Hi everybody,
in 1 month we will be moving into a new house and we will have a large Zigbee network there. Estimation of devices:
- around 110 light bulbs (mainly Hue and some IKEA Tradfri in the Kitchen and in wardrobes)
- around 25 light switches (Friends of Hue and Hue Dimmer switches)
- 15 Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensors
- 13 Motion Sensors (Hue indoor and outdoor)
- Maybe 10 power plugs with measuring and switching capabiltiy (to be selected yet)
- In the future most probably around 20 window sensors (to be selected yet)
I am already running a test home assistant server with Zigbee2MQTT and a Conbee 2 stick (I know that I need to use an old firmware version). Currently only one lamp with 3 GU10 spots, one temperature and humidity sensor as well as one motion sensor are connected for testing and currently I am happy with it. As I need to setup the whole installation quickly I searched for possible issues to be prepared as I will have no more then 2 days to have the setup at least roughly operational or I will have severe issues with my family. I noticed that there are many people that have issues with the Conbee 2 stick. And I can find much more issues with the Conbee 2 then with other Zigbee USB stick like the Sonoff 3.0 USB dongle. Therefore I am worried if I am using the right hardware. On the other Hand for the Conbee 2 I could find statements that it supports Zigebee Networks with up to 500 devices while for several other sticks I found statements of much lower device numbers which I might exceed right from the start.
Therefore I have a view questions:
- Does anybody have experience with such large Zigbee networks? And if yes, which Zigbee stick and which software are you using?
- Is anybody operating a large Zigbee network using a Conbee 2?
- Can anybody suggest a better Zigbee stick for my project which is available in Europe/Germany?
- Does anybody have a better realization idea?
Thanks for your help.
Daniel