Meross, a Chinese smart home device maker, announced a new smart thermostat that works with Matter. The Meross Matter Smart Thermostat (MTS3000MA) comes in the form of a square brick with a minimalist design, with light-emitting diodes on a simple glass panel. It requires a C wire https://shop.meross.com/products/cwire-adapter-mca100 for power.
The Meross Smart Thermostat is capable of intelligent programming, tracking energy consumption and is said to be compatible with 95% of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The device can be configured and controlled via the Meross app or your favorite smart home platform’s companion app, since it supports Matter over WiFi. Smart home enthusiasts would have preferred Thread — the mesh networking protocol used in place of WiFi for low-bandwidth devices — but there are virtually no smart thermostats compatible with Matter, let alone Thread.
Besides Meross’ new smart thermostat, Google’s Nest Thermostat and the 4th Generation Nest Learning Thermostat ($249 at Amazon) are the only Matter-certified options compatible with U.S. heating and cooling systems. And unlike Google’s smarter offerings, Meross is the only thermostat with smart temperature and humidity sensors that are also Matter certified, although you will need a Meross smart hub to operate them.
For all its benefits, Matter is known for its limited functionality with thermostats, but that might change with the latest version of https://csa-iot.org/newsroom/matter-1-4-enables-more-capable-smart -homes/ . Matter 1.4 provides improved scheduling and presets, allowing you to take advantage of all the features of your smart thermostat beyond the manufacturer’s companion app.
Perhaps next year more smart home OEMs will update their thermostats to Matter, but for now the choice for American smart homes is between Google Nest and Meross. At a list price of $99.99 (temporarily reduced to $69.99), the Meross Matter Smart Thermostat is the least expensive smart thermostat on the market with Matter support.
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