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Recommend TI CC2652P based "Sonoff ZBDongle-P" instead of Silabs EFR32MG21 based "Sonoff ZBDongle-E" for Zigbee2MQTT #23

Closed Hedda closed 9 months ago

Hedda commented 9 months ago

https://github.com/geekofweek/homeassistant/blob/master/README.md

Device Quantity Connection Home Assistant Notes
SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus-E 1 USB Zigbee2MQTT Used to control all Zigbee smart bulbs and Blinds. ZHA was becoming un-reliable for me so switched to Zigbee2MQTT

Recommend use TI CC2652P based "Sonoff ZBDongle-P" instead of Silabs EFR32MG21 based "Sonoff ZBDongle-E" for Zigbee2MQTT:

https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/#recommended

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/#experimental

Reason is that the ezsp adapter code in the zigbee-herdsman library which Zigbee2MQTT does not quite yet have feature-parity with its zstack adapter code, and most notable the ezsp adapter code is missing full backup and restore support -> https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman/issues/319 preventing restoring backups and migration -> https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/faq/#how-do-i-migrate-from-one-adapter-to-another

PS: If where to use Home Assistant's ZHA integration then would instead recommend Silicon Labs over Texas Instruments based Zigbee Coordinator -> https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zha however that is primarly just because Home Assistant SkyConnect is based on Silabs EFR32MG21 -> https://www.home-assistant.io/skyconnectDevice Quantity Connection Home Assistant Notes SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus-E 1 USB Zigbee2MQTT Used to control all Zigbee smart bulbs and Blinds. ZHA was becoming un-reliable for me so switched to Zigbee2MQTT

PPS: Regardless of Zigbee gateway solution I highly recommend to read and follow all the tips here -> https://community.home-assistant.io/t/zigbee-networks-how-to-guide-for-avoiding-interference-and-optimize-for-getting-better-range-coverage/515752

geekofweek commented 9 months ago

It hasn't caused me any issues and has worked well for some time now. Originally it was purchased for ZHA prior to the SkyConnect being released, once that was release I picked up a SkyConnect so I do own one of those. I used the SkyConnect for a while with ZHA but had some stability issues so I migrated back to the SONOFF. Still was having stability issues and migrated to Zigbee2MQTT. Turns out I had some overly chatty devices causing the problem (Zonoff power monitoring switches). I don't think I would have found the problem without Z2M and it works well enough that it hasn't been worth the effort to migrate it all back to ZHA as that is a serious pain.

I'm fairly well versed in the in and outs of Zigbee and radio interference, etc. but I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Hedda commented 9 months ago

FYI, check out this thread for unofficial method on how to migrate from ZBDongle-E to ZBDongle-P for thoee using Zigbee2MQTT -> https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/discussions/16478

Tip is then to reflash the ZBDongle-E with Zigbee Router firmware to repurpose it as a dedicated Zigbee repeater/extender by powering it via a USB-charger in order to make it into a stand-alone product -> https://sonoff.tech/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SONOFF-Zigbee-3.0-USB-dongle-plus-firmware-flashing-.pdf