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delicate niche Oct 29, 2024, 3:13 AM

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Hello, running HA on Raspberry pi 4b. What's adviced ZigBee dongle for my setup?
Thx for kind help
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hardy mantle Oct 29, 2024, 3:21 AM

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Depends on the software but my general recommendation would be the SLZB-06.

polar plover Oct 29, 2024, 4:50 AM

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Probably SLZB-07 now. It's just better.

hardy mantle Oct 29, 2024, 5:50 AM

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That's not ethernet based and the CC chips seem to still work better. At least aith Z2M. See Which Zigbee chip should I choose? here: https://smlight.tech/

polar plover Oct 29, 2024, 5:56 AM

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It shows both chips as tied for first place. You're correct that it's not Ethernet based, but that wasn't one of the requested criteria.

hardy mantle Oct 29, 2024, 5:57 AM

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No but you said it's better than the 06 and I consider 07's lack of ethernet a negative :>
The SLZB-06M(g24) has ethernet though.

polar plover Oct 29, 2024, 5:57 AM

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Ha, fair enough. I meant in terms of raw performance.

delicate niche Oct 29, 2024, 6:47 AM

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What about something available on main stream market like SONOFF brand or the Raspbee II or something cheaper?

jaunty zinc Oct 29, 2024, 8:13 AM

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Sonoff E is ok, not great

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GPIO hats are a bad idea - see the pinned video in #zigbee-archived

fast pike Oct 29, 2024, 1:32 PM

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polar plover Probably SLZB-07 now. It's just better.

Curious if you could expand on this (purely from a Zigbee perspective, ethernet etc notwithstanding)

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I love my SLZB-06, worth every last penny and extremely cheap to start with

jaunty zinc Oct 29, 2024, 1:36 PM

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If the chip is the same the stick will perform the same

hardy mantle Oct 29, 2024, 4:45 PM

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There are these cheap EFR32MG1 based ZB-GW04 sticks but I have doubts they perform as well as a model E or SLZB-06M.

jaunty zinc Oct 29, 2024, 4:48 PM

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Yeah, my comment was more about the two SMLight models

polar plover Oct 29, 2024, 5:23 PM

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fast pike Curious if you could expand on this (purely from a Zigbee perspective, ethernet ...

Updated chip, should have minorly improved LQI in equal circumstances. Not enough to justify an upgrade, but it -should- be a minor improvement with no drawbacks.

fast pike Oct 29, 2024, 5:29 PM

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polar plover Updated chip, should have minorly improved LQI in equal circumstances. Not enoug...

Appreciate the reply. For me it was not wanting to have to pair my dozens of devices so I went right from Sonoff CC2652P to the SLZB-06 to save the grief 🙂

polar plover Oct 29, 2024, 5:32 PM

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I'm waiting for my SLZB-07 to arrive. Currently using a HUSBZB-1 combo dongle but decided to switch.

spare granite Oct 30, 2024, 8:43 AM

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jaunty zinc Sonoff E is _ok_, not great

What's bad about sonoff E that "it's not great"? I use it for my 6 Ikea smart bulbs and it works great. Am I missing on some features provided by alternative products? Afaik, sonoff E can even do Matter after a firmware upgrade.

jaunty zinc Oct 30, 2024, 8:44 AM

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Sonoff... that's the bad 😉

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Almost all their Zigbee kit has had problems in one way or another

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The E is the only stick with no known faults. Many of their end devices fall off the mesh, and don't get me started on their routers...

fast pike Oct 30, 2024, 12:35 PM

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Yeah the router/coordinator stick has been great for me. I've used their motion sensors and they just randomly vanish from my network, tossed them in my IoT junk drawer

spare granite Oct 30, 2024, 1:01 PM

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I was actually looking to buy some more sonoff ZigBee smart devices as they are quite affordable. But now I might need to reconsider my choices. What brands can you suggest?

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@jaunty zinc

jaunty zinc Oct 30, 2024, 1:03 PM

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Not Sonoff, not Tuya, not OSRAM

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3Reality, Innr, Hue, Gledopto, Aqara

spare granite Oct 31, 2024, 5:10 AM

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Not Hue and Aquara? But my favorite channel "everything smart home" says those are good 😞

polar plover Oct 31, 2024, 5:44 AM

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You misread. The second line is the yes line.

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