FYI, xsp1989 has uploaded a signed Zigbee Router firmware for ITead Sonoff ZBBridge which could possibly make it a Tasmota/ESPHome connected Zigbee Router (instead of as a Zigbee Coordinator):
You think Tasmota/ESPHome can send basic commands to it to initiate paring/joining and restart/reset?
Update! FYI, the same Zigbee Router firmware image has now also been tested on ZB-GW03 eWeLink Ethernet Zigbee Gateway (sold under many brand names, including EACHEN and SmartWise brands).
Idea around this is also discussed for ITeadâs Sonoff ZBBridge hacked with Tasmota/ESPHome here:
PS: Have not tried this myself as I got rid of my ITead Sonoff ZBBridge because being WiFi-based it did not work any good as a remote Zigbee Coordinator, but might reconsider buying one if it worked as a Zigbee Router device that can be paired/joined and restarted/reset remotely via Tasmota and/or ESPHome. So that Tasmota/ESPHome is basically only used to initiate virtual join/pair button and restart/reset the device similar to a remote power-cycle it hangs.
Hi! Finding some troubles when I try to pair the router to my coordinator z-bee pen ( CC2652P chip based 3.0 adapter). ZHA doesnât find the deviceâŚ
FYI, the same Zigbee Router firmware has now also been tested with ESPHome on a ZB-GW03 eWeLink Ethernet Zigbee Gateway which is based on ESP32 instead but have the same âSM-011 V1.0â EFR32MG21 Zigbee module by CoolKit that ITead uses in their Sonoff ZBBridge Zigbee Bridge:
ZB-GW03 eWeLink Ethernet Zigbee Gateway ZB-GW03 v1.0 / V1.2 is based on ESP32 and have RJ-45 Ethernet port, it is also sold rebranded under many names, including EACHEN and SmartWise brands:
Hope someone can help, I replaced my ZB-GW03 by a Sonoff ZB usb stick (Plus/E?). Used the radio migration function all works like a charm. So far so good.
Now tried to repurpose the ZB GW03 as a router. the ZHA network however canât find it, presumable because the IEEE address of the new bridge and the previous bridge/now router are the same? Provided this is indeed the correct assumption, any thought on how to change the router IEEE address?
Hi. Did you ever manage to change the IEEE address of the old one?
Iâve used migrate radio from a sonoff tasmota zbbridge and canât find a way to change the sonoffs address
OK, got it working! There is probably a much easier way using ZHATools or a cluster command but this is how I did it.
Download a backup of the zigbee network settings
Modify the IEEE in the backup json - at the bottom under node_info
Configure the sonoff on another instance of HA
Restore the modded backup on the other instance âpermanentlyâ overwriting the IEEE
then just follow the instructions for making it a router and add to the original instance.
Not difficult but a bit of a faff. Like I say, there is probably a much easier way than this. Maybe do it on the same instance as long as all is backed up? I wasnât in the mood to get it wrong and have to set up 40 devices again - and then possibly have HomeKit to deal with too.
So far itâs working. Should probably restart and make sure. Iâve noticed that it is added in as a router with the new IEEE address and i can see LQI RSSI values. However, it doesnt have any children or neighbours⌠on the visualisation its not connected to anything. Iâm not sure whatâs going on
OK - all working as expected⌠I checked it again after applying some HA updates; I think it was the restarts/ time elapsed, rather than the updates.
Sorry to raise this from the dead but I am having issue adding the old sonoff zbbridge to the newly migrated radio as a repeater. I followed the article posted here. But when I go to zha and add device, it just doesnât show up to be paired. Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks