Help Needed with Zigbee

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If you insist on using a Zigbee bridge instead of USB then recommend ZigStar and Tube’s products:

ZigStar - ZigBee Coordinators and Routers

[ZigStar LAN Gateways] [ZigStar Stick - Top] [LilyZig POE] [Olimex POE] This is a new topic dedicated to ZigBee Coordinators by ZigStar All information required to assembly, flash and run ZigStar USB or LAN devices is located here: ZigStar Web for more information lets have a discussion: Telegram Chat Telegram News Discord [email protected] We develop new firmware and Multi Tool to work with ZigStar LAN Gateways ZigStar Multi Tool Features: Auto Discovery of your LAN Gateway or…

Tube's ZB Coordinators and Routers (was Zigbee router on steroids?)

A dedicated router with Supports up to 50 end devices using the Z-Stack Router FW. In comparison to lower cost zigbee chips used in most average devices (bulbs/plugs etc) only support on average 4-6 direct children - battery powered end devices. In comparison to the Ikea Repeater and Tuya repeaters it is much stronger radio, and has ram to support many more device. Personally I’m going to replace several Ikea repeaters and other unused plugs with 1 or 2 of these. [image] [image]

but better is to use a USB adapter with very long USB extension cable

ITead’s “Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2” (model "ZBDongle-E") based on Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 +20dBm radio SoC/MCU

FYI, ITead just released a new “ZBDongle-E” adapter as an improved version of their old/previous barebone Silabs EFR32MG21 based Zigbee 3.0 USB adapter from ITead and this new variant is to be sold side-by-side as an alternative to ITead’s TI CC2652P based “Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus” (which is now renamed to “ZBDongle-P”), meaning they will continuously sell both variants and while both type of radio SoC chips practically have the same specifications on paper, they use different Zigbee s…

ITead's "Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus" (model "ZBDongle-P") based on Texas Instruments CC2652P +20dBm radio SoC/MCU

UPDATED! The announced TI CC2652P based “Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus” from ITead, later renamed to “ZBDongle-P”, has been released and looks to be great value for a premium hardware package sold for a low price. It is based on Texas Instruments CC2652P radio chip and this “ZBDongle-P” variant is to be sold side-by-side as an alternative to their new “ZBDongle-E” variant that is instead based on Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 radio SoC chip, and while both practically have the same specifications o…