Also, if I remember correctly, a Crestron TSTAT could be used for floor heating.  There are a bunch on eBay along with slab sensors.  Also on eBay I saw a Crestron DIN-1TSTAT8 8-Zone Radiant Heat Thermostat

Hope this helps

Jay

Thanks Brian.

After my recent article on integrating home assistant (HA) with Crestron (https://restechtoday.com/my-experience-integrating-crestron-and-home-assistant/), you might check if there is an HV floor heating thermostat compatible with that platform.  While I really like the Hubitat, and it has proven to be a very reliable platform,  HA integrates with many more products than the Hubitat does.  

I'm running both in my house now and haven't had any reliability issues with either one.  I will preface that with the fact I've been running the Hubitat since 2020 and only started working with HA this past summer. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Thanks Chris.

I've just been a firm believer for a long time that there are great IoT devices out there, that have some incredible functionality, and can really enhance a smart home.  And, Just because Crestron wants everything in a smart home to be purchased from them, that shouldn't be a barrier to adoption.  Even if the lack of margins on these devices keep them from being used on many customer projects, Crestron programmers, with a system in their own homes, can save a boatload of money compared to Crestron products.  And, once programmers become comfortable with these devices in their own home, they can be used in limited ways in customer systems to add special functionality. 

That being said I still think Crestron makes some great products.  I have CLW light switches throughout my home and the ability to customize the button configurations and engrave them is still a significant differentiator when compared to off the shelf smart switches.  I also think that Crestron will eventually come out with a Matter gateway for Crestron systems.  In this way they can monetize dealers adding consumer IoT devices into a Crestron system.

For those that want to dip their toe into the waters of consumer IoT devices, I would recommend looking at the Aqara FP2 presence sensor.  The product is a game changer when it comes to what you can do wrt presence sensing in a room.  Its use of mmWave radar allows you to setup zones in a room and detect when people are in a specific zone, not just in the room.  You can create all kinds of automations based around that knowledge.  For example, you could create a detection zone in front of a gas fireplace and shut the fireplace down when someone approaches it.  This could save a toddler from significant burns if they are attracted by the flames of the fireplace when someone isn't watching. You could also setup detection zones on either side of a bed and dimly light pathway lights to the bathroom if someone gets up at night.  But, the lights won't get turned on if there is movement in the bed itself.  Finally, the FP2 is so sensitive it can detect the movement of someone breathing while they are asleep.  So, you can truly know if a room is occupied or not.  All of this is impossible with a standard presence/motion detector.  The only downside to the FP2 is that it isn't battery powered, it has to be wired to an outlet.

Here is an article I wrote on it: https://restechtoday.com/occupancy-sensing-with-the-aqara-fp2-presence-sensor/

You can find all the drivers I've written, including the Crestron-Hubitat driver on my github: https://github.com/jbasen/

Thanks again

Jay

No arguments on anything you are saying.  Unless you are a programmer, looking to automate existing shades on a budget that fits your salary, you are not going to to use SwitchBot products for shade automation.  On the other hand, if the customer comes to you and says, we have this awesome espresso machine.  We just love the coffee it makes.  Can you automate it so when my alarm clock goes off in the morning it automatically makes coffee?  Now your response can be - "Sure, I have this neat little device called a SwitchBot Bot.  We can use that to automate your espresso machine.  The only downside is that periodically you'll have to change the battery."  Customer is thrilled.  

For me, this isn't about replacing what Crestron can do.  It is about doing things that Crestron can't do.

I've only been on one project that didn't have a budget.  There were over 200 Crestron shades in that house.  Every other Crestron system, no matter how big had a budget and there were tradeoffs made in functionality vs cost.  It is nice to have the option of an IoT equivalent to a Crestron product to save a buck.  It may not be as nice, but it will function fine and allow money to be spent on areas where having a Crestron product really makes a difference.

Does the customer care that the Somfy shades aren't as nice?  The Somfy shades may be perfectly adequate for them even though the Crestron shades are much better. 

One last thing.  I believe that the Aqara FP2 can be mounted in the center of a ceiling where it would pretty much be invisible. 

My $.02 

Jay