I had SkyConnect for a while now, I have a rather small network of Zigbee devices (around 10) having a lot of device drop offs and disconnects.
The only way I can get them working again is remove them from Zigbee in HA and try repairing them again.
That process often takes few tries.
Is there a better more reliable Dongle?
Should I get some type of HUB instead?
How can I make Zigbee reliable.
There’s a lot to say about it, and also a lot that has already been said. If applied properly, the SkyConnect dongle is as good as any. And the problems you have might also happen with another hub if you stumble into the same pitfalls.
There’s a whole section of good posts here:
The most common pitfalls are:
my skyconnect shows up as
as far as devices I have
QTY 2 of these ZHA Sonoff Button (press, double press, hold actions)
QTY 2 of these Amazon.com
QTY 1 SNZB-06P - SONOFF Official
QTY 2 of these Sonoff Wireless Door/Window Sensor SNZB-04 Zigbee compatibility
QTY 2 of these https://www.amazon.com/THIRDREALITY-Zigbee-Smart-Plug/dp/B09KNHWF7L
QTY 2 of thse SONOFF SNZB-02 - ZigBee Temperature And Humidity Sensor
So you have a dongle and 2 Zigbee routers, and 9 end-devices. I would add some more routers.
Majority of the issues like this are due to lack of enough routing devices to make the mesh stronger and allow more overall connections back to the co-ordinator.
which ones are the routers?
ok, I think I’m starting to see the issue… Will have to buy some more router zigbee devices.
on related topic, is there a way to update sonoff zigbee stuff though HA?
Yes it can if you use the multipan firmware to run both at the same time else its one or the other, and currently its best to have a dedicated one for each until more work is put in with the current issues with the multipan firmware.
Thanks all
I added two more routers and “repeater” and zigbee is a lot more stable now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXFBH6JR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
