Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus interference

[Stiltjack]

@eight

I’ve got a couple of Aqara door sensors, but they don’t show-up in the integration.

Is that all?

The coordinator can connect directly with sensors, but that’s not how Zigbee is designed to work. You’re letting yourself in for a lifetime of pain. You need lots of mains-powered routers to create a proper mesh.

I also have have a Sonoff dongle and it works extremely well. Interference most definitely is an issue with all dongles. Mine is on the end of a 2m cable, and powered through a USB hub as @FriedCheese suggests. The hub needs to be USB 2 - USB 3 actually creates interference. For the same reason, your dongle should be connected to a USB 2 port on the Pi, not the blue USB 3 one.

@eight

I’m now wondering if it’s the interference or something else, like a faulty device.

It happens… but it’s very low down on the troubleshooting list

Lots of good advice here:

Zigbee networks: how to guide for avoiding interference + optimizing using Zigbee Router devices (repeaters/extenders) to get best possible range and coverage

Who is this guide for? I have tried to make this guide to be a comprehensive collection of the most basic yet essential tips with a set of actions and best practice steps that should be applicable to all types of Zigbee setups, regardless of what type of Zigbee adapter/gateway/hub/bridge/devices that you are using, however, it has been written with a point-of-view in mind of Zigbee solutions that use a Zigbee Coordinator adapter locally via USB dongle/stick or remotely using a serial server ove…