by Simon J Richardson | May 8, 2026 | Smart Home Explained
Smart Home Explained Part 7 of 7For electricians: how to diagnose a smart home that's misbehaving The first six articles built the framework: reliability, the four-layer model, protocols, Matter and Thread, ecosystems, and the buyer's checklist. Part 7 is the...
by Simon J Richardson | May 8, 2026 | Smart Home Explained
Smart Home Explained Part 6 of 7The smart home buyer's checklist Parts 1 through 5 unpacked how a smart home actually works: reliability as an architectural choice, the four-layer model, the protocol layer, Matter and Thread, and the four major ecosystems. Part 6...
by Simon J Richardson | May 7, 2026 | Smart Home Explained
Smart Home Explained Part 5 of 7Choosing your smart home ecosystem Part 1 explained why reliability is an architectural choice. Part 2 introduced the four-layer model. Part 3 compared the four major smart home protocols. Part 4 looked honestly at Matter and Thread....
by Simon J Richardson | May 7, 2026 | Smart Home Explained
Smart Home Explained Part 4 of 7Matter and Thread: the promise and the reality Part 1 explained why reliability is an architectural choice. Part 2 introduced the four-layer model. Part 3 compared the four major smart home protocols. Part 4 takes the cross-platform...
by Simon J Richardson | May 7, 2026 | Smart Home Explained
Smart Home Explained Part 3 of 7Smart home protocols, honestly compared Part 1 explained why reliability is an architectural choice. Part 2 introduced the four-layer model. Part 3 looks at the protocol layer in detail: the four most common smart home protocols (Wi-Fi,...
by Simon J Richardson | May 7, 2026 | Smart Home Explained
Smart Home Explained Part 2 of 7How a smart home actually works: the four-layer model Part 1 explained why reliability is an architectural choice, not a marketing claim. Part 2 introduces the mental model that makes the rest of the smart home category readable:...
