Itead CC2531 can not pair

Configuration Zigbee
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Hi

Full of inspiration from Drzzs video on how the Itead CC2531 works with ZHA out of the box I ordered one which I got today. But there isn’t anything working out of the box here!

I have tried with several Zigbee devices which has support for ZHA, ie lights, motion sensors and switches from both IKEA and Xiaomi, but the controller wont find/pair with any of them. (The controller shows up fine in HA though.)

To my questions:

  1. Can the firmware on the stick be to old? The back of the cc2531 says 2019.
  2. How can I tell what firmware is installed?
  3. How can I update the firmware to a ZHA compatible one?

If you have any tips on how the get the controller to pair, please share!

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The software on the CC2531 sticks from itead is old. Best to flash the latest available firmware. Information (and the firmware) can be found on zigbee2mqtt.io .

3

Thanks. If I flash it to support zigbee2mqtt, does that mean it also supports ZHA?

4

To use a CC2531 with ZHA, it needs to be flashed with zigbee2mqtt firmware.

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