Hedda
August 29, 2024, 1:50pm
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Yeah you should not bw using the Multi-PAN RCP / multiprotocol firmware. Disable multiprotocol and flash the EmberZNet NCP firmware instead. Buy a seperate radio dongle for Thread protocol.
wjcarpenter:
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I have read that.
That’s mostly about why some subset of devices aren’t reliably on the network.
wjcarpenter:
There’s a lot I don’t know about Zigbee, so don’t take it the wrong way when I ask what your thinking is here. 18 battery devices sprinkled among 2 routers and the coordinator doesn’t seem like a very big number or network to me. I wonder what might be overwhelmed by that. Do you think it’s an RF thing or a protocol thing?
That is not so, it does not sound like you read and understood it as it also covers best practices and actions that everyone should take regardless of setup, and if you now only have two Zigbee Router devices then you are not following those best practice tips, because Zigbee relies heavily on Zigbee Routers and mesh networking (which battery devices can not do on their own). It also mentions that multiprotocol firmware is not recommend and that should use a dedicated radio dongle with NCP firmware for Zigbee-> Zigbee networks: how to guide for avoiding interference + optimize using Zigbee Router devices (repeaters/extenders) to get a stable mesh network with best possible range and coverage
Who is this guide for?
I have tried to make this guide to be a comprehensive collection of the most basic yet essential tips with a set of actions and best practice steps that should be applicable to all types of Zigbee setups, regardless of what type of Zigbee adapter/gateway/hub/bridge/devices that you are using.
This guide is meant for both those who are new to Zigbee as well as those who been using Zigbee devices for years but might not been aware of the underlying prerequisites to optimiz…
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