Zigbee coordinators

• ZHA known working modules
  • zigpy compatible zigbee coordinator hardware
• zigbee2mqtt supported adapters
• Best Zigbee Coordinators for Home Assistant 2024
• Conbee II technical details
  • Chipset: Older, deprecated ATSAMR21B18
• Old Zigbee Chipsets Texas instruments CC2531
• Newer Chipsets based on CC2652, i.e.
  • CC2652P
• CC2652 ZigBee USB-Sticks im Vergleich

Zigbee + Matter (Thread)? Welcher Stick kann was?

SLZB-06

• Smlight Website
• Docs: SLZB-06 Series Manual
• Poe enabled Zigbee, Matter-over-thread, Bluetooth coordinator
• EPS32 based
• Zigbee SoC: CC2652P
  • Bluetooth 5.2 Low Energy, Thread, Zigbee 3.0
• SMLight SLZB-06 Zigbee POE Coordinator Review

Setup

• Plug in USB-C power cable
• Wait until wifi SSID SLB-06_… is available, connect to it
• Browse to http://192.168.1.1/

Zigbee Hub mode

• Docs: Zigbee Hub Mode

Zigbee Hub Mode (zHub) … transforms the Zigbee coordinator into a standalone Zigbee hub, allowing user to pair and control Zigbee devices directly through its built-in web interface or via MQTT, without the need for external software like Home Assistant ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT

Home-assistant SkyConnect

• Website
• A future firmware update will bring Thread support; allowing SkyConnect to power your Matter and Zigbee networks at the same time.
• Shows up as USB device 10c4:ea60 Silicon Labs CP210x UART Bridge

Firmware setup

• Firmware updates for Connect ZBT-1

Using the Universal Silicon Labs Flasher:

sudo -i
pipx install universal-silabs-flasher

Download latest Skyconnect firmware, i.e. skyconnect_zigbee_ncp_7.4.4.1.gbl

Then:

$ /root/.local/bin/universal-silabs-flasher \
    --device /dev/ttyUSB0 \
    flash \
    --firmware skyconnect_zigbee_ncp_7.4.4.1.gbl

Conbee2

• Conbee2 Setup