The only specific other tip I have for that is to make sure do a factory reset of the devices, but if does not help then it is probably best if you open an new issue for the ZHA integration in the Home Assistant’s core repository and provide diagnostics / debug logs in that issue.
I am not aware of any current limitations related to computer hardware, no matter if running it in a virtual machine or not, though it is recommended to run in a Home Assistant Operation System installation to easily be able to use the Silicon Labs multiprotocol add-on for firmware updates in the future and such. Regardless of which adapter you buy be sure to use a USB extension cable and follow these guidelines-> Guide for Zigbee interference avoidance and network range/coverage optimization
@agners I just updated to 7.1.4.0 (I have a notification on the nabucasa silabs fw repo). In general, after a scan of the release notes, I am guessing these updates are somewhat safe to do (or atleast as safe as any firmware update) now that things seem to be stabilizing a bit?
I just received the skyconnect , I hope that I can migrate the Zigbee devices that are already connect to Sonoff-usb-dongle E version, which have been working fine.
My HA session is running on UTM on my M1 Mac Mini, again, it has been working fine.
Once I have the skyconnect, I plugged that into the same USB external cable with the Sonoff dongle removed.
However, I cannot get the integration to work as the Skyconnect device is not detected
Just wondering anyone here has detection issue or is it more relateed to UTM issue?
Not clear by your question exactly what you want to migrate from or what you want to migrate to? For startars, are you today using the ZHA integration, Zigbee2MQTT, or something else?
To clarify one thing first; it is not supported to migrate from Zigbee2MQTT to the ZHA integration, or vice versa. If you want to move from Zigbee2MQTT to the ZHA integration then the currently is no other migration path than to remove each device from Zigbee2MQTT, then factory reset each device following the manufacturer’s instructions for that, and only then join/pair the device to the ZHA integration, i.ei. doing it all from scratch. And the same thing goes if want to move from the ZHA integration to Zigbee2MQTT.
If you want yo migrate from another Zigbee Coordinator that already uses the ZHA integration to a other Zigbee Coordinator inside ZHA then you can do so, (recommend first download backup from ZHA). Do not remove you original Zigbee Coordinator yet, instead start the ”MIGRATE RADIO” available under ”Network Settings” and follow the instructions. There are many step-by-step guides available on YouTube as well as written articles specifically about radio migration inside ZHA.
currently I have all zigbee devices connect to Zonoff usb dongles via ZHA. The issue is that after I unplug the Sonoff and plug in Skyconnect, the Skyconnect is not recognised by HA, so the integration would not be installed. I am at a loss how to fix this
do I have to start the radio migration and after it is completed then I unplug the Sonoff and then plug in Skyconnect, and only then the Skyconnect would be recognised ? so did I jump the gun and plug in Skyconnect and it would not be picked up by HA? but I was just trying to follow the instruction from here
Maybe not the right place to ask, but anyone with experience with HUE Outdoor motion sensor?
It’s alive for 5h, then it stops reporting back to the SkyConnect…
I followed the YouTube video and managed to successfully migrated to Skyconnect
However, I could not have succeeded using the Home Assistant session I orginally installed on my M1Mac Mini using UTM. I think it is not responding well to external devices such as USB devices. I ended up migrated the HA to an Intel NUC running debian with the docker
Anyway, I want to express my thank you to @Hedda for pointing me to the right direction
New blog post on Home Assistant web page have some huge news that are relevant to SkyConnect:
In summary:
They made a big update to [the SkyConnect documentation website, including tutorials on how to migrate from a different Zigbee stick → https://skyconnect.home-assistant.io/
It is now possible to turn your Home Assistant SkyConnect into a OpenThread Border Router (OTBR). This can be done by enabling our experimental multiprotocol support in Settings → Hardware and by clicking Configure.
They announcing SL Web Tools available as open source. It allows users to manage the firmware on Zigbee/Thread sticks using SiLabs chips directly from their browser, with no terminals or compilation necessary. This allows any creator to offer easy firmware updates to their users and make experimental updates available to test bug fixes quickly. To see it in action, SL Web Tools has been added to the Home Assistant SkyConnect documentation → https://skyconnect.home-assistant.io