Sonoff ZBBridge as a Zigbee coordinator ? | Everything Smart Home | Page 1

modern forge Jan 2, 2023, 8:18 AM

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Hello,
First of all, I'm happy to join the community and this is my first post!

I've been working mainly with Wifi devices for my smart home - Shellies - but I do have a couple of ZB ones as well. I have been using a "hacked" Loratap Tuya device (see https://paulbanks.org/projects/lidl-zigbee), but it is quite unstable despite the ethernet connection and it has a poor ZB range.

So, I'm looking for a new coordinator. I must say that I've tried in the past the Sonoff ZBBridge with Tasmota but experienced wifi connection loss very often. That's why I went for the cabled Tuya btw.

Finally, my RPi with HA is a corner from my house, so dongle solutions so not seem the most appropriate for my case. Or else I would need a 10m usb extension, which is not great.

Anyway, Watching Lewis' video from November 2021 on ZB migration, I got the impression that he had been using the Sonoff for a while. So, I was wondering what you are using as a ZB coordinator and how it is working for you.

Thanks! Cheers.

blissful ravine Feb 16, 2023, 8:56 AM

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I recently moved from the sonoff ZBBridge (out of the box) to the Sonoff USB 3 dongle. I only have a few devices but so far is much more stable.

golden inlet Feb 16, 2023, 10:25 AM

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There are PoE ZigBee coordinators, which give you the flexibility of positioning them away from your HA machine anywhere you have ethernet. Here is a good list of choices. https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/

Supported Adapters | Zigbee2MQTT

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#Sonoff ZBBridge as a Zigbee coordinator ?