I’ve got a mix of Zigbee devices and want to add an Aqara device. I currently use a cheap Amazon Zigbee hub, but I’m switching to Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4B. What’s a good, affordable Zigbee USB dongle that’s easy to buy in Germany, works well with Home Assistant on the Pi, and supports a wide range of devices, including Aqara?
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The Sonoff Zigbee USB Dongle Plus, P or E versions are pretty solid.
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In regard to device support, that mainly comes down to whether you use ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT rather than the adapter.
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If you’ve got suitable network setup I’d highly recommend the SMLIGHT SLZB-06 over a USB dongle though.
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if you plan to use Zigbee2MQTT check this page first: Supported Adapters | Zigbee2MQTT
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I am using this one CC2652R stick - slae.sh for a few years already and had no problems, but might be better addapters now.
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What means suitable? I currently have a frizbox as DSL modem, edgerouter after that and than unify wifi7 access point(wich the Raspi is conectet to right now)
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It’s best PoE powered and with a static IP address assigned. Some ISP routers won’t let you set static IPs and such.
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