Let's begin...
The Fibaro Home Center 3 is an absolute beast – often it is actually too over-powered for a smaller smart home setup… so allow us to introduce you to the Fibaro Home Center 3 Lite…
The heart and brain...
Home Center 3 Lite is the heart and mind of a smart home that constantly cares for the comfort and safety of your entire family. The smart hub manages and communicates with smart devices – receives data from sensors, allows control through scenes, remotes, schedules, smartphones, voice and logical conditions.
You're in control.
Introducing the Fibaro Dashboard.
Simply log into your Fibaro Home Center from any web browser and take control of your smart home.
Fibaro makes it easy to manage every aspect of your system. Intuitive, easy to use and incredibly powerful.
Set the scene.
Easy. Intuitive. Powerful.
“Scenes” are what automate your home. Typically they involve two parts… Triggers (if this is true) and Actions (then do that).
The Fibaro Block Scene Editor makes it easy to create simple or complex scenes with its drag-and-drop interface – with absolutely no program scripting required – anyone can do it.
Scene Actions can also be manually triggered using the Fibaro App or via your favourite voice assistant.
Manage your home...
Control your home...
Safe and secure...
your smart home and personal data are in good hands.
Fibaro implements the highest level of security and access to your home and your data. Communication between devices and your smart home hub – all passwords and data – are encrypted and backed up securely. Entrusting your home to the Fibaro system, you can be confident it is safe and secure.
No internet?
Home Center 3 Lite communicates with devices using Z-Wave – which in Australia uses the 921.4 MHz wireless frequency – far removed from the Wi-FI spectrum. This means no interference. It also means even if your internet or Wi-Fi goes down, unlike cloud based automation systems, Home Center keeps working.
Reliable wireless.
Every Z-Wave device that connects to power also repeats the wireless signal – providing a strong, robust wireless mesh network.
Unlike Wi-Fi, as you grow your smart home system, your Z-Wave network becomes stronger.
Beyond Z-Wave...
Compatible with over 2000 popular smart devices and systems.
Home Center allows you to connect not only all Z-Wave devices but also other manufacturers equipment such as smart TVs, cameras, thermostats, alarm systems, media players and more. Get unlimited smart home features with over 2000 smart devices ready to work within your smart home system – and the list is growing all the time.
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Fibaro | Home Center 3 | Home Center 3 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Versatile application in building automation: houses, apartments | Smaller houses (recommended up to 100 m2) and apartments |
| Number of supported devices | Up to 230 Z-Wave devices | Recommended up to 40 Z-Wave devices |
| Communication technology | Z-Wave 500, NICE 433MHz | Z-Wave 700 |
| Future implementations | Zigbee, BLE, NICE 921MHz | Not available |
| Network technologies | Ethernet, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz / 5GHz | Wi-Fi 2.4GHz |
| Processor | Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 1,2GHz | Single-Core ARM Cortex A7 900 MHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Flash RAM | 8 GB eMMC | 4 GB eMMC |
| Automations | LUA, block scenes, panels, schedules | LUA, block scenes, panels, schedules |
| Maximum scenes | Unlimited | Up to 20 scenes |
| IP Camera support | Unlimited | 1 x MJPG IP camera |
| Plugins and Quick App support | Unlimited | 5 plugins and 10 quick apps |
| Migration mode | Yes, from HCL, HC2 | None |
| Hubs paired mode | MASTER and SLAVE mode | SLAVE mode |
The finer details...
Physical Specifications | |
| Width: | 178 mm (W) x 31 mm (H) x 110 mm (D) |
| Weight: | 220 grams |
| Colour: | White |
| Temp. Range: | 0-40 °C |
| Operating Humidity: | max. 75% relative humidity (non-condensing) |
General Information | |
| Processor: | Single-Core ARM Cortex A7 900 MHz |
| RAM: | 512MB DDR3L |
| Flash Memory: | 4GB eMMC Flash |
| Radio Protocol: | Z-WAVE (700 Series) - 921.4 MHz |
| Network Interface: | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz - 2400.0-2483.5 MHz) |
| USB Connectors: | 1x USB 2.0 |
| Power Supply: | 5V, USB micro B (included) |
Shayne Renolds –
Took me a while to pair the modules, but it’s a lot more stable and a big improvement on the last controller I used (vera).