Switch from USB to Ethernet ZigBee coordinator?

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I want to switch over to an ethernet based ZigBee stick so that I can share it over my network and allow for host migration in a Proxmox cluster.

Right now I’m using a Sonoff ZB Dongle 3.0 plus USB. It’s great and has never failed me. It’s plugged into my main Proxmox host and supplied as USB pass through. I have about 30-40 devices in my network currently. This may double in future.

Would the SLZB-06 be a suitable Ethernet replacement?

It looks to be the same chip as the Sonoff USB, has future support for Matter/Thread :100:. Is a reasonable price and has PoE and usb :white_check_mark:. There are a number of variants which is confusing.

The Z2M supported coordinators list a lot of options which is overwhelming. And they differ a lot in price. Some are £100~ whilst others are more reasonable at £30-40~

Or can I repurpose my existing Sonoff USB? I have a switch with PoE support.

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I migrated from the Sonoff to the SLZB-06 and have zero regrets. Search SLZB-06 and you’ll get quite a few threads associated with your questions.

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Did you go for the SLZB-06 or the P7 variant?

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I have two SLZB-06s on the CC2652P chip. Haven’t tested the P7 variant.

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Out of interest, are yo using the two sticks at the same time? And why?

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Yes I am, but only because I offer advice and test multiple scenarios. I converted my USB Sonoff E to a repeater. ZigBee is a mesh system so as long as you have enough devices that route, one coordinator will suffice.

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I can’t find any reliable info for the P7 variant other than a slight increase in memory, are there other differences, is the P7 newer/better?

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Same, the only info I could find on the product listing is that P7 had more memory. And was recommended for networks with 200+ devices.

All the other SoCs and specs appeared to be identical.

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The P7 is newer/better, but still has some rough edges ( specially in the SDK support)

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I’ve been using the SLZB-06 for several months and have had no problems. I got it for the same reason - to connect to HA on a Proxmox cluster VM. It’s also nice that it doesn’t need to be near the cluster.

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Does the P7 have Matter/Thread support. Product listing implies it doesn’t.

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Today I would like to move the device from Sonoff ZB Dongle 3.0 plus USB to SLZB-06 M.
Is there an easy way to do this without re-pairing the device?

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For that, it is the same as the P. Remember, TI does not do multi-protocol, it’s either Zigbee or Thread.

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Interesting topic!

Just out of curiosity. Is it an easy migration from SONOFF ZigBee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus, TI CC2652P Coördinator to a SLZB-06?

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The migration from SONOFF ZigBee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus to SLZB-06M went smoothly in minutes without re-pairing. The SLZB-06M works perfectly so far.

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I’ve not done it, but I think you would need to repair all of the devices. As the SLZB-06 uses a different chip to the Sonoff Dongle.

I think the SLZB-06M uses the same chipset as the Sonoff Dongle which may give you more look to migrate more easily without repairing. But haven’t tried or tested this. Going off what I’ve read so far.

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Have you tried the UZG-01 gateway?

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Just recently migrated from Sonoff ZigBee 3 Dongle Plus to SLZB-06p7 with ZHA everything went fine did not have to repair one device the web interface is great. Really like these devices.

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I have not, but I have read a lot about issues with it.

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Can you, please, describe the steps?
Thanks a lot.