquatch said in Suggestions for my setup? Very new here.:

avoid cloud based sensors at all cost for security and future proofing reasons.

and stability, and reactivity/delay, and.. I think this list could be endless :joy:

Hello everyone :)

I'm about to start my second MySensors setup. First one was a few years ago but I put it on hold and decided to focus on getting a stable setup in OpenHAB with some commercial sensors.
Now I'm back looking to expand on the sensor front and I think MySensors is the best option.

But what radio is the best choice today?
I don't have anything left of my old setup so I'm starting fresh.
After digging through the forum I have come up with the following setup and would really appreciate some feedback.

MQTT GW: Amplified nRF52840
Nodes: nRF52840 or nRF52832

The plan is to mostly have battery powered nodes.
Are these good selections or are there any better options that I have missed?

My plan is to initially use a dev kit and a usb dongle to get started and then make custom sensor boards connecting to and powering the nRF52s.

Any and all input is highly appreciated :smile:

@NeverDie How about this?
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_nRF52_Bootloader
based on nrf5 sdk v11 though, current version is 17.

I had almost given up on mysensors and was considering the nrf52840 with openthread and mqtt-sn since nordic has working examples for that all the way from a mostly sleeping nrf52840 to an mqtt-sn - mqtt bridge.
I really like the nrf52840 and I want OTA since I know I will never leave my nodes alone and stop updating their codes :upside_down_face:
LoRa is problematic since I want something that is legal in both Sweden and China.

But mbed os shows promise and if the nano ble runs mbed on an nrf52840 then that should open a lot of doors.
Maybe this project will finally push me to adopt an RTOS :grin:

This sounds promising.
https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fsdk_nrf5_v17.0.0%2Fexamples_bootloader.html&cp=7_1_4_4

@NeverDie Here is a nordic fota over thread example.
https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fsdk_tz_v4.1.0%2Fthread_example_dfu.html&cp=7_3_2_10_4_0
They also support using a dongle or DK with a raspberry as a border router.

Nordics documentation is fairly extensive and quite easy to search, I like it :)
The nrf52840 DK is kind of the standard example hardware for openthread so they have plenty of examples.