Hi all,
I have configured some sonoff zbMini in my garden together with some aqara wall switch that I have home. I can see that the aqare have a link with a good quality (more than 100) while instead the one in the garden report a link qualito around 25-ish. I’ve configured the garden switch to be in the same group in zigbee2mqtt but that didn’t help… Should I do something to make them to autoreconfigure to get a stronger link?
Here’s how my map looks like now
any help would be appreciated
You cannot micromanage Zigbee (nor Zwave for that matter) routes. They find the correct routers and repeaters on their own automatically based on signal strength and RF conditions. There is no manual tweaking available and quite honestly you don’t want to.
Aquara devices have some’ uniqueness’ and compatibility considerations around choosing compatible routers that you need to research (there’s many articles here and on other forums about choosing routing devices compatible with Aquara ZigBee stuff)
thank you for your answer, how do I read the dashed lines in my map? I’m concerned that the connection may not be stable…
Also, if I keep adding devices will the mesh reconfigure by itself?
The more powered repeaters you add, the better comms get. Yes it will reconfigure itself over time. BTW its a freight train, not a sportscar. (read: slowly, be patient and dont get in its way)
gotcha, so I don’t have to worry about the lqi reported to be 20-ish? is that just the direct link to the coordinator or would that be the link used? As in, if the device finds a path that is more stable would it use that instead of the direct link to the coordinator?
There’s two things to keep in mind:
In short, treat the number as just a number. If it’s fairly stable that’s more significant than a specific number, or range of numbers.
As for re-routing, that’s entirely up to the device. Most routers will re-route as they see fit. End devices are more of a mixed bag. Xiaomi are known for being sticky, they almost never change parent. Other brands vary.
oh I see… since the doc says The minimal value is 0 and the maximum value is 255 . even on the zbmini page I thought that 20 is too low of a value. Although that works I’d like to know the link strength so I can position the orchestrator better in the mean time I get more routers…
Higher numbers are generally good, but I’ve seen 255 reports as I have no idea as well as this signal is awesome
I have a bunch of sensors with LQIs that float down in the 10 to 40 range and they’re all every bit as reliable and responsive as those that sit up in the hundreds.
thanks! out of curiosity do you guys know how to read the map? I was just curious to understand what the mesh is thinking 
Is there anyway to get the signal strength between devices in excel?
