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Pros & Cons
Pros
Installation is easy using docker and velcro loops. Works with raspberry pi 4 running home assistant. Works perfectly with ha running in docker.
Easy to set up and much easier to add than wifi. Great bang for buck to bootstrap or extend (with the router firmware) your zigbee network. I plan to keep adding philips hue devices to this network since they have been so solid.
Cons
Wasted all kinds of time trying to debug my homeassistant setup. The led on it lights up but it wouldn't get recognized in home assistant. Smashed with hammer and throw away. Very annoying, for a device that was connected to a usb extension, and worki... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I have been using it for 5+ months and it is very stable and solid.
Easy to install and works very well.
I was used the nortek husbzb-1 z-wave + zigbee stick and after a long period of stability home assistant was unresponsive at startup.
The manufacturer has the hub region locked and even after going back and forth with their support team nothing fruitful came out.
Shipping
The only reason i didn’t return this was because i really wanted to get this set up during the weekend and it would have been a... Read More
My device was shipped with a version of the z-stack firmware dating back to 2021, though, and updating it isn't intuitive in ei... Read More
But by the time it arrived i had managed to get the conbee ii working.
Packaging/appearance
The device came in a plain box and looked brand new.
Competitiveness
It is a great alternative to more expensive specialized hubs.
The newer firmware going forward is ember and requires the e stick instead.
My only complaint is that zigbee devices themselves tend to be more expensive than their wifi counterparts.
Well, i didn’t originally plan to - the conbee ii was working well (had nothing to compare too).
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have 3 of these in use in home assistant but recent updates to zigbee2mqtt now make these sticks deprecated
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I now need to buy the 34e34 version instead of the 34p34 version
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The p version is no longer upgradable and uses the ezsp firmware
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The newer firmware going forward is ember and requires the e stick instead
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ill be swapping to the e sticks now
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im running home assistant off an intel nuc and needed a usb zigbee dongle
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was a bit of a struggle to configure this coordinator with zigbee2mqtt on homeassistant
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A little advice for those that might need a little help
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