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pallid hearth Dec 21, 2022, 10:58 AM

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Since I'm currently having some issues with my Raspberry 3 and the RaspBeeII (the RAM is running full and I can't get narrowed down which module it might be) and I'm not 100% happy with the RaspBeeII either, I wanted to ask what the current recommendation is for a Zigbee gateway if you were to start over with the hardware setup. Is there currently a clear recommendation for a gateway with a Raspberry 4?

primal mossBOT Dec 21, 2022, 11:00 AM

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Buy something CC2652 based. This list is a good one, both Tube and Electrolama have been proven to have excellent customer service. The current generation of EZSP sticks (see here for some) are also a good choice for ZHA.

Anything CC2530 or CC2531 based should be avoided - they're old, slow, and only suitable for a dozen or so devices. The Sonoff ZBbridge isn't advised since it uses WiFi (built in interference causing stability/reliability issues), and the HUSBZB-1 uses an older chipset so should be avoided.

Finally, the ConBee range are fine with deCONZ, but experience with ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT appears to be mixed.

pallid hearth Dec 21, 2022, 11:18 AM

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Thanks for the links. The Slaesh's CC2652RB stick also appears there. Since this is apparently built in Germany, I will probably take a closer look. Or are there basically any reasons against?

fleet geyser Dec 21, 2022, 12:19 PM

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I would not go for conbee 2, my own personal experience is that it is not stable on the long run, kept loosing devices

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