I'm working on climate control smart home thingy. The setup includes ~100 sensors and ~20 relays, currently operated by a python program on a Raspberry Pi, communicating over BLE with ESP32 boards that are connected to sensors/relays.
I want to make the setup work with Matter over Thread (as I have too many BLE devices there are too many connectivity issues). I considered BLE Mesh, but since it's a big change anyway, I thought of replacing the ESP32 with Matter/Thread supporting SoCs.
I'm considering development boards with Nordic's nRF5340 vs Silicon Labs' EFR32MG24. ESP32-H2 would be ideal if it would be released already, as I already know how to connect it to 1-wire/I2C/gpio etc. Does anyone have experience with any of these? And knows which one is easiest to use for prototyping? Other options I missed? Other considerations before choosing a SoC for my project?
