ESP32-c6 and ds18b20 temperature sensor with zigbee

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Hi all,
Has anyone managed to use esp32-c6 board as a temperature sensor with ds18b20 connected to it and reporting with zigbee?

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Hi all, I am interested in the same issue. I am quite new in home assistant and would like to add several temperature sensors with a ESP32-C6 Dev.Kit C1. Connection with Thread or Zigbee. If both donā€™t work for now, is it possible with BLE?

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Did someone manage to connect the esp32-c6 board via zigbee?
I manage to connect it using esphome and bme280 sensor via API, but not sure is it possible to do it via zigbee2mqtt for example?

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Any news with this?
had anyone success to do it?

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Iā€™ve got an esp32-c6 set up with an mmWave sensor communicating with HA over zigbee2mqttā€¦
Have a look at arduino-esp32/libraries/Zigbee/examples at master Ā· espressif/arduino-esp32 Ā· GitHub
for examples :+1:

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Like this? https://community.home-assistant.io/t/zigbee-freezer-monitor/

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After much research, Iā€™ve concluded that making it work over Thread would be easier and more future proof than Zigbee. Hereā€™s my plan:

Bill of materials:

  • An ESP32-C6 board to function as Thread Border Router connected to HA with USB (because I donā€™t want to pay for another dongle).
  • ESP32-H2 boards for the room temperature sensors.
  • DS18B20 temp sensors.
  • (If battery-powered) LiFePO4 batteries connected directly to the H2 boards.

My reasoning:

  • ESP32-H2 is lower power (and lower performance) than C6. This is true even when C6 is only using Thread, because H2 runs at a slower clock speed. So use C6 for router and H2 for sensors. Ser the datasheets for details.
  • People say Zigbee will never be officially supported in ESPHome (I know there are some unofficial plugins).
  • ESPHome adopted Thread and Matter properly enough now, after the work done over the course of the last 6 months.
  • Matter over Thread is the (very near) future.

This can be a radically low power yet very cheap and easy to build temperature sensor.

I estimate 1 year battery life on a 600 mAh battery with status updates every 5 minutes, but weā€™ll see. Thatā€™d be an extraordinary battery life for an ESPHome device!

I ordered the materials. Iā€™ll probably make a post if I donā€™t forget when I get around to building it.

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I got my ESP32-H2 SuperMini dev board and I can confirm the zigbee external component linked here works. I can change the led and see the internal temp sensor.