Update README.md with project purpose

Hedda commented 3 years ago

banksy-git commented 3 years ago

I'm nervous about saying this works on the generic TYGWZ-01 board because I haven't tested that and although there are reports of some people getting that to work, there are also some reports that the password retrieval doesn't work for their non-Lidl TYGWZ-01 boards so a little more work to do before we can say that!

Hedda commented 3 years ago

The obvious advantage of the original TYGWZ-01 (non-Lidl/Silvercrest) gateway is its availability outside of Europe.

Such wide availability should benefit all people and project whose goal it is to hack it for other purposes than its intended use.

It is also sold under different rebranded names such as Lonsonho, Moes, BENEXMART, Kstyhome, Moniclern, OWSOO, Zemismart, as well as in combination with Zigbee devices:

https://www.amazon.com/Zigbee-Switch-standard-Control-gateway/dp/B082B2FT6V

https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Control-Temperature-humidity-gateway/dp/B083PRPYQ8/

https://www.amazon.com/OWSOO-Gateway-Wireless-Control-Compatible/dp/B08YNG15XQ

https://www.amazon.com/Moniclern-Powered-Gateway-Connection-Products/dp/B08HV1BNLG

https://www.amazon.com/Kstyhome-Powered-Gateway-Connection-Products/dp/B08XY37L49/

https://www.amazon.com/OWSOO-Powered-Gateway-Connection-Products/dp/B08768DMJJ/

https://www.amazon.com/OWSOO-Temperature-Humidity-Automation-Security/dp/B0868QJ1NV/

https://www.amazon.com/OWSOO-Temperature-Humidity-Automation-Security/dp/B0868NZHJZ/

As you all probably already know TYGWZ01 is also available in online stores in the European Union and the United Kingdom:

https://www.amazon.de/ZigBee-Gateway-zentraler-Controller-Hub-ZigBee-Ger%C3%A4te/dp/B083584M99/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zigbee-Gateway-Central-Controller-Devices/dp/B083584M99/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TYGWZ-01-Gateway-Central-Controller-Devices/dp/B07N65MXD4/