Zigbee repeater

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Hi,

Can anyone here tell me what a good Zigbee repeater is? I replaced my Xiaomi gateway with an USB stick and have paired all my Xiaomi sensors with it. However, I noticed that the range of the USB stick is not as good as the gateway, and therefor a lot of sensors will not update all the time. The signal is just too weak. So I am looking for a repeater. Who can tell me what a good repeater would be?

Is there also anyway to see how the sensors are connected to eachother, like you can with z-wave?

Thanks for the help.

[EddyG]

You could flash a CC2531 or CC2530 with repeater firmware.
Every device which is connected to Mains is mostly also a repeater.
I have an Xiamo plug and a Osram Plug which both also function as a repeater.

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You could flash a CC2531 or CC2530 with repeater firmware.
Every device which is connected to Mains is mostly also a repeater.
I have an Xiamo plug and a Osram Plug which both also function as a repeater.

Ah ofcourse. Had not yet though about that, but that would indeed be a good idea. It's pretty cheap to do something like that and extend the range.

I also found this: https://www.ikea.com/de/de/catalog/products/10400408/. As the Ikea smart products work based on Zigbee too, I wonder if that would work also. Or will this not work in combination with a CC2531 USB stick?

[EddyG]

That device is not mentioned here as a supported device https://koenkk.github.io/zigbee2mqtt/in ... vices.html
But as far as I know the Ikea bulbs work like routers too.

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That device is not mentioned here as a supported device https://koenkk.github.io/zigbee2mqtt/in ... vices.html
But as far as I know the Ikea bulbs work like routers too.

Ah check. Did not know a router had to be a supported device also. I guess I'll stick to flashing a CC2531 or CC2530 with router software.

Thanks for the help!