jagged idol
Heyo! This is not a problem. I'm really just looking for advice. I want to start integrating Zigbee into my HA systems and I'm torn between going with the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Pro and getting the USB Zigbee Dongle.
My server is in a closet and it will likely be in a garage in future. So the it would be great if the hub was more central. However, I have not yet flashed Tasmota onto anything and am wondering about the risks and stability.
Any opinions would be very welcome!
grand bloom
Get the SLZB-06 and put it somewhere central
jagged idol
oh damn that's everything all in one. I presume no flashing required?
grand bloom
I don't know why you mentioned tasmota at all 🤔
You just need the SLZB-06 and zigbee2mqtt (or zha)
jagged idol
The ewelink device I was considering depends on cloud. If I flash Tasmota I can bypass the cloud
grand bloom
Which device?
jagged idol
Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Pro
grand bloom
I mean which ewelink device
https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/#v=ewelink here's what zigbee2mqtt support
jagged idol
Yea sorry. Sonoff tends to rely on the eWeLink app. I confused the names.
Regarding the SLZB-06 do you have any opinions between that model and the SLZB-06M?
grand bloom
I have the version without the M and it works really well
jagged idol
Looks like the M is just for Matter expansion. I know whe're slowly heading that way but I doubt I'll have a full matter setup any time soon
Oh also I'm stupid. Matter just works with HA already so I don't need to care about that
bitter fractal
Looks like the M is just for Matter expansion. I know whe're slowly heading that...
No the M uses a different Zigbee chip. I too have the regular SLZB-06 and I love it.
Flawlessly working over PoE with Z2M
jagged idol
Thanks for all your input!
hidden bronze
the SLZB-06 uses a Texas Instruments chip which was the preferred chip for Z2M for many years. The SLZB-06M uses a Silicon Labs chip that has good Thread support, and also works well ZHA and also with Z2M with the current "ember" adapter.