SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus Gateway, Universal Zigbee USB Gateway with Antenna for Home Assistant, IoBroker, Wireless Zigbee 3.0 USB Adapter(1 Pack)

Good little USB coordinator that works everything I've tried so far... I am using one of these in 3000 sqft on 2 floors, using Sonoff smart plugs and a few Aeotec range extenders for network stability. It is stuck in a closet so antenna placement isn't ideal, but nonetheless I was able to get a good mesh net going to control lights on both floors. Will be trying some smart blinds next... In case the headline means something to you, consider this one for good compatibility. It uses the Texas Instruments CC2652 chipset which is well supported in Linux systems, including Synology. So if you have a similar setup, consider this as your coordinator. I was able to pass this device through to Home Assistant in a Docker on DSM7.2 (using Portainer to compose the device layer). That lets the USB device show up inside of ZHA without doing anything additional. Haven't tried MQTT but I assume it's similar...

Easy out of the box install in HA. All is as expected. Covers the house as good as other hubs.

added zigbee to my home assistant on a VM server on my synology NAS. Worked flawlessly! Took just a few minutes to setup.

“I couldn’t be happier with this purchase! The quality is outstanding, and it’s clear a lot of thought went into the design and functionality. This product has exceeded my expectations in every way, offering a perfect balance of performance, durability, and style. What truly sets this product apart is how well it delivers on its promises. It’s incredibly easy to use, and you can tell it’s built to last. Whether you’re looking for something reliable for everyday use or a high-performing option for special occasions, this is it. On top of all that, the value for the price is unbeatable. It feels like a premium product without the hefty price tag. If you’re on the fence about getting this, don’t hesitate—trust me, you won’t regret it. This is one of those rare finds that ticks every box!”

I needed a Zigbee hub and this one is highly recommended for Home Assistant. You just plug it in and it is auto detected and installed.. or at least that’s what is supposed to happen. I ordered this in ‘ok’ condition from Amazon Warehouse to save about $7. The device came in a plain box and looked brand new. Plugged it in.. was recognized by Home Assistant, but when I tried to install it that kept failing. The logs showed some config settings weren’t being applied properly. Did some research online and followed the steps to flash the latest version of firmware onto this device. It was a major pain to do this, but I finally got the new firmware installed. Plugged this into my Home Assistant PC and it was detected, then the installation worked no problems. Yay! Was able to pair some Zigbee devices with no issues either. Has been working well for a couple of weeks. So why didn’t it work right away? I think someone may have flashed it as a Zigbee router instead of a repeater. Or maybe someone else tried to flash it, and it only partially worked, leaving the device in a broken state. I figure they tried to get this working, failed, and then gave up and returned it to Amazon. And at Amazon they look at it and see it looks OK so just resell it as working. I doubt Amazon was able to test this before reselling it. If so they would have known it was broken… I’m glad I was able to fix it, but was it worth the $7 in savings? No way! It took me about 3 hours of hacking/troubleshooting to get this working. I was very pleased to get it fixed, but next time if it doesn’t work right away, I will return it and buy a brand-new one, which I’m confident would work right out of the box. 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 another 2 day wait to have Amazon ship me a new one. Lesson learned!

In a recent trip to China I had purchased some Zigbee sensors which were a fraction of cost of what the manufacturer’s US site was selling. Unfortunately, these sensors failed to pair with the Zigbee hub I had at home. The manufacturer has the hub region locked and even after going back and forth with their support team nothing fruitful came out. Not willing to just throwaway the sensors I looked for alternatives and came across a solution to build my own Zigbee hub using Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus. I was able to get it working with Zigbee2MQTT and paired to my Homebridge HomeKit hub. Initially the dongle was not able to recognize the sensors purchased from China but after firmware update all issues were resolved. I have been using it for 5+ months and it is very stable and solid. I also purchased some cheap Zigbee USB repeaters (from China lol) and have extended the range of my Zigbee hub to cover a 2 story house.

I got this to create a Zigbee network in Home Assistant after finding that many of the devices and sensors that I wanted to use made use of this protocol. So far, I have only positive things to say. It was detected right away after rebooting my Home Assistant host, and configuring the first few Zigbee devices was a painless experience, including Ikea globes and remotes too. It is a bulky case, so if you are plugging it directly into your machine, you might find some clearance issues, but a small extension can fix that easily. I would definitely recommend this device based on my own experiences so far.

Es un dongle USB que necesitas sí o sí si quieres usar dispositivos Zigbee dentro de un sistema de domótica. En mi caso lo utilizo para integrar sensores y actuadores Zigbee sin depender de hubs propietarios. En cuanto lo tienes en la mano, se nota que es compacto y sencillo. Es un USB tipo A, así que se conecta directamente a un ordenador o a sistemas como Home Assistant Green sin adaptadores raros. Incluye una antena externa que se enrosca, algo que se agradece mucho para mejorar el alcance y la estabilidad de la red. En el uso diario funciona de manera muy fiable. Este modelo P monta el chipset TI CC2652P, compatible con Zigbee 3.0, y permite trabajar tanto con ZHA como con Zigbee2MQTT. La potencia de señal es uno de sus puntos fuertes, ya que incorpora amplificador de potencia, lo que se traduce en mejor cobertura y menos cortes, sobre todo en casas medianas o grandes con muchos dispositivos. La diferencia principal frente al otro modelo del dongle Zigbee de Sonoff es precisamente esa. El modelo P ofrece mayor alcance y una compatibilidad muy probada con Home Assistant y Zigbee2MQTT, mientras que el otro modelo es algo más limitado en potencia y suele recomendarse para instalaciones más sencillas. Si quieres algo estable y con margen de crecimiento, este es claramente el más recomendable. En resumen, es pequeño, fácil de instalar, bien soportado por la comunidad y cumple perfectamente su función como coordinador Zigbee. Un cacharro discreto, pero absolutamente clave en cualquier instalación de domótica bien montada.

Werkt uitstekend plug & play op Home assistant. Goed bereik

Installé sur un Raspberry Pi dans le cadre d’une installation Home Assistant avec Zigbee2MQTT. Le coordinateur a été reconnu immédiatement et a fonctionné dès le premier démarrage, sans manipulation particulière ni dépannage. L’intégration avec Zigbee2MQTT s’est faite sans difficulté, la configuration est claire et stable. Les appareils Zigbee ont été appairés rapidement et la communication est fiable. Produit conforme à la description, simple à mettre en œuvre et adapté à un usage Home Assistant sur Raspberry Pi. Bonne expérience dès le départ.

Works!