Dongle Sonoff ZigBee 3.0 plus that I would like to use only as a router

[Hedda]

@tteck

Best if you used the Sonoff ZigBee 3.0 plus as a coordinator and the CC2531 as the router.

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Upgrade coordinator firmware on ITead Sonoff ZigBee 3.0 Plus dongle on a seperate computer then migrate to it so it becomes the new Zigbee Coordinator before reflash your CC2531 with router firmware.

https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware → https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/master/router

Suggest that you also read/follow:

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/iteads-sonoff-zigbee-3-0-usb-dongle-plus-based-on-texas-instruments-cc2652p-20dbm-radio-mcu-now-sold-for-14-99/340705/

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