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I've installed a lot of Wemo (old) devices in my house and they worked well. Tried to buy some new ones (simple socket switch) and they pretty much didn't work.

by vlod 1y ago

I've installed a lot of Wemo (old) devices in my house and they worked well. Tried to buy some new ones (simple socket switch) and they pretty much didn't work. Extremely frustrating. I spent a lot of time futzing with it and swore a lot about closed-systems. Yesterday was getting tempted by Zigbee again and then this arrived at my email. This is the last straw and decided to go full steam ahead [0]. btw the dongle is 25% off on amazon atm (prime day). [0] It's this one, not tried it yet (fingers crossed it will work): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KXTCMSC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KXTCMSC

apparent 1y ago
I also had lots of issues with the newer Wemo products, even when using them without the Wemo app (over HomeKit). I spent tons of time on the phone with their support team, manually resetting the devices time and time again. They work maybe half the time.
stavros 1y ago
I use that dongle with Zigbee2MQTT, everything works perfectly and you can pry this setup from my cold, dead hands.
lexlash 1y ago
The Home Assistant-branded ZBT-1 [0] is $30ish and, if your goal is Home Assistant, you're probably better off going that route especially now that IKEA is going all in on Thread/Matter (which the ZBT-1 supports in addition to Zigbee.) I do have that particular Sonoff dongle - as well as a ZBT-1 - and I can vouch that the dongle works as well as the Hue hub it replaced, controlling a couple dozen lights. (Obligatory prime-day-is-not-much-of-an-actual-discount so don't worry if you miss out on this sale - https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B09KXTCMSC https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B09KXTCMSC) [0] https://www.home-assistant.io/connectzbt1/ https://www.home-assistant.io/connectzbt1/
- mook 1y ago
  The docs for ZBT-1 seems to indicate that it can only do one of ZigBee or Thread at a time (that is, you must choose one of the two firmwares to flash), right? It looks like there's third-party work to make Sonoff ZBDongle-E (which is _not_ the linked device) do both at once, but that's not officially supported…
xp84 1y ago
I use this exact Sonoff dongle! I use it with ZHA and I've been very happy with it. I have it paired with a Hue bulb, several cheapo Aliexpress scene switches, and (my recommended switch) a MOES ZigBee scene switch. Only tip I have for you is that everyone suggests to use a USB extension cable with these to get it away from your PC or whatever device. My dongle is sticky-tacked to my office wall.
wlesieutre 1y ago
A warning on Zigbee - Ikea just announced that they're moving their smarthome products to Matter over Thread. It's a win for interoperability, but they've been one of the main reliable and affordable vendors for Zigbee buttons/remotes, door sensors, smart outlets, lightbulbs (way cheaper than Hue), etc. There will still be others, but the ecosystem may not be the best long term investment anymore.

by vlod 1y ago

apparent 1y ago

I also had lots of issues with the newer Wemo products, even when using them without the Wemo app (over HomeKit). I spent tons of time on the phone with their support team, manually resetting the devices time and time again. They work maybe half the time.

stavros 1y ago

I use that dongle with Zigbee2MQTT, everything works perfectly and you can pry this setup from my cold, dead hands.

lexlash 1y ago

The Home Assistant-branded ZBT-1 [0] is $30ish and, if your goal is Home Assistant, you're probably better off going that route especially now that IKEA is going all in on Thread/Matter (which the ZBT-1 supports in addition to Zigbee.) I do have that particular Sonoff dongle - as well as a ZBT-1 - and I can vouch that the dongle works as well as the Hue hub it replaced, controlling a couple dozen lights. (Obligatory prime-day-is-not-much-of-an-actual-discount so don't worry if you miss out on this sale - https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B09KXTCMSC https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B09KXTCMSC) [0] https://www.home-assistant.io/connectzbt1/ https://www.home-assistant.io/connectzbt1/

mook 1y ago
The docs for ZBT-1 seems to indicate that it can only do one of ZigBee or Thread at a time (that is, you must choose one of the two firmwares to flash), right? It looks like there's third-party work to make Sonoff ZBDongle-E (which is _not_ the linked device) do both at once, but that's not officially supported…

xp84 1y ago

I use this exact Sonoff dongle! I use it with ZHA and I've been very happy with it. I have it paired with a Hue bulb, several cheapo Aliexpress scene switches, and (my recommended switch) a MOES ZigBee scene switch. Only tip I have for you is that everyone suggests to use a USB extension cable with these to get it away from your PC or whatever device. My dongle is sticky-tacked to my office wall.

wlesieutre 1y ago

A warning on Zigbee - Ikea just announced that they're moving their smarthome products to Matter over Thread. It's a win for interoperability, but they've been one of the main reliable and affordable vendors for Zigbee buttons/remotes, door sensors, smart outlets, lightbulbs (way cheaper than Hue), etc. There will still be others, but the ecosystem may not be the best long term investment anymore.