Hi,
You could use an ENOCEAN Gateway USB Stick with SMA Port for EnOcean Module (amazon) together with a 5m cable and antenna (amazon)
Using it myself for sensors and some push buttons, the rest is knx. It works perfect.
A repeater can also be used, Eltako has such a device (amazon)
Such antenna's also exist for Zigbee sticks, however the zigbee usb stick for the logicmachine has no such port.
A pity imho, how great Zigbee may be it still can't penetrate through a metal cage.
I am using a usb shielded extension cable to bring the usb stick out of the metal cabinet.
If you intend on using Zigbee, beware of interference with your wifi signal if your AP is near the Zigbee usb stick since both use the same 2.4GHz band.
Normally Zigbee will take the hit but in my case wifi degraded. I had to place an extra AP to regain full wifi coverage around the house.
You don't have that problem with Enocean and Z-wave since both operate on a different wireless frequency.
You could use an ENOCEAN Gateway USB Stick with SMA Port for EnOcean Module (amazon) together with a 5m cable and antenna (amazon)
Using it myself for sensors and some push buttons, the rest is knx. It works perfect.
A repeater can also be used, Eltako has such a device (amazon)
Such antenna's also exist for Zigbee sticks, however the zigbee usb stick for the logicmachine has no such port.
A pity imho, how great Zigbee may be it still can't penetrate through a metal cage.
I am using a usb shielded extension cable to bring the usb stick out of the metal cabinet.
If you intend on using Zigbee, beware of interference with your wifi signal if your AP is near the Zigbee usb stick since both use the same 2.4GHz band.
Normally Zigbee will take the hit but in my case wifi degraded. I had to place an extra AP to regain full wifi coverage around the house.
You don't have that problem with Enocean and Z-wave since both operate on a different wireless frequency.